Sammi Adjei

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Sammi Adjei
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-11-18) 18 November 1973 (age 50)
Medal record
Men's association football
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Sammi Adjei (born 18 November 1973) is a football defender from Ghana. He was a member of the men's national team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

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Career

Adjei played as a full-back, helping his club Obuasi Goldfields win the Ghana Premier League for three consecutive seasons in the 1990s. [1]

Personal life

Sammy Adjei currently resides in New Jersey, U.S.A. He is a successful youth coach there and has won several trophies with his teams. He is married with two children. His son, Sammy Adjei Jr is a footballer who has already represented the United States U-14 and u-18 levels and was recently called up to Ghana Black Satellites camp.

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References

  1. "Obuasi Keeps Title Hopes Alive With Win Over B'kwa". GHP. 7 October 1997.