Simon Addo

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Simon Addo
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-12-11) 11 December 1974 (age 49)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1995 Goldfields Obuasi
1995–1997 Great Mariners
1997–1999 Kalamata
International career
1994–1998 Ghana [1] 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Medal record
Men's association football
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team competition

Simon Addo (born 11 December 1974) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [2] He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. [3]

Addo played for Kalamata in the Greek Alpha Ethniki. [4]

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References

  1. "Ghana - Record International Players".
  2. Frommelt, Paul (9 April 2008). "Wisdom from the net". Burke Connection.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. Simon Addo FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.