Charles Addo Odametey
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 February 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Date of death | 29 December 2006 | ||
Place of death | Accra, Ghana | ||
Position(s) | defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Accra Hearts of Oak | |||
International career | |||
1960-1968 | Ghana | 28 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Charles Addo Odametey (23 February 1937 – 29 December 2006) was a Ghanaian football player.
Career
[edit]He played as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak and was one of the original Black Stars, the Ghana national football team. He shares the record for the most appearances in a final of the African Nations Cup having played for the winning team in 1963[1] and 1965 (as captain)[2] and in the 1968 final.
International
[edit]He played for Ghana in the Olympic games of 1964 and 1968.
References
[edit]- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- BBC African Nations Cup records
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Addo Odametey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2006 deaths
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Olympic footballers for Ghana
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- 1963 African Cup of Nations players
- 1965 African Cup of Nations players
- 1968 African Cup of Nations players
- Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
- Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players
- 20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- Ghanaian football defender stubs