Ahmed Barusso

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Ahmed Barusso
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Apimah Barusso
Date of birth 26 December 1984 (1984-12-26) (age 27)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Nocerina
Number 24
Youth career
Nania
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2006 Manfredonia 61 (9)
2006–2007 Rimini 7 (2)
2007– Roma 3 (0)
2008 → Galatasaray (loan) 2 (1)
2008–2009 → Siena (loan) 3 (0)
2009–2010 → Brescia (loan) 11 (1)
2010 → Torino (loan) 15 (2)
2011 → Livorno (loan) 23 (1)
2012– → Nocerina (loan)
National team‡
2007–2008 Ghana 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 19, 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:35, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Ahmed Apimah Barusso (born 26 December 1984) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for A.S.G. Nocerina on loan from Serie A club Roma as a defensive midfielder.

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[edit] Career

Barusso started off his European footballing career at Manfredonia, where he moved after recommendations by Ghanaian football legend Abedi Pele, from Nania F.C. of Accra.[citation needed] He helped Manfredonia to three successive promotions from the Italian amateur leagues (Serie D) to Serie C1.

At the start of the 2006–07 season Barusso was signed by Serie B club Rimini in a co-ownership deal that was later turned permanent after his immediate impact at his new club,[1] including man of the match performances against Juventus and Bologna.[2] Barusso's success was nearly halted, however, after a fractured tibia after a tackle by Alfredo Cardinale in the week 9 game at Crotone,[3] forcing him to miss several games due to surgery.

[edit] Roma

On 15 June 2007, it was reported in the Italian media that A.S. Roma have secured the co-ownership signing of Barusso from Serie B side Rimini.[4] The move was made official on 9 July 2007.[5][6] It cost €1.7M for sign him in co-ownership deal. He was awarded no.29 shirt.,[7] which was taken by Nicolás Burdisso in 2009-10 season.

Barusso made his Serie A debut for A.S. Roma in a 3–0 away win over Parma on 7 October 2007, at the Stadio Ennio Tardini.

Barusso was loaned to Turkish Galatasaray in January 2008, following the African Cup of Nations

He was subsequently loaned out to Serie A team Siena on June 2008,[8] along with Gianluca Curci as part of the deal that Roma signed Simone Loria and Artur. At Siena, He struggled to find a place in the first team (3 appearances).[9] He was call-up to Roma's pre-season retreat on 2 July 2009.[10]

On 24 July 2009 as revealed by his agent Mauro Cavoli, Brescia of Serie B have signed the Ghanaian midfielder on loan from AS Roma for a season,[11] which made official on 27 July.[12]

On 31 January 2010, he was loaned to Torino[13] where he met with Roma team-mate Loria. Barusso almost won promotion back to Serie A with club, which lost to Brescia in the final.

On 25 June 2010, Roma bought him outright for another €100,000.[14] He spent the other half of the 2010–11 season on loan at Livorno.

On 21 July 2011, it was reported that Barusso may sign with Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa, but the deal never materialized. In August 2011, Barusso had his car attacked, along with teammate Stefano Okaka, by angry Roma fans due to his unwillingness to be traded, which would free up a spot for a non-EU player to be brought in.

[edit] International career

Barusso was part of the Ghanaian Olympic Team, known as the Black Meteors that qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

[edit] Honours

Club
National team

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Rimini complete outright deal for Barusso". tribalfootball.com. 2006-11-30. http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=20067. Retrieved 2006-11-30. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Ahmed Barusso: The Next Big Thing". ghanaweb.com. 2006-10-07. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=111770. Retrieved 2006-10-07. 
  3. ^ "Week 9 Reports". channel4.com. 2006-10-28. http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/breps9.html. Retrieved 2006-10-28. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Barusso On Way To Rome". goal.com. 2007-06-15. http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=328500. Retrieved 2007-06-15. 
  5. ^ "Barusso completes Roma switch". bbc.co.uk. 2007-06-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6756485.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-15. 
  6. ^ "ACQUISIZIONE A TITOLO DEFINITIVO CON ACCORDI DI PARTECIPAZIONE DEL DIRITTO ALLE PRESTAZIONI SPORTIVE DEL CALCIATORE BARUSSO AHMED APIMAH" (in Italian). AS Roma. 9 July 2007. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=7846. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 
  7. ^ "Comunicato stampa n°3: Variazione numerazione maglie" (in Italian). Lega Calcio (2007-08 Archive). 17 August 2007. http://www.lega-calcio.it/rest/site/default/file/cs323.pdf. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 
  8. ^ "Mercato: Curci e Barusso al Siena" (in Italian). AC Siena. 2008-06-25. Archived from the original on 30 June 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080630214202/http://www.acsiena.it/comunicatidetail.php3?id=6343. Retrieved 2008-06-25. 
  9. ^ "Ahmed Barusso – Siena – Campionato di Serie A" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/2008/calcio/Players/player_p200422.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-12. 
  10. ^ "Inizio Stagione 2009-2010. I convocati per il ritiro." (in Italian). AS Roma. 2 July 2009. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITArchivioNews&Documento=10416. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 
  11. ^ Barusso wechselt nach Brescia
  12. ^ "Approvata Relazione Trimestrale al 30 settembre 2009 - versione inglese [INTERIM REPORT ON OPERATIONS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2009 APPROVED (In English)]". AS Roma. 12 November 2009. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITComunicatiFinanziari&Documento=11007. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 
  13. ^ "Barusso al Torino" (in Italian). Torino FC. 31 January 2010. http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/5879/61/. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 
  14. ^ "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO REALIZZATE" (in Italian). AS Roma. 25 June 2010. http://www.asroma.it/NewsDoc.aspx?Categoria=ITArchivioNews&Documento=11664. Retrieved 27 June 2010. 

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