Gerald Asamoah

Gerald Asamoah

Personal information
Full name	Gerald Asamoah
Date of birth	3 October 1978 (1978-10-03)
Place of birth	Mampong, Ghana
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right winger Striker
Club information
Current club	SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Number	11
Youth career
1990	VfV Hainholz
1990–1991	SG Borken
1991–1994	BV Werder Hannover
1990–1996	Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–1999	Hannover 96	79	(29)
1999–2010	Schalke 04	279	(44)
2010–2011	FC St. Pauli	27	(6)
2012–	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	3	(4)
National team
2001–2006	Germany	43	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:23, 25 February 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Gerald Asamoah (born 3 October 1978 in Mampong, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-born German footballer, currently playing for SpVgg Greuther Fürth. He last played as a forward for FC St.Pauli, following an 11-year long stay at Schalke.

Early life

Born in Ghana, Asamoah and his family immigrated to Germany in 1990.

Career

Club career

He started his career with Hannover 96 where he played 79 games before moving to Schalke in 1999. He played over 250 games for the club over 11 years with the team. On 1 June 2010, Asamoah signed a two-year contract with the then 1. Bundesliga-promoted club St. Pauli. In June 2011 he terminated this contract. From 12 July 2011 on, Asamoah was at VfB Hüls, keeping himself fit. After six months without a club, Asamoah signed for SpVgg Greuther Fürth on 10 January 2012.

International career

Asamoah made his debut for Germany in 2001 against Slovakia, making him the first African-born black player to ever play for the side, as Erwin Kostedde and Jimmy Hartwig, two previous internationals, had one black and one white parent. He scored on his debut, and went on to play in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.

Career statistics

Club performance

As of 16 May 2011 (2011 -05-16)

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Europe		Total
1998–99	Hannover 96	2. Bundesliga	21	4	1	0	-	-	22	4
1999–00	Schalke 04	Bundesliga	33	4	2	1	-	-	35	5
2000–01			29	4	6	4	-	-	35	8
2001–02			32	6	6	0	5	1	43	7
2002–03			27	3	3	1	6	0	36	4
2003–04			24	4	0	0	4	0	28	4
2004–05			31	8	5	1	7	1	43	10
2005–06			24	3	1	0	10	1	35	4
2006–07			13	2	1	2	2	0	16	4
2007–08			31	7	3	3	10	1	44	11
2008–09			27	2	2	1	5	1	34	4
2009–10			8	1	0	0	-	-	8	1
2010–11	St. Pauli		27	6	0	0	-	-	27	6
Career total			327	54	30	13	49	5	406	72

Personal life

Asamoah is married and has two children, twins Jada and Jaden (born 26 February 2007). He suffers from a heart condition, hypertrophic non-obstructive cardiomyopathy. In his case, the flesh lobe that separates the right and left heart chambers is extremely thick, which can cause an arrhythmic heartbeat. Asamoah's brother Lewis last played for 1. FC Wülfrath and his cousin Emmanuel plays for the U-17 of FC St. Pauli.

Honours

• Schalke 04:
  • DFB-Pokal 2000–01, 2001–02
  • DFB-Ligapokal 2005
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003, 2004

• Germany:
  • 2002 FIFA World Cup Runner-up
  • 2005 Confederations Cup Bronze medallist
  • 2006 FIFA World Cup Bronze medallist

External links

• Gerald Asamoah at fussballdaten.de (German)