George Arthur (Ghanaian footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 June 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Sunyani, Bono region, Ghana | ||
Date of death | 14 June 2015 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Sunyani, Bono region, Ghana | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1982–1983 | BA Stars | ||
1984–1987 | Kumasi Asante Kotoko | ||
1989–1991 | Wormatia Worms | ||
1991–1992 | BA Stars | ||
1993–1994 | Kumasi Asante Kotoko | ||
1994–1997 | Al Ahly | ||
1997–1999 | Kumasi Asante Kotoko | ||
International career | |||
1987–1994 | Ghana | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Arthur (30 June 1968 – 14 June 2015) was a Ghanaian football player. A midfielder and forward, Arthur made his professional debut in 1982[1] and played for the BA Stars, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, and Egypt's Al Ahly. Arthur was a member of Ghana's national team from the late 1980s[2] to 1994.[3] He retired in 1999[4] and later became the BA Stars CEO.[5] Arthur collapsed at the restaurant Dreamers in Sunyani and was declared dead at the Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital on 14 June 2015.[6]
References
- ^ Kyekyeku, Kofi Oppong (15 June 2015). "Former Ghanaian Footballer George Arthur passes away". Mordern Ghana. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Black Stars striker George Arthur passes on". My Joy Online. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Kotoko legend George Arthur to be laid to rest September 5". GhanaSoccerNet.com. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Amo-Mensah, Kwasi (17 April 2004). "George Arthur & Club Football". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "GFA pays tribute to ex-Ghana international George Arthur". Ghana Football Association. 17 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Gyamerah, Emmanuel Adu; Gyesi, Zadok K. (14 June 2015). "Ex-Black Stars winger George Arthur dies in Sunyani". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
External links
- "FIFA Player Statistics". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- "George Arthur Player Page" (in German). Wormatia Worms. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "George Arthur". NationalFootballTeams.com. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
Categories:
- 2015 deaths
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Asante Kotoko SC players
- Al Ahly SC players
- 1968 births
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Ghanaian football biography stubs