Charles Akonnor
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Kwablan Akunnor | ||
Date of birth | 12 March 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Asante Kotoko (Head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1985–1987 | Young Hearts Tema | ||
1988–1990 | Okwawu United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1992 | Obuasi Goldfields | ||
1992–1998 | Fortuna Köln | 153 | (26) |
1998–2003 | VfL Wolfsburg | 121 | (13) |
2004–2005 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 46 | (4) |
2005–2007 | AC Horsens | 44 | (5) |
2007–2008 | Alki Larnaca FC | ||
2008–2009 | SC Langenhagen | 11 | (0) |
International career | |||
1991–2001 | Ghana | 41 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
2009 | Sekondi Wise Fighters | ||
2010–2012 | Sekondi Wise Fighters (director of sport) | ||
2012 | Hearts of Oak | ||
2014 | Ashanti Gold | ||
2017–2018 | Ashanti Gold | ||
2018– | Asante Kotoko | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Charles Kwablan Akunnor (born 12 March 1974 in Accra) is a former Ghanaian international footballer. He has played as a versatile midfielder, mostly in Germany. He is currently the head coach of Asante Kotoko.
Club career
Akonnor first came to Germany in 1992, along with friend and national teammate Samuel Kuffour. Having played for six years with Fortuna Köln (all in the second division), he switched in 1998 to VfL Wolfsburg.
At Wolfsburg, Akonnor quickly developed as a resourceful player and one of the teams' most important elements and, in 2001–02, was given team captaincy. However, at the start of the following season he was injured (a knee problem which required an operation in 2003), prompting a January 2004 move to SpVgg Unterhaching, in a second-level return.
In 2005 Akonnor moved to Denmark to play with AC Horsens, playing an important part in the team's consolidation in the Danish first division, where they had just arrived in the previous season. He played one final season in Cyprus' top flight, with Alki Larnaca FC. In Summer 2008 left Cyprus and moved to Germany based club SC Langenhagen in the Oberliga Niedersachenliga-West. He played there until 18 February 2009 when he announced the end of his career.
International career
A holder of 41 international caps, Akonnor was named captain of the Black Stars following Abedi Pele's retirement. However, he would never be recalled again after applying for (and receiving) German citizenship.
Coaching career
On 19 February 2009, Akunnor signed a contract as head coach for Sekondi Wise Fighters where he worked with his former nationalteam mate Nii Lamptey as his assistant.[1] On 22 January 2010, he was named as the director of sport of the Sekondi Wise Fighters. His successor as head coach was Hans-Dieter Schmidt.[2] On 19 March 2012, Akonnor was named as head coach of the Glo Premier League club Hearts of Oak. His predecessor as head coach was Nebojša Vučićević.[3]
On 1 October 2018 he was appointed as the head coach of Asante Kotoko.[4]
Personal life
His son Charles Jesaja Herrmann is also a footballer who plays as a forward; he came through the youth system at VfL Wolfsburg.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Former Internationals to Coach Eleven Wise". MTN Football. 18 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Hearts reach deal with CK Akunnor". Modernghana.com. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ Charles Akonnor feels 'privileged' to be handed Asante Kotoko job, ghanasoccernet.com, 1 October 2018
- ^ "CK Akunnor's son nets a brace for Wolfsburg". Ghana MMA. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "C. Herrmann". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
External links
- Charles Akonnor at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Charles Akonnor at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Ghana under-20 international footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- SC Fortuna Köln players
- SpVgg Unterhaching players
- AC Horsens players
- Alki Larnaca FC players
- Okwawu United players
- Ashanti Gold SC players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1994 African Cup of Nations players
- 1996 African Cup of Nations players
- 1998 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- Ghanaian football managers
- Association football midfielders
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Ghanaian expatriates in Germany
- Ghanaian expatriates in Denmark