Joshua Okoampa

Josh Okoampa
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Opoku Okoampa
Date of birth	October 10, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Odumase Krobo, Ghana
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1990–2002	Wings Soccer Club
1999–2002	Park Center Senior High School
2003–2006	University of Wisconsin–Green Bay
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Türkiyemspor Berlin
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joshua Opoku Okoampa (born October 10, 1984) is an American former soccer player. He played at Türkiyemspor Berlin.

Okoampa is currently an assistant coach at Century College in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He also serves as Technical Director of the North Oaks Blast Soccer Club.

Career

A native of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Okoampa played college soccer at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. After scoring 14 goals and six assists his senior season Okoampa was named to the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Men's Collegiate All-America Third Team NCAA Division I.^[1] He was the fifth all-time scorer in school history with 36 career goals.^[2]

In February 2008 he joined Türkiyemspor Berlin^[3] of the fourth-tier Regionalliga Nord, signing a 2-year contract. Okoampa was forced to retire in August 2009 due to a leg injury.

Awards

2006 NCAA Division I All-American
2006 Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year
2003-2006 Horizon League All-Conference First Team
2002 Minnesota Gatorade HS Player of the Year
2002 Minnesota All-State, All-Metro and Conference MVP
2000-2002 All-Conference

References

^ "New Faces Abound on Men's 2006 Division I All-America Team". NSCAA. 14 February 2007.
^ "Okoampa Named to NSCAA/adidas All-America Third Team". Green Bay Athletics. 1 December 2006.
^ "Joshua Okoampa". fussballdaten.de. 1 September 2009.

[1] "New Faces Abound on Men's 2006 Division I All-America Team". NSCAA. 14 February 2007.

[2] "Okoampa Named to NSCAA/adidas All-America Third Team". Green Bay Athletics. 1 December 2006.

[3] "Joshua Okoampa". fussballdaten.de. 1 September 2009.

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