Eric Addo

Eric Addo ( born November 12, 1978 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian football player who has Belgian citizenship.

Career

Association

The defensive midfielder Eric Addo, who later also often used in central defense, was discovered in 1996 by FC Bruges at the Ghana Club Noble Harrics and received his first professional contract in Belgium. In 1998 he was elected to the Belgian youth players and Ghana Footballer of the Year. In addition to these awards, he also won the championship with Bruges and got the ebb Houten Schoen best African player of the Jupiler League.

In 1999 he moved to the top Dutch club PSV Eindhoven, where he received a contract until 2007. His start at the Dutch club, however, was plagued by many injuries, so he only played in 24 games over three years. During the winter break of the season 2002/ 03 he was therefore borrowed at Roda JC Kerkrade, where he played for one year until the winter break of the following season and then returned to Eindhoven. After his return, he was a regular player and won six championships with PSV.

In October 2007, Addo made ​​negative attention to himself, as he against Fenerbahce misconduct Semih Şentürk spitting in the Champions League match. He was then banned by UEFA for four European matches. At the end of the 2007 /08 PSV became the sixes time in Addo time there masters, but the Ghanaians came just twelve league operations. Due to the unfortunate situation he was in the winter break of 2008 /09, again borrowed from Kerkrade. For the season 2009/10 he moved to officially Roda JC. In total, he completed 65 games for Roda JC, including 58 in the Eredivisie. His only goal for the black and yellow he achieved on 30 January 2009 with a header after a corner Boldizsár Bodor 's 3-1 win against Heracles Almelo. In June 2011, he was officially adopted on the home page of Roda JC.

National

1998 Eric Addo was offered for his adopted home of Belgium and play their national team at the 1998 World Cup, but he refused and opted for his home country of Ghana. With the Ghanaian national team, he qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany and belongs alongside Samuel Kuffour 's most experienced defensive players of Ghana.

Achievements

  • Belgian champion: 1998 ( with FC Bruges )
  • Belgian Supercup: 1998 ( with FC Bruges )
  • Dutch champion: 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 ( with PSV Eindhoven )
  • Dutch Cup Winners' Cup: 2005 ( with PSV Eindhoven )
  • Dutch Supercup ( Johan Cruyff Schaal ): 2000, 2001 ( with PSV Eindhoven )

Awards

  • Belgium's young player of the year: 1998
  • Ghana Footballer of the Year: 1998
Defender (association football) Belgian Ebony Shoe 2007–08 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie Mido (footballer) Marouane Fellaini Romelu Lukaku Dieumerci Mbokani
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