Junior Agogo
Agogo playing for Ghana at the 2008 African Cup of Nations
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Agogo | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Chester City (loan) | 10 | (6) |
| 1999 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2000 | Chicago Fire | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Colorado Rapids | 32 | (11) |
| 2001 | San Jose Earthquakes | 14 | (4) |
| 2002 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Barnet | 39 | (19) |
| 2003–2006 | Bristol Rovers | 126 | (41) |
| 2006–2008 | Nottingham Forest | 64 | (20) |
| 2008–2009 | Zamalek SC | 15 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Apollon Limassol | 24 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Hibernian | 12 | (1) |
| Total | 350 | (113) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | England National Game XI | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Ghana | 27 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:44, 13 January 2012 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2010 |
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Manuel "Junior" Agogo (born 1 August 1979) is a retired Ghanaian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK, where he discovered his love for football. He then moved back to Ghana during his years in secondary school. He began his youth career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, moving up to the senior squad in 1997. He played for fifteen different clubs over the next fifteen years, before retiring from professional football in 2012. He spent most of his playing career in England, with additional spells in the USA, Egypt, Cyprus and Scotland. His longest spell was at Bristol Rovers (2003–06), where he made 140 appearances before moving to Nottingham Forest. Agogo played on the Ghana between 2006 and 2009. His three goals in the final stages of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations helped Ghana to a third-place finish, adding to the three club honors he earned during his career. Agogo scored a total of 143 goals during his professional football career. After retiring, he opened his own small group and personal fitness training business.
On 29 January 2015, Agogo was hospitalised after suffering a stroke.
Junior Agogo was born on August 1, 1979 in Accra, Ghana as one of 11 siblings. He attended the Ridge Church School in Accra, but before completing primary school, he moved with his family to the UK. He subsequently returned to Ghana for three years, attending St Augustine's College, a secondary school in Cape Coast. He didn't play on the football team at St Augustine's College, but instead represented the school in dancing competitions.
It wasn't until his family moved to the UK that he discovered his love and talent for football while playing with his siblings (there are 11 of them) and friends. Agogo's father, Mr Emmanuel Agogo, a businessman, encouraged him to study instead of play sports.
During an interview in 2008, Agogo revealed that he planned to open his own restaurant after his football career. However, Agogo has instead started his own fitness training business.
Born in Accra, Greater Accra, Agogo began his career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, but only made two league appearances for the Premier League side. During the 1999–00 season he had loan spells at Oldham Athletic, Chester City, Chesterfield, and Lincoln City. His goal for Chester against Cheltenham Town in October 1999, was voted the second-best goal ever scored at the Deva Stadium.
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