Brilliantly obscure inclusion of junior agogo in list of players for both clubs.....well done dave
Never heard of him so will have to Google at some stage....
Go for a strong line up as get through and get man u at HQ in next round and I'd fancy our chances against that utd side....
Junior Agogo
Manuel "Junior" Agogo (1 August 1979 – 22 August 2019) was a Ghanaian professional
footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Ghana but spent most of his childhood in the UK. 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 US,
Egypt,
Cyprusand Scotland. His longest spell was at
Bristol Rovers (2003–2006), where he made 140 appearances before moving to
Nottingham Forest.
Junior Agogo
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Agogo playing for
Ghana at the
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Personal information
Full name Manuel Agogo
[1]
Date of birth 1 August 1979
[1]
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Date of death 22 August 2019 (aged 40)
Place of death Swiss Cottage, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
[2]
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
Agogo played for the
Ghana national teambetween 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 honours 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.
[3]
Club careerEdit
Sheffield WednesdayEdit
Born in
Accra, Greater Accra,
[1] Agogo began his career at
Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, but only made two league appearances for the
Premier League side. During the
1999–2000season 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 best goal ever scored at the
Deva Stadium.
[4]
United StatesEdit
In 2000 Agogo left Sheffield Wednesday and moved to the United States to play for the
Chicago Fire of
Major League Soccer. He was traded to the
Colorado Rapids after playing just one match in Chicago, going on to score 11 goals in 32 appearances for the Rapids.
He was traded from Colorado to the
San Jose Earthquakes in June 2001 for
Chris Carrieri. He played for the Earthquakes for the rest of the 2001 season, culminating with their
MLS Championship victory, but was waived early in the 2002 pre-season, and replaced on the San Jose roster by
Devin Barclay.
Back in EnglandEdit
In 2002, Agogo returned to England, this time with
Queens Park Rangers. He made his debut coming off the bench away against
Swindon Town.
[5] However, after only two appearances he moved to
Football Conference side
Barnet.
[6]
Bristol RoversEdit
In the summer of 2003, Agogo joined
Third Division side
Bristol Rovers. He played the first thirteen games of the
2003–04 seasonbefore having to have an operation which kept him out for the next nine games. He finished the campaign with six goals in all competitions. In the
2004–05 season, Agogo scored 20 goals in 51 appearances; the following season he scored 18 goals from 44 appearances.
Nottingham ForestEdit
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Agogo with
Nottingham Forest in 2007
In summer 2006 Rovers turned down initial bids from Agogo from
Championship side
Southend United and
League One side
Nottingham Forest[7][8] Agogo had a clause in his contract allowing him to speak to other clubs if an acceptable bid was made.
[7] On 30 August 2006 the transfer to Forest was completed for an undisclosed fee, with Agogo signing a three-year contract.
[9] On September 2006 he made his league debut for Forest as a sub in a home 4–0 win against
Chesterfield. He scored seven league goals over the season, with his first on 30 September 2006 against
Swansea City in a 3–1 win.
On 22 September 2007 Agogo scored his first goals of the
2007–08 season, a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over
Gillingham – the first of his career. He netted two long-range strikes that season with a 35-yard lob of the goalkeeper in Forest's 3–0 win at
Yeovil Town and a 25-yard effort in Forest's 4–1 success against
Southend United. However, Agogo scored only three goals after his return from the
2008 Africa Cup of Nations, one of which was against
Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. He finished as Forest's top-scorer that season with thirteen goals, helping the club gain automatic promotion to the
Championship. Agogo was sold during the summer for a fee of £565,000 to
Zamalek SC.
ZamalekEdit
On 2 July 2008, Junior Agogo joined
Zamalek SC, He initially wore the number 19 jersey for El Zamalek but switched to number 9 following
Amr Zaki's departure on loan to English side
Wigan Athletic.
[10][11]
Apollon LimassolEdit
Agogo joined Apollon Limassol on 5 August 2009, signing a two-year contract with the Cypriots.
[12]
HibernianEdit
Agogo signed a one-year contract with
Scottish Premier League club
Hibernian, who were managed by his former Nottingham Forest manager,
Colin Calderwood, in July 2011.
[13][14] Agogo scored his first goal for Hibs on 24 September 2011, in a 3–3 draw against
Dundee United.
[15] He was released from his contract in January 2012, after making 14 appearances for the club.
[16]
International career
Personal lifeEdit
Early life and educationEdit
Junior Agogo was born on 1 August 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.
[19] He didn't play on the football team at St Augustine's College, but instead represented the school in dancing competitions.
[19]
Other hobbiesEdit
It was not 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.
[19]
During an interview in 2008, Agogo revealed that he planned to open his own restaurant after his football career.
[19] However, Agogo instead started his own fitness training business.
[3]
Later life and deathEdit
On 29 January 2015, Agogo was hospitalised after suffering a stroke.
[20][21] He struggled with his speech after his stroke, and expressed anxiety at his language problems.
[22][23] Agogo died in London on 22 August 2019, aged 40.
[22][24][6] On 20 September 2019, Agogo's remains were cremated in London after a private funeral ceremony.
[25]
Honours
