Charles Addo Odametey

Charles Addo Odametey (23 February 1937 – 29 December 2006) was a Ghanaian football player.

Charles Addo Odametey
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-02-23)23 February 1937
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Accra Hearts of Oak
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

He played as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak and was one of the original Black Stars, the Ghana national football team. He shares the record for the most appearances in a final of the African Nations Cup having played for the winning team in 1963[1] and 1965 (as captain)[2] and in the 1968 final.

International

He played for Ghana in the Olympic games of 1964 and 1968.

References
  1. Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Veroeveren, Piet; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  2. Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel. "African Nations Cup 1965". RSSSF, 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013.
  • BBC African Nations Cup records
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Charles Addo Odametey". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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