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Prince Koranteng Amoako

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Prince Amoako
Personal information
Full name Prince Koranteng Amoako
Date of birth (1973-11-19) 19 November 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Dawu Youngstars
1994–1997 Asante Kotoko 82 (37)
1997 Sporting Cristal 15 (3)
1998–1999 Deportivo Municipal 58 (22)
1999–2000 Granada 15 (5)
2000–2001 Nafpaktiakos Asteras 15 (13)
2001–2004 Saturn Ramenskoye 60 (5)
2005 Asante Kotoko
2006–2007 Asante Kotoko
International career
1995–2002 Ghana 25 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Prince Koranteng Amoako (born 19 November 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1][2][3]

Club career

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Amoako was born in Kumasi.

International career

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Amoako was a member of the team that reached the final of the most important South American Club Competition, Copa Libertadores playing with Sporting Cristal from Peru in 1997. They tied in Lima 0-0 and lost in Brazil to Cruzeiro 1–0. This was the first time a Peruvian team reached the final since the 1970s when Universitario de Deportes also tied and lost the final to club Independiente from Argentina.

Amoako was part of the Ghana national team at the 2002 African Nations Cup, which exited in the quarter-finals after losing to Nigeria, having finished second in Group B.

References

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  1. ^ "Prince Koranteng Amoako, el primer y único africano en jugar la Copa Libertadores con Sporting Cristal". infobae.com. 10 July 2022.
  2. ^ Robles Tadokoro, Wilmer (7 August 2021). "Prince Amoako: ¿Qué fue de la vida del subcampeón de la Libertadores con Cristal?". El Comercio. elcomercio.pe.
  3. ^ "Prince Amoako, el veloz africano que brilló en Sporting Cristal". once.pe. 24 May 2021.