Abedi Pele
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- Born
- 1964-11-05
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Ballon d'or
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,668x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,035x
- Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 6,429x
- Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
· 2023 · cited 3,699x
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Key facts
- 1984
- Zürich
- 1985
- Real Tamale United
- 1987
- Mulhouse
- 2004
- Nania (Head Coach and President)
- Full name
- Abedi Ayew
- Date of birth
- ( 1964-11-05 ) 5 November 1964 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Accra , Ghana
- Height
- 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Position
- Attacking midfielder
- 1970 1978
- Great Falcons
- Years
- Team
- 1980 1982
- Real Tamale United
- 1982 1983
- Al Sadd
Key dates
- Born
- 5 November 1964
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Dome
- Child
- Rahim Ayew
- Sibling
- Kwame Ayew
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Educated at
- Ghana Senior High School
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Islam
Article
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Abedi Ayew (/əˈbeɪdi əˈjuː/ ə-BAY-dee ə-YOO; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time. He played for several European clubs and found his fame in the French Ligue 1 with Lille and Marseille. At the latter, he won the UEFA Champions League in 1993, among other titles. He was also the first to win the CAF award in 1992.
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1964 births1982 African Cup of Nations players1992 African Cup of Nations players1996 African Cup of Nations players1998 African Cup of Nations players20th-century Ghanaian sportsmenAfrica Cup of Nations–winning playersAfrican Footballer of the Year winnersAl Ain FC playersAl Sadd SC playersAS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé playersAyew family