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Abedi Pele

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Abedi Pele

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Also known as Abedi Ayew, Abedi Ayew Pele

Ghanaian and French association football player

Person · Open Library

Works
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via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1990
Active to
1995

via MusicBrainz · CC0

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
1986 1987
Niort
1987 1993
Marseille
1988 1990
→ Lille (loan)
1993 1994
Lyon
1994 1996
Torino

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Attacking Midfield
Nationality
Ghana

via TheSportsDB

~10 min read

Encyclopedic overview

* 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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