Augustine Ahinful
Ghanaian footballer (born 1974)
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Augustine Ahinful (born 30 November 1974) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a second striker, notably for Ankaragücü in the Süper Lig.[1] He is a Product of Ghana Secondary Technical School(Takoradi).
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 November 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Second striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1991 | Assin Fosu Soccer Missionaries | ||
| 1991–1993 | Goldfields Obuasi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Assin Fosu Soccer Missionaries | ||
| 1991–1993 | Goldfields Obuasi | (12) | |
| 1993–1994 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → Borussia Dortmund II (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Grasshoppers | 41 | (2) |
| 1994–1996 | → SC Kriens (loan) | 62 | (24) |
| 1998–1999 | União de Leiria | (6) | |
| 1998 | → Venezia (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Boavista | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2003 | Ankaragücü | 80 | (42) |
| 2003–2005 | Trabzonspor | 27 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Ankaragücü | 23 | (2) |
| Total | 264 | (90) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Ghana | 20 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Ahinful was born in Accra. He was the Ghana Premier League topscorer on 1992–93 season with Goldfield Obuasi.[2] He played for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, Grasshoppers in Switzerland, União de Leiria and Boavista in Portugal, Venezia in Italy, Ankaragücü and Trabzonspor in Turkey.
International career
Ahinful made several appearance for the Ghana national team. He participated in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship,[3] 1996 Summer Olympics[4] and in the 2000 African Cup of Nations.
In 2013 , he claimed that he had refused an approach to play for Ghana at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first time the nation had qualified, after being asked to pay a bribe.[5]
Honours
Club
Trabzonspor
