Charles Amoah
Ghanaian footballer
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Charles Amoah (born 28 February 1975) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 February 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Okwawu United | (9) | |
| 1995–1996 | FC Winterthur | 2 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | FC Frauenfeld | ||
| 1998–1999 | FC Wil | 33 | (20) |
| 1999–2001 | St. Gallen | 56 | (37) |
| 2001–2003 | Sturm Graz | 72 | (17) |
| 2003–2004 | Austria Salzburg | 5 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | ASK Kottingbrunn | ||
| 2006–2007 | LASK | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 169 | (85) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Ghana | 15 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Accra, Amoah played for Okwawu United, FC Winterthur, FC Frauenfeld, FC Wil, St. Gallen, Sturm Graz, Austria Salzburg, ASK Kottingbrunn and LASK.[1]
Amoah was top scorer in the 1999–2000 Nationalliga A, contributing 25 goals to St. Gallen's title-winning season.[2] At St. Gallen he also memorably scored one of the goals and provided an assist as they overturned a 1–0 first-leg deficit to win 2–0 in the second leg and eliminate Premier League side Chelsea from the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.[2][3]
Following Amoah's successes at St. Gallen, Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz paid a transfer fee of 6.5 million Swiss francs (about €4.3 million) to sign him.[2]
He earned 15 caps for the Ghana national team between 1999 and 2003, scoring 10 goals.[1]
