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Abedi Pele
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Ghanaian and French association football player
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Abedi Pele is a Ghanaian and French association football player and coach. Born in Dome in 1964, he began his career in 1978 and ended it in 1999. He played as a midfielder or attacking midfielder for Ghana. His club career included stints with Olympique Lyonnais, Lille OSC, Al Ain FC, and FC Mulhouse. He competed in the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, and Serie A.
He represented Ghana in the 1982, 1992, 1996, and 1998 African Cup of Nations. He is the father of André Ayew, Jordan Ayew, and Rahim Ayew, and the sibling of Kwame Ayew. He was educated at Ghana Senior High School and resides in Accra and Kibi. He speaks French and follows Islam. He is also known by the pseudonyms Pelé and El Maradona africà.
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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
- 1986 1987
- Niort
- 1987 1993
- Marseille
- 1988 1990
- → Lille (loan)
- 1993 1994
- Lyon
- 1994 1996
- Torino
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Nationality
- Ghana
via TheSportsDB
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
- Participant in
- 1998 African Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Al Sadd Sports Club
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Serie A
- Country for sport
- Ghana
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- Abedi Pele 2007.jpg
- Height
- 174
- Residence
- Kibi
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- Commons category
- Abedi Pele
- date of birth
- 1964-11-05
- pseudonym
- Pelé, El Maradona africà
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
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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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