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 Abedi Pele in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Abedi Ayew | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Accra | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1978 | Great Falcons | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Real Tamale United | 46 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Al Sadd | 8 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Zürich | 18 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Dragons l'Ouémé | 8 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | Real Tamale United | 19 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | Niort | 32 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Mulhouse | 16 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1993 | Marseille | 112 | (23) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | → Lille (loan) | 61 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Lyon | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Torino | 49 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | 1860 Munich | 50 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Al Ain | 31 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 479 | (159) | ||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1998 | Ghana | 73 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004– | Nania (Head Coach and President) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *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 who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest African footballers of all time.[2][3] He played for several European clubs and found his fame in the French Ligue 1 with Lille and Marseille, the latter where he won the UEFA Champions League in 1993, among other titles.[4] He was also the first to win CAF award in 1992.
- ^ Abedi Pele at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Ottmar Hitzfeld picks Abedi Pele as Africa's All-time best player
- ^ The 50 Greatest African Players of All Time
- ^ "Ghana and Marseille legend Abedi Pele breaks down during nostalgic television broadcast| Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.