Eric Addo

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Personal information
Eric Addo
Full name	Eric Addo
Date of birth	12 November 1978
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.82 m
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	PSV Eindhoven
Number	18
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996 1996-99 2002-04 1999-	Noble Harrics Club Brugge Roda JC (loan) PSV Eindhoven	060 0(5) 027 0(0) 054 0(1)
National team²
1998-	Ghana	015 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Eric Addo (born November 12, 1978 in Accra) is a Ghanaian football player who has been up to this time also capped thirteen times for the Ghanaian national team.

A combative central defender whose career has been blighted by knee troubles, Eric Addo was once regarded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pace and poise.

[edit] Club Career

Born in the Ghanaian capital Accra, Addo began his European career at Club Brugge KV in 1996 and over three seasons at the Jan Breydelstadion made 60 appearances, scoring four goals. He was voted the 1997/98 Young Player of the Year by Belgian journalists and Ghana's Player of the Year the same season as the Bruges club claimed the league title.

Addo joined PSV Eindhoven during summer 1999 for €5.9m on a five-year contract, although he spent most of his time in the reserves - and on loan at Roda JC - before finally becoming a regular as PSV retained their Eredivisie title in 2006. In Eindhoven he is regarded as a very useful stand-in.

[edit] International Career

Addo was given the chance to represent his adopted country, Belgium, in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but instead opted to play for his homeland. However, after playing in the 1998 African Cup of Nations, he spent six years in the international wilderness.

He was a member of the Ghanaian squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals playing in all four of Ghana's games including the exit to Brazil in the 2nd Round.

Did you know?

He was signed on the insistence of PSV's former Club Brugge coach, Eric Gerets.

[edit] External links

(English) PSV bio
Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
UEFA Champions League Profile
Ghana Football Association - official website
Ghanaweb Football Forum - Official Fan Forum

	Ghana squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Adjei \| 2 Sarpei \| 3 Gyan \| 4 Kuffour \| 5 Mensah \| 6 Pappoe \| 7 Shilla \| 8 Essien \| 9 Boateng \| 10 Appiah \| 11 Muntari \| 12 Tachie‑Mensah \| 13 Mohamed \| 14 Amoah \| 15 Paintsil \| 16 Owu \| 17 Quaye \| 18 E. Addo \| 19 Pimpong \| 20 O. Addo \| 21 Issah \| 22 Kingston \| 23 Dramani \| Coach: Dujković

PSV Eindhoven - Current Squad
1 Gomes \| 2 Kromkamp \| 3 Reiziger \| 4 Alex \| 6 Simons \| 7 Väyrynen \| 8 Cocu \| 9 Kluivert \| 10 Koné \| 11 Méndez \| 13 Alcides \| 14 da Costa \| 15 Čulina \| 16 Aissati \| 17 Farfán \| 18 Addo \| 19 Lamey \| 20 Afellay \| 21 Moens \| 22 Fehér \| 23 Salcido \| 24 Nguyen \| 25 de Jong \| 26 Tardelli \| 28 Sun \| 30 Plá \| 31 Boffin \| 39 Marcellis \| Manager: Koeman

Preceded by Emile Mpenza	Belgian Young Footballer of the Year 1997-1998	Succeeded by Walter Baseggio
Preceded by Emile Mpenza	Belgian Ebony Shoe 1998	Succeeded by Souleymane Oulare