Godwin Attram (born 7 August 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Great Olympics | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | PSV Eindhoven | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | → Silkeborg IF (Loan) | 31 | (5) |
| 2001–2003 | Stade Tunisien | ? | (?) |
| 2003–2008 | Al-Shabab | ? | (45) |
| 2008 | → Al-Hazem (Loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Shaab | 22 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | Hatta Club | 11 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Smouha | 44 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Hajer | 14 | (1) |
| 2013 | Al Shahaniya | ||
| 2013–2014 | Dhofar | 11 | (3) |
| 2015–2019 | Great Olympics | +6 | (+4) |
| Total | 153+ | (89+) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Ghana | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGodwin began his career with home-based club Great Olympics in 1996. In 1998, he moved to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven but did not feature in a single match. He was then transferred on loan to Danish club Silkeborg IF where he played a total of 31 matches scoring 5 goals.[1]
After an unsuccessful time in Netherlands, he signed a contract with Tunisian club Stade Tunisien.[2]
He then moved to Saudi Arabia where he played for giants Al-Shabab and scored 47 goals in a total of three seasons. He also won the top-scorer award in 2006–07 season for scoring 13 goals.[3] He spent a brief period with Al-Hazm in 2008 scoring 4 goals.[1]
In 2008, he moved to UAE based club Al-Shaab[4] and scored 13 goals in 2008-09 season. Then he moved to Hatta Club in 2009. In 2010, he signed a contract with Alexandria based club Smouha. He stayed there for two seasons scoring 11 goals. In 2012, he came back to Saudi Arabia and featured for Hajer in fourteen matches. He scored the first and the only goal for the Al-Hasa based club against the Asian giants Al-Hilal FC. On 10 September 2013, he signed a contract with Oman Professional League club Dhofar S.C.S.C.[5]
International career
editHe represented the Ghana national football team in 2006 African Cup of Nations wearing the number 12 jersey. He played in ten international matches and scored one goal for the national team.
Coaching career
editAttram founded along Piet de Visser in the Spring 2010, the Football Academy Attram De Visser Soccer Academy based in Sowutuom.[6] In January 2020, he was appointed as the assistant coach to Ibrahim Tanko for the Ghana A' national football team.[7][8] After serving in that role for 5 months, in April 2020 he was moved to the Ghana national under-23 football team to serve as the assistant coach along with Yusif Basigi to Paa Kwesi Fabin.[9]
Honours
editClub
editSilkeborg IF[1]
Stade Tunisien[1]
- Tunisian League Cup: 2002
Al-Shabab[1]
International
edit- FIFA U-17 World Championship runner up: 1997
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Godwin Attram at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Throwback: Ghana's Godwin Attram sends Esperance's defence to the cleaners [VIDEO]". Footballghana. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Saudi Professional League (2006-07)". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Saudi to UAE - A History of Transfers". www.uaeproleague.com. 23 September 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "ظفار العماني يتعاقد مع الغيني جودين اترام استعدادا لدوري المحترفين العماني". Koora.com. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "LAFC Hopes Mahala Is Just The Beginning Of Successful Partnership With Attram De Visser Soccer Academy In Ghana". Los Angeles FC.
- ^ "Ibrahim Tanko appointed Black Stars 'B' coach as Tony Aubynn heads management committee". Happy Ghana. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Ibrahim Tanko heads new Black Stars 'B' Technical team". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Samuel Kwasi Fabin clings to Black Meteors coaching job". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Saudi Professional League (2003-04)". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.