Junior Agogo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Junior Agogo
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 1, 1979(1979-08-01)
Age	45
Date Of Death	2019-08-22
Birthplace	Accra
Country	Ghana
Birth City	Greater Accra Region
Horoscope	Leo

Junior Agogo Biography

Junior Agogo is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 1, 1979 in Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Junior Agogo was born on 1 August 1979 in Accra, Ghana as one of 11 siblings. He was a student at his primary school at the Ridge Church School in Accra and, after completing the primary school, he relocated together with family members to UK. Then he went back home to Ghana over three consecutive years studying at St. Augustine’s College. an institution for secondary education situated in Cape Coast. He did not play on the team for football of St Augustine’s College, but instead, he was a part of the school’s dance competitions.

He was transferred to Colorado with the San Jose Earthquakes in June 2001 in exchange for Chris Carrieri. He was a player for the Earthquakes throughout the 2001 season and culminated the season with an MLS Championship victory, but was dropped in the 2002 preseason and then replaced in the San Jose team with Devin Barclay.

In the summer of 2003, Agogo joined Third Division side Bristol Rovers. He played the first thirteen games of the 2003–04 season before having to have an operation which kept him out for the next nine games. He finished the campaign with six goals in all competitions. In the 2004–05 season, Agogo scored 20 goals in 51 appearances; the following season he scored 18 goals from 44 appearances.

In total, Agogo scored 12 goals in 27 matches for the national team between 2006 and 2009.

In the year 2000, Agogo was released from Sheffield Wednesday and moved to the United States to play for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He was sold with Colorado Rapids. Colorado Rapids after playing just one game in Chicago before going through to scoring 11 goals over 32 games with the Rapids.

Junior Agogo Net Worth

Junior Agogo is one of the richest Association Football Player from Ghana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Junior Agogo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Manuel “Junior” Agogo (1 August 1979 22 August, 1979 – 22 August, 2019,) was an Ghanaian professional soccer player who was striker. Born in Ghana but spent the majority of his youth living in the UK. Then he returned to Ghana as a teenager at secondary school. He started his career as a youth with Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, becoming a member of the senior team in 1997. He was a player for 15 different clubs in the following fifteen years before resigning from professional football in 2012. The majority of his career in England and also played playing in US, Egypt, Cyprus and Scotland. The longest period of his career was at Bristol Rovers (2003-2006), where he played 140 games before changing clubs towards Nottingham Forest.

Agogo was born in Accra, Greater Accra, Agogo started his career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1995, however, he only made just two appearances in the league for the Premier League side. In the 1999-2000 season, Agogo played loan matches for Oldham Athletic, Chester City, Chesterfield, and Lincoln City. The goal he scored at Chester at Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town in October 1999 was voted as the greatest goals ever recorded at Deva Stadium.

In 2002, Agogo returned to England, this time with Queens Park Rangers. He made his debut coming off the bench away against Swindon Town. However, after only two appearances he moved to Football Conference side Barnet.

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On 22 September 2007 Agogo scored his first goals of the 2007–08 season, a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Gillingham – the first of his career. He netted two long-range strikes that season with a 35-yard lob of the goalkeeper in Forest’s 3–0 win at Yeovil Town and a 25-yard effort in Forest’s 4–1 success against Southend United. However, Agogo scored only three goals after his return from the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, one of which was against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road. He finished as Forest’s top-scorer that season with thirteen goals, helping the club gain automatic promotion to the Championship. Agogo was sold during the summer for a fee of £565,000 to Zamalek SC.

Facts & Trivia

Junior Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ghana. Junior Agogo celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.

Agogo was called up to the Ghana squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He played in the first game of the cup against Guinea, hitting the post with a header in the 20th minute and helping Ghana to a 2–1 victory. He then scored in the following game against Namibia, tapping home Michael Essien’s cross for the only goal of the game.

Where is Junior Agogo now?

Later life and death On 29 January 2015, Agogo was hospitalised after suffering a stroke. He struggled with his speech after his stroke, and expressed anxiety at his language problems. Agogo died in London on 22 August 2019 , aged 40.

Where did Junior Agogo died?

London, United Kingdom

How many goals has Agogo scored for Ghana?

Agogo also played 27 times for Ghana where he scored 11 goals. He had a notable moment in 2008 leading the Black Stars to the semifinals in 2008’s Africa Cup of Nations with his winning goal against Nigeria.

What district is Agogo?

Agogo is a town in the Asante Akim North Municipal District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Agogo is approximately 80 kilometers east of Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, and had a population of 28,271 in the 2000 census.

Is Agogo an Idiophone?

Agogo 20th century Known as akogo among the Ewe people (Ghana), this idiophone occurs throughout West Africa. A penetrating ringing sound is produced by striking the ring, worn on the thumb, against the larger lemon- shaped section worn on the middle finger.