Henry Acquah

Henry Acquah
Personal information
Full name Henry Acquah
Date of birth (1965-08-31) 31 August 1965
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Sekondi Hasaacas
1987–1989 Hearts of Oak
1989–1992 SC Preußen Münster 43 (7)
1992–1993 SpVgg Marl 27 (3)
1993–1995 VfB Wissen 62 (24)
1995–1996 Alemannia Aachen 23 (2)
1997–1998 Perlis FA 31 (28)
1999–2001 VfL Hamm/Sieg 38 (7)
Total 220+ (52+)
International career
1986–1988 Ghana 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Acquah (born 31 August 1965) is a former Ghanaian football forward.

Club career

Acquah began at Sekongi Hasaacas in 1986 and joined Hearts of Oak in 1987. He won the Ghana Premier League Top Scorer award during the 1988–89 season.

He then moved to Germany in 1989 and played with Preußen Münster in the Second Division[1] while becoming an audience favorite. During the time he played to the descent of the club in the then third-class league Westfalen two years later and played 43 club games.

There followed several years in the lower division clubs SpVgg Marl, VfB Wissen and Alemannia Aachen. In 1997, after two seasons at the Malaysian club Perlis FA, Acquah moved back to Germany and retired after playing for VfL Hamm/Sieg between 1999 and 2001.[2]

International career

Acquah debuted for Ghana on 20 June 1986 during the 2–0 friendly loss against Iran. He also featured during the 1988 Summer Olympics qualification and the 1990 FIFA World cup qualification (CAF).[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 1986 1 0
1987 1 0
1988 2 0
Total 4 0

References

  1. ^ "Acquah, Henry" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Henry Acquah". National Football Teams.
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