Biography
Who is Eric Addo?
Early life and career beginnings
Eric Pappoe Addo was born on November 12, 1978, in Accra, Ghana. During his early education at St Anthony's Preparatory School at South Odorkor, he displayed great ability when playing soccer with his peers and students in older grades. He grew up alongside his brother Ransford Addo, who also became a professional football player.
He began his European career at Club Brugge in 1996. Over three seasons at the club, he made 65 appearances and scored five goals, helping the team win the Belgian Championship. During the 1997 to 1998 season, he was voted Young Belgian Footballer of the Year by Belgian journalists and also won the Ghana Player of the Year award. Also, he received the Belgian Ebony Shoe award as the best African player in the Belgian league.
PSV Eindhoven and later career
Eric Addo joined PSV Eindhoven during the summer of 1999 on a five-year contract. His early years at the club were impacted by injuries and time spent as a substitute, leading to a two-year loan spell at Roda JC. He later returned to become a regular player as PSV won the Eredivisie title in 2006. On April 29, 2007, he won his fifth Eredivisie championship with PSV after a victory against Vitesse Arnhem.
During a Champions League match against Fenerbahce on October 23, 2007, he was involved in an incident with Semih Senturk. He was subsequently charged by UEFA with committing an act of gross unsporting conduct and received a four-match ban. PSV stated that he had been provoked by the striker, though the association rejected this explanation. He later moved into coaching and worked as an assistant coach for the PSV under-21 team after acquiring his UEFA coaching license.
International career
Eric Addo had the opportunity to represent Belgium in the 1998 FIFA World Cup but chose to play for his homeland of Ghana. After appearing in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, he spent several years away from the international squad before returning for major tournaments. He was a member of the Ghanaian squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, playing in all four of the team's matches until their exit against Brazil in the second round.
His final international appearance for Ghana took place against Mexico in an international friendly in London on March 26, 2008. He later earned a silver medal at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations with the national team.
Birthday and age
Eric Addo was born on November 12, 1978, which makes Eric 48 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Eric shares the date with 64 other famous people.
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