Razak Pimpong

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Razak Pimpong
Personal information
Full name	Razak Pimpong
Date of birth	December 30, 1982 (age 23)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.73 m
Nickname	Pim
Position	Midfielder Forward
Club information
Current club	F.C. Copenhagen
Number	20
Youth clubs
	Golden Tulip Accra Great Olympics
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2000–05 2006–present	FC Midtjylland F.C. Copenhagen	(22) 21 (0)
National team**
2002-	Ghana	9 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 5, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of October 4, 2006.

Razak Pimpong (born December 30, 1982) is a Ghanaian football player who plays for F.C. Copenhagen.

He was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. He played for FC Midtjylland from 2004 to 2005.

Pimpong had a rough start in his FCK career, but he grew out of it and scored his first, and also very important, goal. It was the Royal League final winning goal which gave FCK victory.

The Ghanaian, who has been compared by some to the legendary Danish player Rene Nygaard Jensen, has been called up for the 2006 World Cup in Germany due to several fine performances for his side.

Despite some strong performances at club level Pimpong failed to impress at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Although he did show the dribbling skills that have gained him a transfer to FCK, he didn't score any goals and missed some vital chances. He was involved in an incedent in which he went down in the box after minimal contact during the United States game during the first round of play. Pimpong's dive was awarded a penalty and that unsportsmanship earned Ghana a passage into the next round.

[edit] Honours and awards

• FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 2001
• Danish Superliga winner: 2005-06

[edit] External links

• F.C. København profile
• Fifa 2006 World Cup Profile
• Ghana Football Association - official website
• Ghanaweb Football Forum - Official Fan Forum
• Template:Footballdatabase

	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 Pantsil | 16 Owu | 17 Quaye | 18 E. Addo | 19 Pimpong | 20 O. Addo | 21 Issah | 22 Kingston | 23 Dramani | Coach: Dujković

F.C. Copenhagen - Current Squad
1 Christiansen | 2 Jacobsen | 4 Nørregaard | 5 Hangeland | 6 Linderoth | 8 Silberbauer | 9 Berglund | 10 Grønkjær | 11 Allbäck | 13 Hutchinson | 14 Gravgaard | 15 Bergdølmo | 16 Thomassen | 17 Wendt | 20 Pimpong | 21 Villadsen | 23 W. Kvist | 24 Brandrup | 26 Hansen | 27 Bernburg | 28 Bergvold | 29 L. Qvist | 31 Gall | Coach Solbakken