Charles Akonnor

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Personal information
Charles Akonnor
Full name	Charles Kwablan Akonnor
Date of birth	March 12, 1974 (age 33)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.82 m
Nickname	Charlie
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	AC Horsens
Number	26
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1998 1998-2003 2004-2005 2005-present	Fortuna Köln VfL Wolfsburg SpVgg Unterhaching AC Horsens	153 (26) 121 (13) 046 0(4) 044 0(5)
National team
	Ghana
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Charles Kwablan Akonnor (known as Charlie; born March 12, 1974 in Accra, Ghana) is a former Ghanaian international footballer.

Akonnor first came to Germany in 1993 along with friend and national teammate Sammy Kuffour. Having played for six years as a youngster for Fortuna Köln, he switched in 1998 to VfL Wolfsburg. He quickly developed in the team as a resourceful player with several good games to his credit, and in 2001/02 he was given the role of captain for Vfl Wolfsburg. However, at the start of the following season, he was injured, a knee problem which required an operation in 2003. In 2004 he moved to SpVgg Unterhaching. In 2005 he moved to Denmark to play with AC Horsens and has contributed tremendously to the team's current success.^{[citation needed]}