Razak Pimpong

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Personal information
Razak Pimpong
Date of birth	December 30, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.73 m
Nickname	Pim
Playing position	Midfielder, forward
Club information
Current club	Viking F.K.
Number	20
Youth clubs
	Golden Tulip Accra Great Olympics
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2005 2006-2007 2007-	FC Midtjylland F.C. Copenhagen Viking F.K.	0? (22) 21 0(0)
National team²
2002-present	Ghana	09 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 5, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of October 4, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Razak Pimpong (born December 30, 1982) is a Ghanaian football player who plays for Viking F.K.. He has played nine games for the Ghanaian national team, and represented Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament.

[edit] Biography

Brought from Ghana to Denmark by FC Midtjylland, and made his debut for the team in 2000. He was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B. In July 2005, he agreed a move to league rivals F.C. Copenhagen (FCK) from January 2006.

Pimpong did not find initial success at FCK. His debut goal for FCK came in April 2006, when he scored the deciding goal of the 2006 Royal League Final. He came on in the 69th minute; scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute; before he was sent off in injury time for overtly celebrating his goal.

He was called up for the Ghanaian squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, due to several fine performances for FCK. At the World Cup, Pimpong showed the dribbling skills that earned him a transfer to FCK, but did not score any goals and missed some vital chances. In the group stage match against the United States, Pimpong went up for a header with American defender Oguchi Onyewu. Referee Markus Merk ruled that Onyewu committed a foul against Pimpong, and awarded Ghana a penalty kick which won them the gane, and ultimately secured Ghana's passage into the knock-out stage of the tournament.

In 2007, Pimpong was transferred to Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking F.K. for a sum reported to be around 4 million Norwegian Kroner. [1] He signed a contract keeping him at the club until 2010. [2]

[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

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

Viking F.K. - Current Squad
1 Austbø \| 2 Gabrielsen \| 3 Steenslid \| 4 Abelsson \| 5 Pereira \| 6 Gaarde \| 8 Svenning \| 9 Ijeh \| 10 Ødegaard \| 11 Berg \| 12 Kristiansen \| 13 Danielsen \| 15 Soma \| 16 Tengesdal \| 17 Samuelsen \| 19 Nygaard \| 20 Stokholm \| 23 Motland \| 26 Andersen \| 28 Bjarnason \| 33 Asper \| Pimpong \| Manager: Rösler