Éric Akoto

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Éric Akoto
Personal information
Full name Éric Akoto or Aloy
Date of birth July 20, 1980 (1980-07-20) (age 27)
Place of birth    Flag of Ghana Accra, Ghana
Height 192cm
Playing position defender
Club information
Current club Flag of Slovenia Interblock Ljubljana
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998
1998 - 02
2002 - 04
2004 - 05
2005 - 06
2006 - 07
2007 -		 Flag of Ghana Liberty Professionals
Flag of Austria Grazer AK
Flag of Austria Austria Vienna
Flag of Germany FC Erfurt
Flag of Austria VfB Mödling
Flag of Austria Grazer AK
Flag of Slovenia Interblock Ljubljana
54 (2)
40 (4)
4 (0)
17 (1)
25 (0)
30 (1)   
National team2
2000 - Flag of Togo Togo 32 (1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 00:22 8 June 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 23 June 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Éric Akoto (born 20 July 1980 in Accra, Ghana) is a Togolese football defender who plays for Slovenian PrvaLiga Telekom Slovenije club, Interblock Ljubljana.

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[edit] Club career

Akoto started his career in Ghana, at Liberty Professionals FC in 1998 before moving to Austria later that year to play for Grazer AK. In 2002 he moved to Austria Vienna, before moving to Germany in 2004 to play for FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt. On 1 June 2005 he moved back to Austria to play for VfB Admira Wacker Mödling.[1] In 2006 he once again moved to Grazer AK.[1] In July 2007 he moved to Slovenia signing for Interblock Ljubljana.[2]

In the January 2008 transfer window, Akoto went on trial with Football League Championship club Blackpool in England. [3]

[edit] International career

Despite being born in the Ghanaian capital of Accra he plays for neighbouring Togo. He was part of the Togo squad in the 2006 World Cup finals where Togo were knocked out of the competition in the group stages, but he did not play any games.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Akoto joins Grazer AK", MTN Group, 2006-07-06. Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 
  2. ^ "Okrepitev iz Toga", Interblock Ljubljana, 2007-07-09. Retrieved on 2007-07-10. (Slovenian) 
  3. ^ "Grayson casts net worldwide for signings", Blackpool Gazette, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. 

[edit] External links

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Togo squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Tchagnirou • 2 Nibombé • 3 Abalo • 4 Adebayor • 5 Tchangai • 6 Aziawonou • 7 Salifou • 8 Agboh • 9 Dossevi • 10 Cherif Touré • 11 Malm • 12 Akoto • 13 Forson • 14 Olufadé • 15 Romao • 16 Agassa • 17 Kader • 18 Sènaya • 19 Assemoassa • 20 Erassa • 21 Atsou • 22 Obilale • 23 A. Touré • Coach: Pfister
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