Shamo Quaye

Shamo Quaye
Personal information
Date of birth22 October 1971
Place of birthtema-new town, Ghana
Date of death30 November 1997 (aged 26)
Place of deathtema, Ghana
Playing positionattacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
fc umea
Number10
Youth career
soccer angels
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989-1993Accra Hearts of Oak SC
1993-1995Al-Qadisiya Al Khubar50(7)
1995-1996Accra Hearts of Oak SC
1996-1997Umeå FC
National team
1988-1997Ghana41(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2008
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Bronze 1992 Barcelona Team Competition

Shamo Quaye (22 October 1971 – 30 November 1997) was a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Career

He played for Hearts of Oak in his native country. At the time of death he was playing for Umeå FC in Sweden, but he was in his home country with the national team. During practice Quaye was hit in the face. He died two days later from sudden complications.

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