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Gerald Asamoah
Schalke Asamoah 06.jpg
Personal information
Full name Gerald Asamoah
Date of birth 3 October 1978 (1978-10-03) (age 31)
Place of birth Mampong, Ghana
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing position Right winger
Striker
Club information
Current club Schalke
Number 14
Youth career
0000–1990 SG Borken
1990–1994 BV Werder Hannover
1990–1998 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Hannover 96 21 (4)
1999– Schalke 277 (44)
National team
2001–2006 Germany 43 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2010.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2006

Gerald Asamoah ([ˈgeːʁalt ˌazaˈmoːa], born 3 October 1978 in Mampong, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-born German footballer.[1] He plays as a forward for Schalke, a team he has been with since 1999.

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Football career

Born in Ghana, Asamoah and his family immigrated to Germany in 1990. He first played for Hannover 96 before moving to Schalke in 1999.

Asamoah made his debut for Germany in 2001 against Slovakia, making him the first black player to ever play for the side (however, Erwin Kostedde and Jimmy Hartwig, two previous internationals, had one black and one white parent). He scored on his debut, and went on to play in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.

Personal

  • Asamoah is married and has two children, twins Jada and Jaden (born 26 February 2007).
  • He suffers from a heart condition, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). In his case, the flesh lobe that separates the right and left heart chambers is extremely thick, which can cause an arrhythmic heartbeat.
  • Gerald's brother |Lewis last played for 1. FC Wülfrath and his cousin Emmanuel plays for the U-17 from FC St. Pauli.[2]

Honours

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Simple English

Gerald Asamoah
File:Gerald Asamoah
Personal information
Full name Gerald Asamoah
Date of birth 3 October 1978 (1978-10-03) (age 32)
Place of birth    Mampong, Ghana
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Schalke
Number 14
Senior clubs
Years Club
1996-1999
1999-
Hannover
Schalke
National team
2001-2006 Germany

Gerald Asamoah (born October 5 1978) is a German football player. His team at the moment is Schalke. While playing for the Germany national team, he made 43 matches and 6 goals.

Club career statistics

[1]

Club Performance League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
GermanyLeague
1996/97HannoverRegionalliga255
1997/983320
1998/992. Bundesliga214
1999/00SchalkeBundesliga334
2000/01294
2001/02326
2002/03273
2003/04244
2004/05318
2005/06243
2006/07132
2007/08317
2008/09272
2009/10
CountryGermany 35072
Total 35072

International career statistics

Germany national team
YearAppsGoals
200171
2002101
200310
200471
2005113
200670
Total436

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