Godwin Attram (born 7 August 1980) is a

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ian former professional

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who played as a forward.

Club career

Godwin began his career with home-based club Great Olympics in 1996. In 1998, he moved to Dutch club

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but did not feature in a single match. He was then transferred on loan to

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club

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where he played a total of 31 matches scoring 5 goals. After an unsuccessful time in

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, he signed a contract with

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n club

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. He then moved to

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where he played for giants Al-Shabab and scored 47 goals in a total of three seasons. He also won the top-scorer award in 2006–07 season for scoring 13 goals. He spent a brief period with Al-Hazm in 2008 scoring 4 goals. In 2008, he moved to

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based club Al-Shaab and scored 13 goals in 2008-09 season. Then he moved to

Hatta Club Hatta Club is a sports club based in Hatta in the Emirate of Dubai, UAE, founded in 1981. It is most widely known for its professional football team, which currently plays in the UAE Pro League. Current squad ''As of UAE First Division Leagu ...

in 2009. In 2010, he signed a contract with

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandr ...

based club Smouha. He stayed there for two seasons scoring 11 goals. In 2012, he came back to

and featured for Hajer in fourteen matches. He scored the first and the only goal for the Al-Hasa based club against the Asian giants

Al-Hilal FC Al Hilal Saudi Football Club ( ar, نادي الهلال السعودي), simply known as Al Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their football team competes in the Saudi Professional League. They are the ...

. On 10 September 2013, he signed a contract with

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club

Dhofar S.C.S.C. Dhofar Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( ar, نادي ظفار الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي; commonly known as Dhofar Club, nicknamed locally as ''Al-Zaeem'', or "The Leader(s)" because of their great success, or just plainl ...

International career

He represented the

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2006 African Cup of Nations The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won ...

wearing the number 12 jersey. He played in ten international matches and scored one goal for the national team.

Coaching career

Attram founded along Piet de Visser in the Spring 2010, the Football Academy Attram De Visser Soccer Academy based in

Sowutuom Anyaa Sowutuom, popularly simply called Sowutuom, is a suburban town near Omanjor in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. In 2012, Ga Central District was created with Sowutuom as its capital. It has several tertiary education institutions, and ...

. In January 2020, he was appointed as the assistant coach to Ibrahim Tanko for the Ghana A' national football team. After serving in that role for 5 months, in April 2020 he was moved to the

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to serve as the assistant coach along with

Yusif Basigi Yusif Basigi (born 1 March 1972) is a Ghanaian professional football manager who currently coaches the Hasaacas Ladies F.C. and the Ghana women's national under-20 football team. He previously coached former Ghana Premier League team; Sekondi Has ...

Paa Kwesi Fabin Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin (born 25 March 1959) is a Ghanaian professional football manager. He is the current coach of the Ghana national U-23 team. He is a former coach Ghana Premier League teams; Asante Kotoko S.C, Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. and ...

Honours

Club

Silkeborg IF *

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: 2000–01 Stade Tunisien *

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: 2002 Al-Shabab *

Saudi Premier League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

: 2003–04, 2005–06

International

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runner up:

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Individual

* Saudi Professional League-Top Scorer : 2003–04, 2006–07

References

External links

Sports Check with Godwin Attram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Attram, Godwin Living people 1980 births Men's association football forwards Ghanaian footballers Ghana men's international footballers 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players Silkeborg IF players Accra Great Olympics F.C. players PSV Eindhoven players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Al-Hazem F.C. players Al-Shaab CSC players Hajer FC players Dhofar Club players Al Shahaniya SC players UAE Pro League players Saudi Professional League players Qatari Second Division players Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Ghanaian expatriates in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Oman Accra Great Olympics F.C. managers