Seth Adonkor
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 October 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Date of death | 18 November 1984 | (aged 23)||
Place of death | France | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1975–1981 | Nantes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1984 | Nantes | 113 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Seth Adonkor (30 October 1961 – 18 November 1984) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Ghana, he held both French and Ghanaian citizenship.
Personal life
[edit]Adonkor was the half-brother of Marcel Desailly, who went on to play for the France national team.[1]
Death
[edit]Adonkor was killed in car accident on 18 November 1984 along with his teammate Jean-Michelle Labejof. The third footballer Sidi Kaba survived with serious injuries.[2]
Honours
[edit]Nantes
- Division 1: 1982–83[citation needed]
- Coupe de France runner-up: 1982–83[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Le jour où Didier Deschamps a annoncé à Marcel Desailly une terrible nouvelle…". Gala (in French). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ Amort tragiique de Seth Odonkor sofoot.com
External links
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- 1984 deaths
- Ghanaian emigrants to France
- French sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- French men's footballers
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Footballers from Accra
- Footballers from Nantes
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Nantes players
- Ligue 1 players
- Road incident deaths in France
- Ga-Adangbe people
- Black French sportspeople
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- 20th-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- French football midfielder stubs
- Ghanaian football midfielder stubs