Nii Welbeck
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nii Aryee Welbeck | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Takoradi, Ghana | ||
Date of death | 12 November 2014 | (aged 38)||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1995 | Okwawu United | ||
1995–1996 | FC Winterthur | ||
1996–1997 | Çanakkale Dardanelspor | 10 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Kallithea | ||
1998–2002 | Okwawu United | ||
International career | |||
1996–1999 | Ghana | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Nii Aryee Welbeck (3 October 1976 – 12 November 2014) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe and the Ghana national team.
Club career
[edit]Welbeck was born in Takoradi. He played for Swiss Nationalliga B club FC Winterthur in 1996 and Çanakkale Dardanelspor in the Turkish Süper Lig during the 1996–97 season.[1] He spent the following season with Kallithea in the Greek second division.[2] Next, he signed with Okwawu United,[3] before retiring in 2002.
International career
[edit]Welbeck was included in the Ghana national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, appearing in two matches.[4] He played several matches for the senior national team, including qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[5]
Coaching career
[edit]Welbeck retired 2002 and signed a contract with Okwawu United in the management.
Personal life
[edit]Welbeck's younger brother Nii Armah is also a former footballer.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Profile at TFF.org
- ^ "Πρωτάθλημα / FOOTBALL LEAGUE / ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΜΑ Β' ΕΘΝΙΚΗΣ 1997-98 / 1η αγωνιστική / ΝΙΚΗ ΒΟΛΟΥ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ – ΚΑΛΛΙΘΕΑ ΓΣ ΠΑΕ" (in Greek). Hellenic League. 7 September 1997.
- ^ "Kotoko,Okwahu; Oly, RTU Matches Rained Off". GhanaWeb. 5 June 1997. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Nii Welbeck – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ CAF – 1998 FIFA WORLD CUP PRELIMINARIES
- ^ "Okwawu sign 3 new players". Modern Ghana. 15 January 2002. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Where Are These Players Now? – Crusading Guide at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 March 2012)
- Nii Welbeck at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1976 births
- 2014 deaths
- Footballers from Sekondi-Takoradi
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Süper Lig players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Okwawu United S.C. players
- FC Winterthur players
- Çanakkale Dardanelspor footballers
- Athens Kallithea F.C. players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Ghana
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Ghanaian football defender stubs