Eric Pappoe Addo (born November 12, 1978 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International football player who currently plays for the Dutch Eredivisie's Roda JC.
Once heralded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pace and poise early on, Addo, a combative central defender who can also play as a defensive midfielder, had his budding career blighted by knee injuries.
Born in the Ghanaian capital Accra, Addo began his European ca...
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Eric Pappoe Addo (born November 12, 1978 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International football player who currently plays for the Dutch Eredivisie's Roda JC.
Once heralded as a potential African great thanks to his combination of strength, pace and poise early on, Addo, a combative central defender who can also play as a defensive midfielder, had his budding career blighted by knee injuries.
Born in the Ghanaian capital Accra, Addo began his European career brightly at Club Brugge in 1996 and over three seasons at the Jan Breydelstadion made 65 appearances, scoring five goals. At Brugges, he was viewed as a potential superstar on the European stage, after bursting into the first team ranks and helping them to win the Belgian Championship. He was voted the 1997-98 Young Belgian Footballer of the Year by Belgian journalists and Ghana Player of the Year the same season. He also won the Belgian Ebony Shoe Award for being the best African player (or player with African roots) in the Belgian...
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