Bernard Nii Aryee (born 23 April 1973) is a

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player from

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, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the

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, Spain.

Career

Bernard's previous clubs have been: Accra

Great Olympics Accra Great Olympics is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Accra, Greater Accra. The club is currently competing in the Ghana Premier League. It has won the Ghana Premier League twice, in 1970, 1974 and the Ghana FA Cup thrice, in 197 ...

, Ghana (1989–1990);

Accra Hearts of Oak Accra Hearts of Oak Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Hearts of Oak or just Hearts, is a professional sports club based in Accra (Greater Accra), Ghana. Founded in 1911, the club is the oldest surviving football club in Ghana and its trad ...

, Ghana (1991–1994); AZ Alkmaar, Holland (1995–1996);

FC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

, Holland (1996–1997); FC Marine Castle, Singapore (1997–1998) and

Liberty Professionals F.C. Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional Football team, football club based in Dansoman, Accra. History Liberty Professionals, was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was ...

, Ghana (1998–2000).

Titles

Career Championship winning records include: National League Champions, Ghana (1991 and 1992); National FA Champions, Ghana (1993); Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain (bronze medal, 1992); Pre-Olympics Tournament, Cairo, Egypt (gold medalists-1992).

Coaching career

During his playing Career with the

, Bernard was also assigned with the responsibility of coaching their Youth Team. He held that position with distinction, and a winning record for five years.

International

Bernard has been a member of the Ghanaian National Teams that participated in Tournaments such as: World Youth Cup (Scotland 1989), Pre-Olympic tourney (Egypt 1992), Olympic Games qualifiers (1991–1992), African Championships Club Competition (1991–1993), African Cup Winners Cup Competition (1994).

Personal

Bernard Aryee resides in the US, and holds soccer coaching clinics for kids in and around the Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and DC Metro areas, and also the head coach of the Washington DC black meteors soccer team, based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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* * * 1973 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Footballers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Ghana Olympic bronze medalists for Ghana Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players AZ Alkmaar players PEC Zwolle players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Association football midfielders {{Ghana-Olympic-medalist-stub