Emmanuel Osei (born 23 August 1982, in

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) is a Ghanaian former

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

, Osei began his career in 2001 with regional club Echomog, and moved to Suhum Maxbees of the Poly Tank Division One League a year later. He played for his third team in as many years in 2003 after transferring to Accra Hearts of Oak SC, before moving to

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to play for

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(then in the

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), also in that year. For the 2004–05 season Osei joined

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, going much unnoticed for the majority of the campaign. In two appearances in May, he played in consecutive defeats – where the team conceded 12 goals – against Parma F.C. and

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. The following year Osei was loaned to

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, with the

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n club having an option to buy him at the end of the season. He was eventually released by Livorno and, after a brief spell in

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with amateurs ASV Cham, returned to his country to play in the top level, representing in quick succession Wa All Stars and Liberty Professionals. On 31 March 2009 Osei signed with

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, being waived in January 2011. On 14 November 2012, he returned to his country and Hearts of Oak.

International career

Osei was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team which exited in the first round, having finished third in group B. In the following year, he gained his first and only

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cap.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Osei, Emmanuel 1982 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Association football defenders Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Legon Cities FC players Liberty Professionals F.C. players Süper Lig players Akçaabat Sebatspor footballers Serie A players U.S. Livorno 1915 players Liga I players FC Politehnica Timișoara players Major League Soccer players New England Revolution players Ghana international footballers Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Romania Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate soccer players in the United States Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States