Emmanuel Quarshie (May 6, 1953 – September 16, 2013) was a Ghanaian international footballer and a coach who played as an attacking midfielder.
Biography
Emmanuel Quarshie played 1 game in
1978 African Cup of Nations
The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The format of the competition changed from 1976: the field of eight te ...
, he was the captain of Ghana's champion selection in
1982 African Cup of Nations with 5 games played.
At club level, he is the captain of
Sekondi Hasaacas, with whom he won the West African Club Championship in 1982. He then moved to Egypt and joined
Zamalek SC
Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East,
an ...
, winning its first African Cup of Champion Clubs in 1984. He plays the last years of his career in Bahrain's Al Muharraq Club.
He then became coach of
Sekondi Hasaacas from 2001 to 2002 and
All Stars from 2007 to 2013.
Hospitalized in Egypt in July 2013 with the help of Zamalek club, he died from throat cancer in September at the age of 60 years in Takoradi.
Honors
Club
Sekondi Hasaacas FC
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Ghana Premier League
The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...
(1): 1977
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WAFU Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup (also known as the WAFU Cup of Nations or simply the WAFU Cup) is an association football competition that is contested by representative teams of the West African Football Union.
History
A trophy was commissioned by President ...
(1): 1982
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SWAG Cup
The SWAG Cup (Sports Writers Association of Ghana Cup) is an annual one-off game, featuring two selected clubs at the end of the season. The cup is called the H.P. Nyemitei Cup in honour of former GFA president Henry Plange Nyemitei and the SIC H. ...
(1): 1982-83
Zamalek
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Egyptian Premier League (1): 1983-84
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African Cup of Champions Clubs (1):
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
International
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
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African Cup of Nations (2):
1978,
1982
References
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Ghanaian footballers
Ghanaian expatriate footballers
Ghana international footballers
1978 African Cup of Nations players
1980 African Cup of Nations players
1982 African Cup of Nations players
Zamalek SC players
FC 105 Libreville players
Ghanaian football managers
Deaths from cancer in Ghana
Deaths from oral cancer
2013 deaths
Egyptian Premier League players
Association football midfielders
1953 births
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. managers
Expatriate footballers in Bahrain
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
Expatriate footballers in Egypt
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Expatriate footballers in Gabon
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Gabon
Ghana Premier League top scorers
People from Sekondi-Takoradi