Karim Abdul-Jabbar Guédé (born 7 January 1985) is a former professional

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who works as a scout for

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. He started his career at the amateur level with SC Concordia and

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. After impressing at Slovakian clubs

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and Slovan Bratislava, he joined

, where he spent six seasons. He ended his career after one season with

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. Born in West Germany, he played for the Slovakia national team.

Club career

Guédé, born in

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, is a son of

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lese mother and Afro-French father. After playing for the

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club SC Concordia von 1907 and

he came to

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in July 2006. He made his

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debut in a 4–0 defeat against

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on 9 September 2006. He began playing as a defensive midfielder in Artmedia, previously he played as a defender. In the next season he won the Double. He moved to

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in January 2010. In his first season in a new club he won the

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. He won his second Slovak Double in

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. After five years in Slovakia he obtained Slovak citizenship and became a possible choice for the

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manager Vladimír Weiss. In May 2018, Guédé left

after six seasons with the club. In June, Guédé joined 2. Bundesliga side

on a free transfer having agreed a one-year contract.

International career

Guédé made his Slovakia national team debut in the 2–1 away win against

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on 10 August 2011 after gaining Slovakian citizenship. Five years earlier in 2006, Guédé was initially part of the Togo national team squad for the

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but never made an appearance because a shoulder injury stopped his debut.

After retirement

After retiring at the end of the 2018–19 season, Guédé returned to

where he was hired as a scout in France and Africa.In neuer Rolle: Karim Guedé zurück in Freiburg
kicker.de, 5 July 2019

Honours

Artmedia *

: 2007–08 *

: 2007–08 Slovan *

: 2009–10,

References

External links

*
Karim Guédé short profile at OpenLearn
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guede, Karim 1985 births Living people Footballers from Hamburg Slovak men's footballers Slovakia men's international footballers German men's footballers Slovak people of Togolese descent Slovak people of French descent German people of Togolese descent German people of French descent Naturalized citizens of Slovakia Men's association football midfielders FC St. Pauli players SC Concordia von 1907 players Hamburger SV II players FC Petržalka players ŠK Slovan Bratislava players Slovak First Football League players SC Freiburg players SV Sandhausen players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players German expatriate men's footballers German emigrants to Slovakia Naturalised association football players 21st-century German sportsmen