Ghana · 1982–93Abedi Pele
Rating
89
Caps
73
Goals
33
Life
1964
Clubs
Olympique de Marseille, Lille OSC, TSV 1860 München
#2
Editorial rank of 33 for Ghana
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
His corner in Munich on 26 May 1993 found Basile Boli's head and beat Milan, making Marseille the first French club to win the European Cup. African Footballer of the Year went to him three years running from 1991 to 1993, and he also won two French championships, the Nations Cup at 17 in 1982, and player of the tournament in 1992, when suspension kept him out of the final Ghana lost. Career record: 73 caps and 33 goals for Ghana; club career at Olympique de Marseille, Lille OSC, TSV 1860 München.
Career record
| 1980–1982 | Real Tamale United |
| 1983–1984 | FC Zürich |
| 1983–1983 | Al Sadd Sports Club |
| 1984–1984 | AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé |
| 1985–1985 | Real Tamale United |
| 1986–1987 | Chamois Niortais |
| 1987–1987 | FC Mulhouse |
| 1988–1990 | Lille OSC |
| 1988–1993 | Olympique de Marseille |
| 1993–1994 | Olympique Lyonnais |
| 1994–1996 | Torino |
| 1996–1998 | TSV 1860 München |
| Ghana | 73 caps, 33 goals |
Shared the era
Ghana legends whose careers overlapped Pele's