Peter Lamptey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Lamptey | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hearts of Oak | |||
| Great Olympics | |||
| National team | |||
| Ghana | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Peter Lamptey (born 6 April 1946) is a former Ghanaian international footballer. He was the top scorer in the Ghana league in 1973 and played most of his club football for Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Great Olympics.[1][2]
Club career[]
While playing with Hearts of Oak, Lamptey, together with Mohammed Polo, , Robert Hammond and were known as "The fearsome fivesome".[3] He was often referred to as the "goal thief" for his scoring prowess. He captained the side to the African Cup of Champions Clubs finals in 1977. He later joined Accra Great Olympics which he played for in his latter years in football.
International career[]
In 1971, Lamptey was invited to the Ghana national team for the first time.[1] He was in the Ghana team that participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics football tournament.[4][1] He was the youngest player in the team at 26 years, 144 days[5] and featured in all Ghana's matches played.[6]
Honours[]
Accra Hearts of Oak
- Ghana Premier League: 1971, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979
- Ghanaian FA Cup: 1973, 1974, 1979
- African Cup of Champions Clubs runner up: 1977
Individual
- Ghana Premier League Top scorer: 1973[1]
See also[]
Notes and references[]
- ^ a b c d Osei Asibey, Charles (23 September 2010). "Peter Lamptey, Ghana's first 'goalking'". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Amoako, Emmanuel (29 April 1975). Nkrumah, I. K. (ed.). Daily Graphic: Issue 7632 April 29 1975. Ghana: Graphic Communications Group. p. 11.
- ^ "Ghana mourns former star". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ "Peter Lamptey". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ "Ghana Football at the 1972 München Summer Games". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ "XX. Olympiad Munich 1972 Football Tournament". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
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