Robert Hammond (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | c. 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Ghana | ||
Date of death | (aged 67)[1] | ||
Place of death | United States | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hearts of Oak | |||
1975 | Great Olympics | ||
Hearts of Oak | |||
National team | |||
1977 | Ghana | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Robert Hammond (c. 1950 – 30 May 2017) was a Ghanaian footballer.
Hammond played in the 1976 Summer Olympics qualification tournament.[2] The Ghana team qualified but later withdrew in protest of the New Zealand national rugby union team tour of apartheid South Africa.
He played in the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign for Ghana against Guinea.[3]
References[]
- ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Former Hearts of Oak great Robert Hammond confirmed dead - GHANAsoccernet.com". Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "GHANA: GHANA CRUSHES GUINEA, 6 GOALS TO 2, IN OLYMPIC QUALIFYING FOOTBALL MATCH". www.itnsource.com. 14 December 1975. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Robert Hammond". 11v11.com. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
Categories:
- 1950s births
- 2017 deaths
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players
- Accra Great Olympics F.C. players
- Ghana Premier League players