Patrick Allotey

Football player infobox
playername= Patrick Allotey
fullname = Patrick Allotey
nickname =


dateofbirth = December 13, 1978
cityofbirth = Accra
countryofbirth = Ghana
dateofdeath = death date and age|2007|6|27|1978|12|13
cityofdeath = Accra
countryofdeath = Ghana
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position = defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Sagroos Accra
years = 1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-2001
clubs = Feyenoord Rotterdam
Excelsior Rotterdam
Feyenoord Rotterdam
caps(goals) = 2 (0)
7 (0)
3 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Ghana
nationalcaps(goals) = 0 (0)
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Patrick Allotey (December 13, 1978 – June 27, 2007) was a football (soccer) defender from Ghana.

Born in Accra, Allotey played five official matches for Feyenoord Rotterdam. He also served Excelsior Rotterdam. Feyenoord scouted Allotey at the 1995 FIFA Under-17 World Championships in Ecuador where Ghana became World Champions. [cite news|url=http://www.feyenoord.nl/pages/newsdetail/s1/10010000030635-999-10010000000003.aspx|title=Patrick Allotey overleden|publisher=Feyenoord Rotterdam|date=2007-06-27|accessdate=2007-06-27|language=Dutch] He featured in a team with players like Awudu Issaka, Stephen Appiah and Emanuel Bentil. He was one of the best leftfooted footballers Ghana ever produced. Although he was a defender, his surging runs on the flanks made him one of the most sought-after players subsequent to the Ecuador 1995 World under-17 championship.

Even though Allotey only played a few matches for Feyenoord, he is part of their history in the 1990s and 2000s as he was one of the main persons in the FIOD-affaire at Feyenoord. In 1998 the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) visited Feyenoord because of suspected fraud. Mainly based on the signings of Aurelio Vidmar, Christian Gyan and Allotey. This became an ongoing scandal in the years to come with chairman Jorien van den Herik as the main suspect. Eventually in 2006 both Feyenoord and Van den Herik were cleared of any charges. [cite news|url=http://www.ad.nl/sport/article57454.ece|title=Van den Herik: Het is d'r op of d'r onder|publisher=Algemeen Dagblad|date=2005-11-07|accessdate=2007-06-27|language=Dutch]

Allotey died in Accra, Ghana on June 27, 2007. [cite news|url=http://www.trouw.nl/laatstenieuws/laatstenieuws/article739022.ece/Oud-Feyenoorder_Patrick_Allotey_28_overleden|title=Oud-Feyenoorder Patrick Allotey (28) overleden|publisher=Trouw|date=2007-06-27|accessdate=2007-06-27|language=Dutch] It was said he was suffering from headaches, collapsed while with friends and was taken to hospital. [cite news|url=http://www.ghanaian-chronicle.com/thestory.asp?id=2604|title=Patrick Allotey passes away|publisher=Ghanaian Chronicle|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-07-02|language=English] The player was said to be suffering from hypoglycemia, a condition caused by low blood sugar level. For this reason, he had been inactive as far as football was concerned, until his untimely death. [cite news|url=http://www.dailyguideghana.com/portal/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2896|title=Patrick Allotey is dead|publisher=Daily Guide Ghana|date=2007-06-28|accessdate=2007-07-02|language=English]

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