Jo Kuffour

Football player infobox
playername = Jo Kuffour


fullname = Jonathan Osei-Kuffour
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|11|17|df=y
cityofbirth = Edmonton
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=7
currentclub = Bristol Rovers
clubnumber = 17
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Arsenal
years = 1998–2002
2001
2002–2006
2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Arsenal
→ Swindon Town (loan)
Torquay United
Brentford
Bournemouth
Bristol Rovers
caps(goals) = 000 0(0)
011 0(2)
148 (30)
039 (12)
042 (12)
003 0(0)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 15:26, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
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Jonathan Osei-Kuffour (or Jo Kuffour), (born 17 November 1981 in Edmonton, Greater London), is a professional footballer currently playing as a striker for Bristol Rovers.

After secondary school at St. Ignatius College, Enfield, he joined Arsenal as a trainee, winning the FA Youth Cup in 2000. He failed to break into the first team at Highbury and was allowed to join Swindon Town on loan in August 2001. His league debut came on 25 August as a substitute as Swindon lost 2-0 at home to Oldham Athletic. He left Arsenal at the end of the 2001-02 season and joined Torquay United, initially on non-contract terms, in October 2002. His Torquay debut came as a substitute in the 4-1 home defeat to Hull City. He quickly became a regular in Leroy Rosenior's side, scoring ten times in the 2003-04 side that won automatic promotion to the third tier of English football. He remained with Torquay, until 16 June 2006 when he joined Brentford on a free transfer, linking up again with Leroy Rosenior.

Kuffour's club form was rewarded with a call-up to the Ghana squad for the game against Nigeria on February 6, 2006. He was one of the few shining lights in a disastrous 2006/7 season for Brentford, scoring 12 league goals despite the team finishing bottom of the table.

Kuffour signed for Bournemouth on June 19, 2007 on a Bosman free transfer after rejecting a contract offer from Brentford that would have made him the best paid player at the club. It's since been suggested that Kuffour rejected approaches from Swindon Town, Bristol City and Preston North End in order to secure the Bournemouth transfer. It was also revealed that he rejected a move to Huddersfield Town, because it was too far north and that he would only move north if it was to a Championship side. On the 29th of August 2008, Bristol Rovers announced they had signed Kuffour on a three year deal.

External links

* [http://www.afcb.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10324~18821,00.html Jo Kuffour player profile] at afcb.co.uk
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He is amazing