Godwin Attram

{{Short description|Ghanaian former professional footballer and manager}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Godwin Attram

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|8|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

| height = 1.73 m

| currentclub =

| position = forward

| youthyears1 = 1996–1998

| youthclubs1 = Great Olympics

| years1 = 1998–1999

| clubs1 = PSV Eindhoven

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1999–2001

| clubs2 = → Silkeborg IF (Loan)

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2001–2003

| clubs3 = Stade Tunisien

| caps3 = ?

| goals3 = ?

| years4 = 2003–2008

| clubs4 = Al-Shabab

| caps4 = ?

| goals4 = 45

| years5 = 2008

| clubs5 = → Al-Hazem (Loan)

| caps5 = 13

| goals5 = 4

| years6 = 2008–2009

| clubs6 = Al-Shaab

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 13

| years7 = 2009–2010

| clubs7 = Hatta Club

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2010–2012

| clubs8 = Smouha

| caps8 = 44

| goals8 = 11

| years9 = 2012–2013

| clubs9 = Hajer

| caps9 = 14

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2013

| clubs10 = Al Shahaniya

| caps10 =

| goals10 =

| years11 = 2013–2014

| clubs11 = Dhofar

| caps11 = 11

| goals11 = 3

| years12 = 2015–2019

| clubs12 = Great Olympics

| caps12 = +6

| goals12 = +4

| nationalyears1 = 1997–2006

| nationalteam1 = Ghana

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| totalgoals = 89+

| totalcaps = 153+

}}

Godwin Attram (born 7 August 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward.{{NFT|10594|accessdate=}}

Club career

Godwin began his career with home-based club Great Olympics in 1996. In 1998, he moved to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven but did not feature in a single match. He was then transferred on loan to Danish club Silkeborg IF where he played a total of 31 matches scoring 5 goals.

After an unsuccessful time in Netherlands, he signed a contract with Tunisian club Stade Tunisien.{{Cite web|title=Throwback: Ghana's Godwin Attram sends Esperance's defence to the cleaners [VIDEO]|url=https://footballghana.com/throwback-ghanas-godwin-attram-sends-esperances-defence-to-the-cleaners-video|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Footballghana|language=en}}

He then moved to Saudi Arabia where he played for giants Al-Shabab and scored 47 goals in a total of three seasons. He also won the top-scorer award in 2006–07 season for scoring 13 goals. He spent a brief period with Al-Hazm in 2008 scoring 4 goals.

In 2008, he moved to UAE based club Al-Shaab{{Cite web|date=23 September 2018|title=Saudi to UAE - A History of Transfers|url=http://www.uaeproleague.com/en/news/saudi-to-uae-transfers.html|access-date=2021-06-06|website=www.uaeproleague.com|archive-date=6 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606181400/http://www.uaeproleague.com/en/news/saudi-to-uae-transfers.html|url-status=dead}} and scored 13 goals in 2008-09 season. Then he moved to Hatta Club in 2009. In 2010, he signed a contract with Alexandria based club Smouha. He stayed there for two seasons scoring 11 goals. In 2012, he came back to Saudi Arabia and featured for Hajer in fourteen matches. He scored the first and the only goal for the Al-Hasa based club against the Asian giants Al-Hilal FC. On 10 September 2013, he signed a contract with Oman Professional League club Dhofar S.C.S.C.{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=269357&pg=4&o=n1001319 | title= ظفار العماني يتعاقد مع الغيني جودين اترام استعدادا لدوري المحترفين العماني | date= 10 July 2019 | publisher= Koora.com}}

International career

He represented the Ghana national football team in 2006 African Cup of Nations wearing the number 12 jersey. He played in ten international matches and scored one goal for the national team.

Coaching career

Attram founded along Piet de Visser in the Spring 2010, the Football Academy Attram De Visser Soccer Academy based in Sowutuom.{{cite web | url= https://www.lafc.com/post/2020/10/09/lafc-hopes-mahala-just-beginning-successful-partnership-attram-de-visser-soccer | title= LAFC Hopes Mahala Is Just The Beginning Of Successful Partnership With Attram De Visser Soccer Academy In Ghana | publisher= Los Angeles FC}} In January 2020, he was appointed as the assistant coach to Ibrahim Tanko for the Ghana A' national football team.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-14|title=Ibrahim Tanko appointed Black Stars 'B' coach as Tony Aubynn heads management committee|url=https://www.happyghana.com/ibrahim-tanko-appointed-black-stars-b-coach-as-tony-aubynn-heads-management-committee/|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Happy Ghana|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Ibrahim Tanko heads new Black Stars 'B' Technical team|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/ibrahim-tanko-heads-new-black-stars-b-technical-team|access-date=2021-06-06|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}} After serving in that role for 5 months, in April 2020 he was moved to the Ghana national under-23 football team to serve as the assistant coach along with Yusif Basigi to Paa Kwesi Fabin.{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Samuel Kwasi Fabin clings to Black Meteors coaching job|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/samuel-kwasi-fabin-clings-to-black-meteors-coaching-job|access-date=2021-06-06|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}}

Honours

= Club =

Silkeborg IF

Danish Cup: 2000–01

Stade Tunisien

Tunisian League Cup: 2002

Al-Shabab

Saudi Premier League: 2003–04, 2005–06

= International =

FIFA U-17 World Championship runner up: 1997

=Individual=

Saudi Professional League-Top Scorer : 2003–04,{{Cite web|title=Saudi Professional League (2003-04)|url=https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=59&scorers=true|access-date=2021-06-06|website=www.goalzz.com}} 2006–07{{Cite web|title=Saudi Professional League (2006-07)|url=https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=2047&scorers=true|access-date=2021-06-06|website=www.goalzz.com}}