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Cliff Danquah Akurang (born 27 February 1981) is a footballer who is player, manager and chairman at Coggeshall United.

Cliff Akurang

Personal information
Full name	Cliff Danquah Akurang[1]
Date of birth	(1981-02-27) 27 February 1981 (age 41)[2]
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Coggeshall United (player/manager and chairman)
Youth career
	Senrab
	Chelsea
	Luton Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Chesham United	2	(1)
2000–2001	Hitchin Town	25	(7)
2001–2005	Thurrock	104	(38)
2004–2006	Heybridge Swifts	45	(31)
2005–2006	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	3	(1)
2006–2007	Dagenham & Redbridge	42	(7)
2007	→ Thurrock (loan)	17	(10)
2007–2008	Histon	19	(10)
2008–2010	Barnet	45	(10)
2009	→ Weymouth (loan)	8	(2)
2009–2010	→ Rushden & Diamonds (loan)	35	(8)
2010	Thurrock	12	(7)
2010–2011	Maidenhead United	12	(3)
2011	Braintree Town	14	(7)
2011–2012	Chelmsford City	33	(10)
2012	Bishop's Stortford	2	(1)
2012–2013	Boreham Wood	32	(4)
2013	→ Canvey Island (dual registration)	2	(0)
2013–2014	Bishop's Stortford	31	(11)
2014	Leiston	8	(0)
2014	Hayes & Yeading United	1	(0)
2014	Maldon & Tiptree	9	(7)
2015–2016	Billericay Town	0	(0)
2016	Canvey Island	12	(5)
2016	Coggeshall Town
2016–2017	Bishop's Stortford	0	(0)
2017–	Coggeshall United	12	(4)
Teams managed
2014–2015	Heybridge Swifts
2017–	Coggeshall United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:18, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Cliff Akurang is a Former trainee firefighter at Essex county fire & rescue service, serving a short time completing basic training but not really getting to grips with the role.

Early life

Akurang was born in Accra.[2]

Career

After prolific spells at Heybridge Swifts and Thurrock, he joined Dagenham & Redbridge and then Histon. He found his form during at Bridge Road, scoring several goals in the first half of the 2007–08 season – including a hat-trick against Torquay United. His performances attracted the attention of Barnet, who signed him in January 2008. However, he struggled for form at Underhill and, in March 2009, he joined Weymouth on loan. In the summer of 2009, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a season long loan. Akurang was released by Barnet at the end of the 2009–10 season and rejoined Thurrock on a one-year contract, leaving on 1 November 2010. He moved on to Maidenhead in November 2010 and Braintree Town on his thirtieth birthday, 27 February 2011. On 12 September 2015, it was announced that Akurang had joined Billericay Town[3] but moved to local rivals Canvey Island in February 2016. Akurang finished the 2017–18 Essex & Suffolk Border League season with Coggeshall United, scoring four goals in 12 league appearances.[4]

Managerial career

In December 2014, Akurang was appointed manager of Heybridge Swifts, following the departure of previous manager Keith Hill.[5] He left Heybridge Swifts being sacked on 8 September 2015.^{[citation needed]} In the summer of 2017, Akurang became player-manager of newly founded Coggeshall United.[6] Later in the season he also became chairman.[7]

Honours

Dagenham & Redbridge

• Conference National: 2006–07

References

External links

• Cliff Akurang at Soccerbase
• Barnet profile
• Cliff Akurang at Soccerway

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