Bernard Aryee Explained

Bernard Aryee
Fullname:Bernard Nii Aryee
Birth Date:23 April 1973
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1988–1990
Clubs1:Great Olympics
Years2:1991–1994
Clubs2:Hearts of Oak
Years3:1995–1996
Clubs3:AZ Alkmaar
Years4:1996–1997
Clubs4:FC Zwolle
Years5:1997–1998
Clubs5:FC Marine Castle
Years6:1999–2000
Clubs6:Liberty Professionals
Nationalyears1:1990 - 1996
Nationalteam1:Ghana U-23
Nationalyears2:1996 - 1999
Nationalteam2:Ghana[1]
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0

Bernard Nii Aryee (born 23 April 1973) is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Career

Bernard's previous clubs have been: Accra Great Olympics, Ghana (1989–1990); Accra Hearts of Oak, Ghana (1991–1994); AZ Alkmaar, Holland (1995–1996); FC Zwolle, Holland (1996–1997); FC Marine Castle, Singapore (1997–1998) and Liberty Professionals F.C., Ghana (1998–2000).

Titles

Career Championship winning records include: National League Champions, Ghana (1991 and 1992); National FA Champions, Ghana (1993); Olympic Games, Barcelona, Spain (bronze medal, 1992); Pre-Olympics Tournament, Cairo, Egypt (gold medalists-1992).

Coaching career

During his playing Career with the Liberty Professionals F.C., Bernard was also assigned with the responsibility of coaching their Youth Team. He held that position with distinction, and a winning record for five years.

International

Bernard has been a member of the Ghanaian National Teams that participated in Tournaments such as: World Youth Cup (Scotland 1989), Pre-Olympic tourney (Egypt 1992), Olympic Games qualifiers (1991–1992), African Championships Club Competition (1991–1993), African Cup Winners Cup Competition (1994).

Personal

Bernard Aryee resides in the US, and holds soccer coaching clinics for kids in and around the Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and DC Metro areas, and also the head coach of the Washington DC black meteors soccer team, based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bernard Aryee.