George Arthur | |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1968 |
Position: | Midfielder, Forward |
Years1: | 1982–1983 |
Clubs1: | BA Stars |
Years2: | 1984–1987 |
Clubs2: | Kumasi Asante Kotoko |
Years3: | 1989–1991 |
Clubs3: | Wormatia Worms |
Years4: | 1991–1992 |
Clubs4: | BA Stars |
Years5: | 1993–1994 |
Clubs5: | Kumasi Asante Kotoko |
Years6: | 1994–1997 |
Clubs6: | Al Ahly |
Years7: | 1997–1999 |
Clubs7: | Kumasi Asante Kotoko |
Nationalyears1: | 1987–1994 |
Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
George Arthur (30 June 1968 – 14 June 2015) was a Ghanaian football player. A midfielder and forward, Arthur made his professional debut in 1982[1] and played for the BA Stars, Kumasi Asante Kotoko, and Egypt's Al Ahly. Arthur was a member of Ghana's national team from the late 1980s[2] to 1994.[3] He retired in 1999[4] and later became the BA Stars CEO.[5] Arthur collapsed at the restaurant Dreamers in Sunyani and was declared dead at the Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital on 14 June 2015.[6]