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First name: David
Name: Odonkor
Date of birth: 21.02.1984
Place of birth: Federations/Westphalia
Size: 1,72 m
Weight: 74 kg
Nationality: German
Family status: single
Current association: Material Betis Balompié (Sevilla, Spain)
Past associations: Getting EN awl, Bünder sports association, Borussia Dortmund
Position: Attack
Back number: 11
Past successes: German master 2002 with Borussia Dortmund WM-third 2006 with the German A-soccer national team
David Odonkor (born February 21, 1984 in Bünde, Germany), born to a German mother and Ghanaian father, is a young German international football player currently playing for Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga as a forward who can play on the left hand side, right hand side and as a centre forward. He has become a regular in the Borussia Dortmund line up, wearing the shirt number 24. However, Odonkor then was diagnosed with a cartilage injury in his knee. After his rehabilitation, he additionally had to undergo an inner meniscus surgery which forced him to play only one match during the whole rest of the season. He was involved in both the 2000 and 2001 European U-16 Championships. However he did not score in 2000 but managed one goal in an 8-2 victory over Romania in 2001. Germany made the quarter-finals only to lose on penalties on both occasions, losing to Portugal in 2000 and England in 2001. His Bundesliga debut took place in early 2002 against FC St. Pauli. He resembles Tony Parker, the point guard from the NBA San Antoino Spurs from France He is thought to be a remarkably fast forward who is a good prospect for the future. He is currently thought to be the fastest player in the Bundesliga and is believed to be able to cover 100 metres in a mere 10.9 seconds. In 2006 he became a surprise member of the Germany national football team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany despite never having been capped previously. He has however had a number of promising appearances in various German youth sides. On May 30, 2006, Odonkor gave his debut for the German squad in a friendly match against Japan. He appeared as a substitute in the first two regular games of the World Cup; against Poland, Odonkor performed well and assisted Oliver Neuville's deciding goal in second-half stoppage time, he also came close to scoring himself, but the assistant, Michael Ballack, was offside when he played the ball to Odonkor. He made a third appearance as a substitute in the semi-final match against Italy.
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