Gerald Asamoah

Gerald Asamoah (born 3 October 1978 in Mampong, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-born Germany association football. Gerald Asamoah plays as a Striker for FC Schalke 04, a team Gerald Asamoah has been with since 1999.

Football career

Born in Ghana, Asamoah and Gerald Asamoah family immigrated to Germany in 1990. Gerald Asamoah first played for Hannover 96 before moving to FC Schalke 04 in 1999.

Asamoah made Gerald Asamoah debut for Germany national football team in 2001 against Slovakia national football team, making Gerald Asamoah the first black player to ever play for the side (however, Erwin Kostedde and Jimmy Hartwig, two previous internationals, had one black and one white parent). Gerald Asamoah scored on Gerald Asamoah debut, and went on to play in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Personal

- Asamoah is married and has two children, twins Jada and Jaden (born 26 February 2007).
- Gerald Asamoah suffers from a heart condition, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). In Gerald Asamoah case, the flesh lobe that separates the right and left heart chambers is extremely thick, which can cause an arrhythmic heartbeat.
- Gerald's brother Lewis Asamoah last played for 1. FC Wülfrath and Gerald Asamoah cousin Emmanuel Asamoah plays for the U-17 from FC St. Pauli.

Honours

- FC Schalke 04:
- - DFB-Pokal DFB Cup 2000-01, DFB Cup 2001-02
- - DFB-Ligapokal 2005
- - UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003, UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004

- Germany national football team:
- - 2002 FIFA World Cup Runner-up
- - 2005 Confederations Cup Bronze medallist
- - 2006 FIFA World Cup Bronze medallist