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===United States===
In 2000, Agogo left Sheffield Wednesday and moved to the United States to play for the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]] of [[Major League Soccer]]. After playing just one match in Chicago, he was traded to the [[Colorado Rapids]] to replace the departed attacker [[Wolde Harris]] who
He was traded from Colorado to the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] in June 2001 for [[Chris Carrieri]]. He played for the Earthquakes for the rest of the 2001 season, culminating with their [[2001 Major League Soccer season#MLS Cup 2001|MLS Championship]] victory, but was waived early in the 2002 pre-season, and replaced on the San Jose roster by [[Devin Barclay]].<ref>{{Cite
===Back in England===
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===Bristol Rovers===
In the summer of 2003, Agogo joined [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] side [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] for £110
===Nottingham Forest===
[[File:Agogo, Junior.jpg|thumb
In summer 2006 Rovers turned down initial bids from Agogo from [[Football League Championship|Championship]] side [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] and [[Football League One|League One]] side [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]<ref name="Southend">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/5207420.stm|title=Southend bid for Agogo rejected|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008|date=24 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060822215329/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/5207420.stm|archive-date=22 August 2006|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/4787611.stm|title=Rovers reject Forest Agogo offer|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008|date=15 August 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825235253/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/4787611.stm|archive-date=25 August 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> Agogo had a clause in his contract allowing him to speak to other clubs if an acceptable bid was made.<ref name="Southend"/> On 30 August 2006 the transfer to Forest was completed for an undisclosed fee, with Agogo signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/nottm_forest/5290450.stm|title=Forest complete signing of Agogo|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=14 June 2008|date=30 August 2006}}</ref> In September 2006 he made his league debut for Forest as a sub in a
On 22 September 2007 Agogo scored his first goals of the [[2007–08 Football League|2007–08 season]], a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over [[Gillingham F.C.|Gillingham]] – the first of his career. He netted two long-range strikes that season with a 35-yard lob of the goalkeeper in Forest's 3–0 win at [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] and a 25-yard effort in Forest's 4–1 success against [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]]. However, Agogo scored only three goals after his return from the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]], one of which was against [[Leyton Orient F.C.|Leyton Orient]] at Brisbane Road. He finished as Forest's top-scorer that season with thirteen goals, helping the club gain automatic promotion to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].<ref>{{Cite
===Zamalek===
On 2 July 2008,
===Apollon Limassol===
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===Hibernian===
Agogo signed a one-year contract with [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]], who were then managed by his former Nottingham Forest manager
==International career==
In May 2006, Agogo was called up by [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] for a friendly against French league side [[OGC Nice]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_rovers/4974132.stm|title=Striker Agogo earns Ghana call-up|publisher=BBC|access-date=14 June 2008|date=4 May 2006}}</ref> However, he was not included in the final Ghanaian [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] squad. He was recalled to the Ghana squad for an East Asia tour in which he faced [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]].
On 14 November 2006, Agogo scored his first goal for Ghana, the equaliser in a friendly against [[Australia men's national
Agogo was called up to the Ghana squad for the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]. He played in the first game of the cup against Guinea, hitting the post with a header in the 20th minute and helping Ghana to a 2–1 victory. He then scored in the following game against Namibia, tapping home [[Michael Essien]]'s cross for the only goal of the game.
Agogo then netted another goal,
In total, Agogo scored 12 goals in 27 matches for the national team between 2006 and 2009.<ref>{{NFT player|id=8111|accessdate=}}</ref>
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===Early life and education===
Junior Agogo was born on 1 August 1979 in Accra, Ghana as one of 11 siblings. He attended the [[Ridge Church School]] in [[Accra]], but before completing primary school, he moved with his family to the UK. He subsequently returned to Ghana for three years, attending [[St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast)|St. Augustine's College]], an all-boys boarding secondary school in [[Cape Coast]].<ref name="FunkyPlayer">{{Cite web|title = Manuel Junior Agogo – Thee Funky Player|url = https://www.modernghana.com/sports/158814/manuel-junior-agogo-thee-funky-player.html|website = Modern Ghana|access-date = 19 February 2016|language = en-GB|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160301113423/https://www.modernghana.com/sports/158814/manuel-junior-agogo-thee-funky-player.html|archive-date = 1 March 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>
He didn't play on the football team at St Augustine's College, but instead represented the school in dancing competitions.<ref name="FunkyPlayer"/> Agogo was the nephew of [[Jerry Rawlings|JJ Rawlings]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-25 |title=Mahama's son, Asiedu Nketia's nephew: Four Ghanaian men's footballers who are related to politicians |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Mahama-s-son-Asiedu-Nketia-s-nephew-Four-Ghanaian-footballers-who-are-related-to-politicians-1545800 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en |archive-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813180720/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Mahama-s-son-Asiedu-Nketia-s-nephew-Four-Ghanaian-footballers-who-are-related-to-politicians-1545800 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Other hobbies===
It was not until his family moved to the UK that he discovered his love and talent for football while playing with his siblings and friends. Agogo's father, Mr Emmanuel Agogo, a businessman, encouraged him to study instead of
During an interview in 2008, Agogo revealed that he planned to open his own restaurant after his football career.<ref name="FunkyPlayer" /> However, Agogo instead started his own fitness training business.<ref name="AgogoFitness" />
===Later life and death===
[[File:Junior Agogo Golders Green.jpg|thumb|Memorial in Golders Green Crematorium, London]]
On 29 January 2015, Agogo was hospitalised after suffering a stroke.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Junior Agogo hospitalised following suspected stroke|url = http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Junior-Agogo-hospitalised-following-suspected-stroke-344958|website = www.ghanaweb.com|access-date = 12 February 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190822111436/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Junior-Agogo-hospitalised-following-suspected-stroke-344958|archive-date = 22 August 2019|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Fmr Ghanaian striker Junior Agogo suffers stroke |url= http://www.spyghana.com/fmr-ghanaian-striker-junior-agogo-suffers-stroke |publisher= spyghana.com |access-date= 3 February 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150203235621/http://www.spyghana.com/fmr-ghanaian-striker-junior-agogo-suffers-stroke/ |archive-date= 3 February 2015 |url-status= live }}</ref> He struggled with his speech after his stroke
On 26 August 2019, four days after his death, Nottingham Forest fans paid tribute to the striker
Bristol Rovers players
==Honours==
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'''Individual'''
* [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] Player of the Year: 2002–03{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}
* [[2002–03 Football Conference|Football Conference]] Team of the Year: [[2002–03 Football Conference|2002–03]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitney |first=Steve |date=12 December 2017 |title=HISTORY CORNER – The Team Of The Year 2002/03 - The Vanarama National League |url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/history-corner-the-team-of-the-year-200203-43357 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=The National League UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.confguide.com/cgi-bin/news.mpl/2003/06/14/a |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030702230324/http://www.confguide.com/cgi-bin/news.mpl/2003/06/14/a |archive-date=2 July 2003 |title=Conference end of season awards |work=ConfGuide.com |date=14 June 2003 |access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref>
==References==
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* {{Soccerbase|12613|name=Manuel Agogo}} – another profile for the same player
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120806202318/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=agog01 Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive Profile]
* [https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/manuel-junior-agogo-a-club-career-in-pictures.html Manuel Junior Agogo (1979-2019): A club career in pictures]
{{Barnet F.C. Player of the Year}}
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