Ex-Athletic loanee Agogo dies aged 40

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Former Ghana, Nottingham Forest, Bristol Rovers and Athletic loan striker Junior Agogo has died at the age of 40.

Agogo, who began his career at Sheffield Wednesday, played 27 times for his country and scored 12 goals.

He played two games for Athletic during a short loan spell from Sheffield Wednesday in 1999.

Agogo finished his career at Hibernian in 2012 having also had spells in the United States, Cyprus and Egypt.

Agogo suffered a stroke in 2015 and struggled with his speech afterwards, telling a tv documentary in 2017 he felt anxious about his language.

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