Festus Agu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1989 | NITEL Vasco Gama | ||
| 1989–1990 | African Continental Bank | ||
| 1990–1991 | Bendel United | 19 | (11) |
| 1991–1992 | Enugu Rangers | 5 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Bendel Insurance | 5 | (3) |
| 1993–1994 | Enugu Rangers | 21 | (13) |
| 1994–1995 | Club Bolívar | 5 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Compostela | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Ourense (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Optik Rathenow | 22 | (14) |
| 1998–1999 | Fortuna Köln | 7 | (0) |
| 1999 | FC Gütersloh | ? | (?) |
| 2000–2001 | Schweinfurt 05 | 22 | (11) |
| 2001–2002 | VfR Aalen | 21 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Wacker Burghausen | 11 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | FC St. Pauli | 38 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Festus Agu (born 13 March 1975) is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a striker.
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[edit] Football career
[edit] Beginnings
Agu was born in Enugu, and began his football career in his home country playing for several local clubs, notably ACB Lagos, Bendel United and Enugu Rangers. During his development years, he was considered to be the most promising footballer in the country.[1]
At the age of 19, Agu moved abroad joining Club Bolívar in Bolivia, having no impact whatsoever in one season.
[edit] Spain
In 1995, Agu ventured to Spain, joining La Liga outfit SD Compostela. The club's chairman José María Caneda described him as "...a mix between Ronaldo and Bent Christensen" (the latter a player in the team).[1] During his stint, he shared teams with countryman Christopher Ohen but played only eight times in the season, going scoreless in the process.
In the following campaign, Agu was loaned to Galician neighbours CD Ourense in the second division, where he met exactly the same individual fate.[1]
[edit] Germany
Agu played the following eight years in Germany, starting with NOFV-Oberliga club FSV Optik Rathenow.[1] In his only season, he scored a career-high 14 league goals, and his performances resulted in a move to SC Fortuna Köln in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga. After failing to find the net with Fortuna, in the following season, he signed with fellow league club FC Gütersloh; his time with the team was short-lived due to the club temporarily dissolving because of debt.
In 2000, Agu joined 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in the Regionalliga Süd, scoring 11 goals in his first year as the club promoted to the second level.[2] He was not re-signed however, and subsequently stayed in the category to play for VfR Aalen, netted 14 goals as the Baden-Württemberg side finished in fourth place, three points shy of promotion.[3]
In the 2002 summer, Agu returned to the second division signing for SV Wacker Burghausen. However, he failed to replicate his previous goalscoring record and was ultimately released at the end of the season. Afterwards, he played with FC St. Pauli in the Regionalliga Nord, scoring six goals in his first year, but only two in the following.
[edit] Retirement
At the age of 30, Agu returned to his country and re-joined former team Enugu Rangers. He retired after one season and, subsequently, pursued a career in sports law.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e "¿Qué fue de... Festus Agu? [Whatever happened to... Festus Agu?]" (in Spanish). El Correo Gallego. 12 June 2009. http://www.elcorreogallego.es/deportes/futbol/ecg/fue-festus-agu/idEdicion-2009-06-12/idNoticia-436792/. Retrieved 23 February 201.
- ^ "RL Süd – Spieltag / Tabelle 2000/01" (in German). kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/sued/regionalliga-sued-37/2000-01/34/0/spieltag.html. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "RL Süd – Spieltag / Tabelle 2001/02" (in German). kicker. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/regionalliga/sued/regionalliga-sued-37/2001-02/0/0/spieltag.html. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
[edit] External links
- Festus Agu at fussballdaten.de (German)
- BDFutbol profile
- Festus Agu at worldfootball.net
- 1975 births
- Living people
- People from Enugu
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football forwards
- Bendel Insurance players
- Club Bolívar players
- SD Compostela footballers
- CD Ourense footballers
- SC Fortuna Köln players
- FC Gütersloh 2000 players
- 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 players
- VfR Aalen players
- SV Wacker Burghausen players
- FC St. Pauli players
- La Liga footballers
- 2. Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Bolivia
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
