Ike Shorunmu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ike Ibrahim Shorunmu | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Stationery Stores | ||
| 1993–1994 | Concord | ||
| 1994–1995 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 1995–1996 | Basel | ||
| 1996–1999 | Zürich | 71 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Beşiktaş | 33 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Lucerne | 7 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Samsunspor | 69 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Juventus Zürich | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2002 | Nigeria | 36 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| 2007–2010 | Enyimba (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| 2010 | Heartland (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| 2011–2022 | Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| 2022- | Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ike Ibrahim Shorunmu (born 16 October 1967) is a former Nigerian football goalkeeper.
Career
Shorunmu was born in Lagos. After a few years in Nigeria he moved to play in Switzerland, and made his mark there. He was bought by Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. in 1999 for $2,400,000 — but they released him as they thought he spent too much time with the national team. Shorunmu later played for other Swiss and Turkish clubs.
International career
He has been the first-choice goalkeeper of the national team and played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Shorunmu was brought into the Nigerian national team by coach Clemens Westerhof in 1992.[1]
Coaching career
Shorunmu has recently served as the national team goalkeeper coach as well as for Enyimba F.C. In 2010 Shorunmu was hired in the same capacity for Heartland F.C.
References
- ^ "I married at 23 to have a balanced life as footballer –Ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper, Shorunmu". Punch Newspapers. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
External links
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Lagos
- Association football goalkeepers
- Nigerian footballers
- Yoruba sportspeople
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 1992 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- FC Basel players
- FC Zürich players
- Nigeria international footballers
- Samsunspor footballers
- Beşiktaş J.K. footballers
- FC Luzern players
- Shooting Stars S.C. players
- Süper Lig players
- SC Young Fellows Juventus players
- Swiss Super League players
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey