Sunday Oliseh
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| Full name | Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1974 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abavo, Delta State, Nigeria | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Julius Berger | |||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | RFC Liège | 75 | (3) | |||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Reggiana | 29 | (1) | |||||||||
| 1995–1997 | 1. FC Köln | 54 | (4) | |||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Ajax | 54 | (8) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Juventus | 8 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Borussia Dortmund | 53 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → VfL Bochum (loan)[1][2] | 32 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Genk | 16 | (0) | |||||||||
| Total | 321 | (18) | ||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Nigeria | 63 | (4) | |||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | Eupen (Sports director) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Verviétois | |||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974 in Abavo, Delta State) is a former Nigerian footballer and coach, who in his active player career played as a midfielder. He now lives in Baelen (Belgium)
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[edit] Football career
A physical, technical central midfielder, Oliseh played for well known clubs such as AFC Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus F.C..
Oliseh played 63 international matches and scored 4 goals for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups of 1994 and 1998. Oliseh also participated in the Olympic gold medal winning team of 1996.
He is mostly remembered for scoring the winning goal in the group stage match against Spain in the 1998 World Cup, as Nigeria prevailed 3-2. A throw-in deep in the Spanish half was headed clear by a defender - Oliseh ran and fired an explosive shot from 25 yards, and took Spanish goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta completely by surprise.[3] Despite captaining Nigeria during the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Oliseh was omitted from his country's World Cup squad later that year for disciplinary reasons. After missing out on World Cup selection, Oliseh retired from international football in June 2002.[4]
In March 2004, Oliseh was sacked by Borussia Dortmund after punching team-mate Vahid Hashemian while on loan at VfL Bochum.[5][6]
In January 2006, at the age of 31, Oliseh retired from professional football after playing a half season for Belgian top club K.R.C. Genk.[7]
[edit] Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Belgium | League | |||
| 1990/91 | Liège | First Division | 3 | 0 |
| 1991/92 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1992/93 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 1993/94 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1994/95 | Reggiana | Serie A | 29 | 1 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 1995/96 | Köln | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 |
| 1996/97 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Netherlands | League | |||
| 1997/98 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 29 | 5 |
| 1998/99 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1999/00 | Juventus | Serie A | 8 | 0 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 2000/01 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 |
| 2001/02 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2002/03 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002/03 | Bochum | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2004/05 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 |
| Belgium | League | |||
| 2005/06 | Genk | First Division | 16 | 0 |
| Country | Belgium | 91 | 3 | |
| Italy | 37 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 139 | 6 | ||
| Netherlands | 54 | 8 | ||
| Total | 321 | 18 | ||
[edit] International career statistics
| Nigeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | ||
| 1994 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1996 | ||
| 1997 | ||
| 1998 | 7 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | ||
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1998
- KNVB Cup (2): 1998, 1999
- Borussia Dortmund
- Bundesliga: 2002
- UEFA Cup: 2002 (Runner-up)
[edit] Country
- Nigeria
[edit] Personal
His younger brothers, Azubuike and Egutu, are also professional footballers; another brother is Churchill Oliseh and his nephew is Sekou Oliseh.
[edit] References
- ^ "Bochum release Oliseh". BBC Sport. 2004-03-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3522129.stm. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ "Ruhr treat for Bochum". UEFA. 2004-04-28. http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=173325.html. Retrieved 2010-04-04.
- ^ Oliseh goal vs. Spain, on YouTube
- ^ Obayiuwana, Osasu (2002-06-19). "Sunday Oliseh quits". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/2053413.stm.
- ^ "Oliseh shown door after punch-up". CNN. 2004-03-11. http://edition.cnn.com/2004/SPORT/football/03/11/germany.oliseh/index.html.
- ^ "Oliseh not surprised". BBC News. 2004-03-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3505318.stm.
- ^ Oliseh leaves Genk (French)
- ^ a b "Oliseh career stats". National football teams. http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=10948. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
[edit] External links
- Nigerian Eagles profile
- (German) Profile at Fussballdaten.de
- (German) Profile at Transfermarkt.de
| Preceded by Uche Okechukwu |
Nigeria Captain 2000-2002 |
Succeeded by Jay-Jay Okocha |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- R.F.C. de Liège players
- A.C. Reggiana 1919 players
- 1. FC Köln players
- AFC Ajax players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- VfL Bochum players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Eredivisie players
- Serie A footballers
- Belgian Pro League players
- Nigeria international footballers
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 1995 King Fahd Cup players
- 1994 African Cup of Nations players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriates in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Nigerian expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Nigerian expatriates in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Nigerian expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian people of Nigerian descent
- Olympic medalists in football
