Taribo West
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| Full name | Taribo West | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1974 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 1991 | Port Harcourt Sharks | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Julius Berger | - | (-) | |||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Auxerre | 73 | (1) | |||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Internazionale | 44 | (1) | |||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Milan | 4 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Derby County | 18 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2001–2002 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 10 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Partizan | 16 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Arabi Doha | - | (-) | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Plymouth Argyle | 4 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Julius Berger | - | (-) | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Paykan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||
| 1994–2002 | Nigeria | 41 | (0) | |||||||||
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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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Taribo West (born 26 March 1974) is a retired Nigerian professional footballer who played as a defender. West represented the Nigerian national team in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He is known for the various unusual and colourful hairstyles that he has sported over the years.
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[edit] Club career
Taribo moved to France in January 1993 spending four and half years at Auxerre. He was part of a successful team that won the league championship and two French Cups.
Clearly the exposure helped Taribo, as he moved on to Internazionale, where he played a vital role in capturing the UEFA Cup title in 1998.
Taribo found himself at the centre of heated transfer speculation at the end of the 1998–99 season following clashes with former Internazionale coach, Mircea Lucescu. Once Marcello Lippi took over the club, it became apparent that Taribo had to move on. After many months of talks with various clubs, including Newcastle United, Liverpool, Ajax and Juventus, Taribo joined Inter's cross-town rivals, AC Milan. He helped them to secure a berth in the following season's UEFA Champions League.
Subsequently, West spent unremarkable brief spells with Derby County and Kaiserslautern.
Taribo was again playing the spotlight of Europe when he was acquired by Partizan from Serbia. With Partizan, Taribo played a crucial role in defence under then manager Lothar Matthäus and helped Partizan get to the UEFA Champions League group stage where they were drawn in a group with Real Madrid, Porto and Olympique de Marseille.
After that, in early August 2004, he signed a one-year contract with Al-Arabi Sports Club.
On 5 July 2005, West was signed by then Championship side Plymouth Argyle, but only made 4 appearances and scored no goals.
In August 2005, Derby County fans sent shirts to West's hometown in Nigeria in a campaign backed by BBC Radio Derby.[1]
On 18 August 2007, West signed a one-year contract with Iranian club Paykan,[2] but failed to make a start with the club, having his contract terminated by mutual consent only three months later.
It was widely believed that West had returned to football in February 2008, when he signed for the Spanish Segunda División side Xerez CD.[3] However, it was revealed by the BBC three days later that the president of the club flatly refuted these allegations, leaving many puzzled as to why West made this bizarre claim.[4]
[edit] International career
He has been capped 41 times by the Nigerian national team and played in the 1998 and (all matches and minutes) and 2002 FIFA World Cup (two appearances).
He was also a member of the Nigerian team that won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
[edit] Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1993–94 | Auxerre | Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 1996–97 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Internazionale | Serie A | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| 1998–99 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1999–00 | Milan | Serie A | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Derby County | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Kaiserslautern | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
| 2002–03 | Partizan | First League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2003–04 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Qatar | League | Emir of Qatar Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Al-Arabi | Qatari League | ||||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Plymouth Argyle | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Nigeria | League | Nigerian FA Cup | Africa | Total | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Julius Berger | Premier League | ||||||||
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Paykan | Iranian League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | France | 73 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 97 | 2 | |
| Italy | 48 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 69 | 3 | ||
| England | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Germany | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Qatar | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 224 | 6 | ||
[edit] Honours
[edit] Club
- Auxerre
- Internazionale
- Partizan
[edit] International
[edit] Other
There is an amateur football club in Nigeria called 'Taribo West FC', presumably named in honour of West himself.
[edit] References
- ^ "Rams fans send shirts to Nigeria". BBC News. 26 August 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/4186744.stm. Retrieved 11 May 2006.
- ^ "Taribo West moves to Iran". BBC Sport. 24 August 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6962091.stm. Retrieved 28 August 2007.
- ^ "Fresh chance for Nigeria stars". BBC Sport. 26 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7265380.stm. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
- ^ "Xerez deny West signing claim". BBC Sport. 29 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7271150.stm. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
[edit] External links
- Taribo West at National-Football-Teams.com
- AJ Auxerre profile
- Taribo West career stats at Soccerbase
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- People from Port Harcourt
- Nigerian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Nigeria international footballers
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Sharks F.C. players
- Julius Berger F.C. players
- AJ Auxerre players
- F.C. Internazionale Milano players
- A.C. Milan players
- Derby County F.C. players
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern players
- FK Partizan players
- Al-Arabi Sports Club players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Paykan players
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie A footballers
- Premier League players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate footballers in Iran
- Olympic medalists in football
