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Lucky Isibor
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Full name	Anthony Joseph Isibor
Date of birth	January 1, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Benin City, Nigeria
Date of death	24 June 2013 (aged 36)
Place of death	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995	Concord FC (Nigeria)
1995-1996	AC Bellinzona
1996-1997	FC Luka Koper
1997-1998	Enosis Neon Paralimni
1998	A.C. Reggiana 1919
1998-2000	FC Dynamo Moscow
2000	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2002-2003	FC Zürich
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2009

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Anthony Joseph "Lucky" Isibor (1 January 1977 – 24 June 2013) is a former Nigerian professional footballer.^[1]

He was playing with Nigerian Concord FC when he moved to Switzerland in 1995 signing with AC Bellinzona. Between 1996 and 1998 he played with Slovenian FC Koper^[2] and Cypriot Enosis Neon Paralimni FC before signing with Italian A.C. Reggiana 1919. After that short spell in Italy he moved to Russia. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1998 for FC Dynamo Moscow.^[3] He played 4 games in the UEFA Cup 1998–99 for FC Dynamo Moscow. According to a 2004 interview with a fellow Nigerian footballer James Obiorah Isibor had AIDS^[4] and according to some later reports, he died on January 8, 2006. However, according to former Isibor's teammate Aleksandr Tochilin, another former Dynamo player Patrick Ovie met Isibor in Nigeria after his supposed death and Isibor was healthy and well.^[5] He died on June 24, 2013 in Lagos, Nigeria, after a brief illness.^[6] Afterwords he also played in South Korean K-League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Swiss FC Zürich.

Honours

Russian Cup finalist: 1999.

References

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[1] FCZ | Lucky Isibor

[2] Stats from Slovenia at PrvaLiga.

[career-3] Career stats at KLISF

[obiorah-4] БЫВШИЙ ФУТБОЛИСТ МОСКОВСКОГО "ДИНАМО" ЛАКИ ИЗИБОР БОЛЕН СПИДом, А НА ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФРАНЦУЗСКОГО "ПСЖ" СОВЕРШЕНО РАЗБОЙНОЕ НАПАДЕНИЕ

[tochilin-5] Александр ТОЧИЛИН: ВОР ОТ МЕНЯ УШЕЛ НАРЯДНЫМ

[6] Punch: Ex-junior international, Isibor, to be buried on Friday

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-'''Anthony Joseph "Lucky" Isibor''' (born January 1, 1977) is a former [[Nigeria]]n professional [[Association football|football]]er.<ref>[http://www.igang3.ch/dbfcz/spieler.php?spieler_id=2295 dbFCZ | Lucky Isibor]</ref>
+'''Anthony Joseph "Lucky" Isibor''' (1 January 1977&nbsp;– 24 June 2013) is a former [[Nigeria]]n professional [[Association football|football]]er.<ref>[http://www.igang3.ch/dbfcz/spieler.php?spieler_id=2295 dbFCZ | Lucky Isibor]</ref>
-He was playing with Nigerian Concord FC when he moved to Switzerland in 1995 signing with [[AC Bellinzona]]. Between 1996 and 1998 he played with Slovenian [[FC Koper]]<ref>[http://www.prvaliga.si/klubi/mostvo/igralec.asp?idi=35858&id=1&all=1 Stats from Slovenia] at PrvaLiga.</ref> and Cypriot [[Enosis Neon Paralimni FC]] before signing with Italian [[A.C. Reggiana 1919]]. After that short spell in Italy he moved to Russia. He made his debut in the [[Russian Premier League]] in 1998 for [[FC Dynamo Moscow]].<ref name=career>[http://www.klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=ru&id=086324611653884 Career stats at KLISF]</ref> He played 4 games in the [[UEFA Cup 1998–99]] for [[FC Dynamo Moscow]]. According to a 2004 interview with a fellow Nigerian footballer [[James Obiorah]] Isibor had [[AIDS]]<ref name="obiorah">[http://www.facts.kiev.ua/archive/2004-04-17/42836/index.html БЫВШИЙ ФУТБОЛИСТ МОСКОВСКОГО "ДИНАМО" ЛАКИ ИЗИБОР БОЛЕН СПИДом, А НА ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФРАНЦУЗСКОГО "ПСЖ" СОВЕРШЕНО РАЗБОЙНОЕ НАПАДЕНИЕ]</ref> and according to some later reports, he died on January 8, 2006. However, according to former Isibor's teammate [[Aleksandr Tochilin]], another former Dynamo player [[Patrick Ovie]] met Isibor in Nigeria after his supposed death and Isibor was healthy and well.<ref name=tochilin>[http://www.fcdynamo.ru/material.php?id=3947 Александр ТОЧИЛИН: ВОР ОТ МЕНЯ УШЕЛ НАРЯДНЫМ]</ref> Afterwords he also played in South Korean [[K-League]] club [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] and Swiss [[FC Zürich]].
+He was playing with Nigerian Concord FC when he moved to Switzerland in 1995 signing with [[AC Bellinzona]]. Between 1996 and 1998 he played with Slovenian [[FC Koper]]<ref>[http://www.prvaliga.si/klubi/mostvo/igralec.asp?idi=35858&id=1&all=1 Stats from Slovenia] at PrvaLiga.</ref> and Cypriot [[Enosis Neon Paralimni FC]] before signing with Italian [[A.C. Reggiana 1919]]. After that short spell in Italy he moved to Russia. He made his debut in the [[Russian Premier League]] in 1998 for [[FC Dynamo Moscow]].<ref name=career>[http://www.klisf.info/numeric/index.app?cmd=ln&lang=ru&id=086324611653884 Career stats at KLISF]</ref> He played 4 games in the [[UEFA Cup 1998–99]] for [[FC Dynamo Moscow]]. According to a 2004 interview with a fellow Nigerian footballer [[James Obiorah]] Isibor had [[AIDS]]<ref name="obiorah">[http://www.facts.kiev.ua/archive/2004-04-17/42836/index.html БЫВШИЙ ФУТБОЛИСТ МОСКОВСКОГО "ДИНАМО" ЛАКИ ИЗИБОР БОЛЕН СПИДом, А НА ПРЕЗИДЕНТА ФРАНЦУЗСКОГО "ПСЖ" СОВЕРШЕНО РАЗБОЙНОЕ НАПАДЕНИЕ]</ref> and according to some later reports, he died on January 8, 2006. However, according to former Isibor's teammate [[Aleksandr Tochilin]], another former Dynamo player [[Patrick Ovie]] met Isibor in Nigeria after his supposed death and Isibor was healthy and well.<ref name=tochilin>[http://www.fcdynamo.ru/material.php?id=3947 Александр ТОЧИЛИН: ВОР ОТ МЕНЯ УШЕЛ НАРЯДНЫМ]</ref> He died on June 24, 2013 in Lagos, Nigeria, after a brief illness.<ref>[http://www.punchng.com/sports/ex-junior-international-isibor-to-be-buried-on-friday/ Punch: Ex-junior international, Isibor, to be buried on Friday]</ref> Afterwords he also played in South Korean [[K-League]] club [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] and Swiss [[FC Zürich]].
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