Aloysius Atuegbu
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aloysious Ikem Atuegbu | ||
Date of birth | 29 April 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
Date of death | 25 May 2008 | (aged 55)||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1976 | Mighty Jets | ||
1976– | Enugu Rangers | ||
– | Ranchers Bees | ||
International career‡ | |||
1974–1981 | Nigeria[1] | 53 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May, 2008 |
Aloysious Ikem Atuegbu (29 April 1953 – 25 May 2008) was a Nigerian football player. Nicknamed "Blockbuster" for his ferocious shots he was a stalwart on the Super Eagles offense from 1975 until 1981, winning 60 caps.
After retirement he got into coaching, including a stint with the Nigeria under-17 national football team. At his death he was coaching Keffi United FC.
References
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aloysius Atuegbu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- Aloysius Atuegbu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- http://www.supereaglesnation.com/Records.asp
- Obituary
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from October 2012
- 1953 births
- 2008 deaths
- Africa Cup of Nations-winning players
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria international footballers
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- 1976 African Cup of Nations players
- 1978 African Cup of Nations players
- 1980 African Cup of Nations players
- Enugu Rangers players
- Mighty Jets F.C. players
- Ranchers Bees F.C. players
- Association football forwards
- Nigerian football biography stubs