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Best Ogedegbe (3 September 1954 – 28 September 2009) was a Nigerian football goalkeeper.

Best Ogedegbe
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-09-03)3 September 1954
Place of birth Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Date of death 28 September 2009(2009-09-28) (aged 55)
Place of death Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1982 Shooting Stars F.C.
1982–1986 Abiola Babes Abeokuta
National team
1980–1982 Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career


He played with Shooting Stars F.C. most of his career, and was the goalkeeper when Shooting Stars won Nigeria's first continental trophy, the African Cup Winners Cup in 1976.


International career


Ogedegbe played for the Nigeria national football team (then known as the "Green Eagles") when they won the 1980 African Cup of Nations. He also represented Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.


Coaching career


Ogedegbe was an assistant coach during the 2008–09 season for the Dolphins F.C.[1] He was also a former assistant with Wikki Tourists and the 2008 Summer Olympics silver medalist team.


Death


He died, aged 55 at the University College Hospital in Ibadan on 28 September 2009. He had undergone eye surgery the previous week, but had lapsed into a coma following complications from the operation.[2]


References


  1. Ogedegbe dreams double laurels with Dolphins[permanent dead link]
  2. Christian Okpara, Iyabo Lawal (Ibadan) and Olalekan Okusan: Green Eagles goalkeeper, Ogedegbe dies at 55[permanent dead link], The Guardian (Nigeria), 29 September 2009.




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[fr] Best Ogedegbe

Best Ogedegbe (né le 3 septembre 1954 à Lagos au Nigeria britannique et mort le 28 septembre 2009[1] à Ibadan) est un joueur de football international nigérian, qui évoluait au poste de gardien de but.

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Best Ogedegbe (Lagos, 3 settembre 1954 – Ibadan, 28 settembre 2009) è stato un calciatore nigeriano, di ruolo portiere.



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