sport.wikisort.org - AthleteEmmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former professional football player who played as a winger.[1][2] and is currently the assistant coach of Nigeria national team.[3]
Nigerian football player and manager
Emmanuel Amunike
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Date of birth |
(1970-12-25) 25 December 1970 (age 51) |
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Place of birth |
Eziobodo, Nigeria |
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Position(s) |
Winger |
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Current team |
Misr Lel Makkasa (Academy Supervisor) |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1991–1994 |
Zamalek |
71 |
(26) |
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1994–1996 |
Sporting CP |
51 |
(17) |
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1996–2000 |
Barcelona |
19 |
(1) |
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2000–2002 |
Albacete |
17 |
(1) |
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2002–2003 |
Busan IPark |
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2003–2004 |
Al-Wehdat |
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Total |
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158 |
(45) |
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1993–2001 |
Nigeria |
27 |
(9) |
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Reocín (youth) |
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2008 |
Al Hazm (assistant) |
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2008–2009 |
Julius Berger |
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2009–2011 |
Ocean Boys |
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2014–2017 |
Nigeria U17 |
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2017–2018 |
Al Khartoum |
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2018–2019 |
Tanzania |
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2020 |
Misr Lel Makkasa |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Playing career
He played for Zamalek, Sporting CP, Barcelona, and Albacete.
Amunike played 27 times for Nigeria, scoring nine goals.[4] He was part of the team that participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, scoring against Bulgaria and Italy;[5][6] also in that year, he helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, eventually being voted African Footballer of the Year.
Additionally, Amunike played all the games at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, scoring the winning goal in the final as the national team won the gold medal.[7] Knee problems kept him out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
After retiring at the end of 2004, Amuneke moved to Cantabria in 2006, where he lived with his Spanish wife, Fatima, and also was taking his coaching courses.[8] At the same time, he was also coaching some youth teams at SD Reocín.[8] After a spell at Saudi club Al Hazm as an assistant coach, Amuneke took charge of the local Nigerian club Julius Berger F.C. in August 2008.[9]
on 23 December 2008, Amuneke took on training duties for some teams in Nigeria, after completing two years of training courses in Europe.[10][11][12] In November 2009, he took charge of Ocean Boys.[13]
Amunike coached the Nigeria national U17 football team to win the World Cup in 2015. On 6 August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of the Tanzania national football team.[14] He managed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but he resigned from training the team after losing all three games.[15][16] In November 2019, he said he was looking for a new job.[17]
Amunike was appointed the manager of Egyptian Premier League club, Misr Lel Makkasa SC in February 2021.[18] In March 2021, his role was changed to director of academies.[19]
Honours and achievements
Player
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 1991–92, 1992–93
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1993[20]
- CAF Super Cup: 1994[21]
Sporting CP
- Taça de Portugal: 1994–95[22]
Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 1996–97[23]
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations: 1994; runner-up: 2000[24]
- Olympic Games: 1996
Individual
- African Footballer of the Year: 1994[25]
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1996[26]
Manager
Nigeria national U17 football team
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2015
Personal life
Amunike's younger brothers, Kingsley and Kevin, were also footballers.[27] Both also played several years in Portugal, amongst other countries.
References
- "EMMANUEL AMUNEKE: Love for coaching took me to Sudan". Sportinglife.ng. 3 February 2018.
- "Las lesiones no dejaron cicatrices en Amunike" [Injuries left no scars in Amunike] (in Spanish). FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- "Nigeria: Augustine Eguavoen to remain in charge of Super Eagles on interim basis". BBC.com. 8 February 2022.
- World Cup France 1998 – Nigeria; at Sports Illustrated
- Eagles grounded as Baggio wakes; FIFA.com
- The Super Eagle with broken wings; FIFA.com
- Emmanuel Amunike – FIFA competition record (archived)
- «Siempre supe que el fútbol era mi destino», elcorreo.com, 19 March 2006
- Nigeria’s Emmanuel Amuneke appointed Tanzania coach, guardian.ng, 6 August 2018
- Amunike bags Berger job; All Africa, 23 December 2008
- Why I left Berger Archived 7 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine; The Punch
- Ex-Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amunike to coach Nigeria's Ocean Boys; Goal.com, 3 November 2009
- Ex-Barcelona Winger Emmanuel Amuneke To Coach Nigeria's Ocean Boys, goal.com, 3 November 2009
- "Tanzania appoint former Nigeria winger Amuneke as head coach". BBC Sport. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- Okeleji, Oluwashina (3 July 2019). "Africa Cup of Nations: Tanzania must learn from exit, says Amuneke". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Amuneke leaves post as Tanzania coach by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- "Emmanuel Amuneke: Nigerian coach seeks new job". BBC Sport. 2 November 2019.
- "Emmanuel Amuneke: New boss of Egypt's El-Makkasa admits to 'big task'". BBC Sport. 2 February 2021.
- "Emmanuel Amuneke explains role change at Egypt's El-Makkasa". BBC Sport. 4 March 2021.
- "CHAMPIONS CUP 1993 - FINAL". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "CAF SUPER CUP 1994 - FINAL". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Sporting 2-0 Maritimo". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Spain Cups 1996/97". rsssf.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- "Nigeria - Squad Africa Cup 2000 Ghana/Nigeria". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "Amuneke takes charge of Egypt's El-Makkasa". BBC Sport.
- "History of BBC African Footballer of the Year". BBC Sport.
- Scott, Carl-Gustaf (16 September 2015). African Footballers in Sweden: Race, Immigration, and Integration in the Age of Globalization. Springer. ISBN 978-1-1375-3509-2.
External links
Nigeria squads |
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Nigeria squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations winners (2nd title) |
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Nigeria squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup |
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Nigeria squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup fourth place |
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Nigeria squad – 2000 African Cup of Nations runners-up |
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Tanzania squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
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France Football award | |
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CAF award | |
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Football in Africa portal |
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- Pape (2000–01)
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- Mayanga (2017–18)
- Amunike (2018–19)
- Ndayiragije (2019–21)
- K. Poulsen (2021–)
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На других языках
- [en] Emmanuel Amunike
[es] Emmanuel Amunike
Emmanuel Amunike (en algunas publicaciones Amuneke) (nacido el 25 de diciembre de 1970 en Eze Obodo), es un exfutbolista y actual entrenador nigeriano que jugaba como extremo.
[fr] Emmanuel Amunike
Emmanuel Amunike (né le 25 décembre 1970 à Eze Obodo au Nigeria) est un footballeur nigérian qui jouait au poste de milieu de terrain offensif ou attaquant. Il fut sélectionneur de la Tanzanie.
[it] Emmanuel Amunike
Emmanuel Amunike (Eze Obodo, 25 dicembre 1970) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore nigeriano, di ruolo attaccante.
[ru] Амунеке, Эммануэль
Эммануэ́ль Амуне́ке (англ. Emmanuel Amuneke; род. 25 декабря 1970, Эзе-Ободо, Нигерия) — нигерийский футболист, нападающий. Лучший футболист Африки 1994 года (по версии КАФ). Футбольный тренер.
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