Pascal Karibe Ojigwe (born 11 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.[1] He also holds German citizenship.
Personal information | |||||||
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Full name | Pascal Karibe Ojigwe | ||||||
Date of birth | (1976-12-11) 11 December 1976 (age 45) | ||||||
Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | ||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||
Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||||||
Senior career* | |||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||
1993–1995 | Enyimba | ? | (?) | ||||
1995–2000 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | (0) | ||||
1999–2000 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 32 | (2) | ||||
2000–2003 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | (0) | ||||
2003–2004 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 | (0) | ||||
2004–2006 | 1860 Munich | 1 | (0) | ||||
2006–2007 | Enyimba | ||||||
National team | |||||||
1994–2002 | Nigeria | 17 | (2) | ||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ojigwe was born in Aba, Nigeria.Eastern part of Nigerian
Ojigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.
Ojigwe refused to return to his parent club and instead moved to Champions League participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen, for a transfer fee believed to be DM 3.5 million (about €1.75 million)[2] On the occasion of the transfer there had been a huge public argument between then Köln and Leverkusen managers, Johannes Linßen and Reiner Calmund.[3]
Nigeria squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations third place | ||
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