sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is all-time top goalscorer for his nation.
Nigerian footballer
Rashidi Yekini
 Yekini in 1998 |
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Date of birth |
(1963-10-23)23 October 1963 |
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Place of birth |
Kaduna, Nigeria |
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Date of death |
4 May 2012(2012-05-04) (aged 48) |
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Place of death |
Ibadan, Nigeria |
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Height |
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1981–1982 |
UNTL Kaduna |
30 |
(12) |
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1982–1984 |
Shooting Stars |
53 |
(45) |
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1984–1987 |
Abiola Babes |
100 |
(80) |
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1987–1990 |
Africa Sports |
113 |
(105) |
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1990–1994 |
Vitória Setúbal |
114 |
(91) |
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1994–1995 |
Olympiacos |
4 |
(2) |
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1995–1996 |
Sporting Gijón |
14 |
(3) |
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1997 |
Vitória Setúbal |
14 |
(3) |
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1997–1998 |
Zürich |
28 |
(14) |
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1998–1999 |
Bizerte |
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1999 |
Al-Shabab |
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1999–2002 |
Africa Sports |
130 |
(112) |
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2002–2003 |
Julius Berger |
50 |
(10) |
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2005 |
Gateway |
26 |
(7) |
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Total |
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673 |
(483) |
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1984–1998 |
Nigeria |
62 |
(37) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also played in six other countries besides his own.[1]
Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian international footballer, and represented the nation in seven major tournaments, including two World Cups where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition. He was also named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.[2][3]
Club career
Yekini was born in Kaduna, of Yoruba origin.[4] After starting his professional career in the Nigerian league, he moved to Ivory Coast to play for Africa Sports National, and from there he went to Portugal and Vitória de Setúbal where he experienced his most memorable years, eventually becoming the Primeira Liga's top scorer in the 1993–94 season after scoring 21 goals;[5] the previous campaign he had netted a career-best 34 in 32 games to help the Sadinos promote from the second division, and those performances earned him the title of African Footballer of the Year once, the first ever for the nation.[6]
In the summer of 1994, Yekini signed for Greek club Olympiacos, but did not get along with teammates and left soon after. His career never really got back on track, not even upon a return to Setúbal which happened after another unassuming spell, in La Liga with Sporting de Gijón;[7] he successively played with FC Zürich, Club Athlétique Bizertin and Al-Shabab Riyadh, before rejoining Africa Sports. In 2003, aged 39, he returned to the Nigerian championship with Julius Berger FC.[8]
In April 2005, 41-year-old Yekini made a short comeback, moving alongside former national teammate Mobi Oparaku to Gateway United FC.[8]
International career
Scoring 37 goals for Nigeria in 62 appearances, Yekini is the national record goalscorer. He was part of the team that participated in the 1994 (where he netted Nigeria's first-ever goal in a World Cup, in a 3–0 win against Bulgaria, his celebration after scoring, crying while holding the goal's net, became one of the iconic images of the tournament[10]) and the 1998 FIFA World Cups.
Additionally, Yekini helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia where he also topped the goal charts and was named best player of the competition.[11] He also participated at Olympic level in Seoul 1988.
International goals
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yekini goal.
List of international goals scored by Rashidi Yekini
No. |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
1 | 6 April 1985 | Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya | | 3–0 | 1986 World Cup qualification |
2 | 20 April 1985 | Lagos, Nigeria | Kenya | | 3–1 | 1986 World Cup qualification |
3 | 23 June 1985 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | | 1–1 | Friendly |
4 | 26 June 1985 | Bouake, Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | | 1–1 | Friendly |
5 | 14 March 1988 | Rabat, Morocco | Kenya | | 3–0 | 1988 African Cup of Nations |
6 | 5 March 1990 | Algiers, Algeria | Egypt | | 1–0 | 1990 African Cup of Nations |
7 | 8 March 1990 | Algiers, Algeria | Ivory Coast | | 1–0 | 1990 African Cup of Nations |
8 | 12 March 1990 | Algiers, Algeria | Zambia | | 2–0 | 1990 African Cup of Nations |
9 | 27 July 1991 | Lagos, Nigeria | Burkina Faso | | 7–1 | 1992 African Cup of Nations qualification |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 | 14 January 1992 | Dakar, Senegal | Kenya | | 2–1 | 1992 African Cup of Nations |
14 |
15 | 19 January 1992 | Dakar, Senegal | Zaire | | 1–0 | 1992 African Cup of Nations |
16 | 25 January 1992 | Dakar, Senegal | Cameroon | | 2–1 | 1992 African Cup of Nations |
17 | 10 October 1992 | Lagos, Nigeria | South Africa | | 4–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
18 |
19 | 20 December 1992 | Pointe-Noire, Congo | Congo | | 1–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
20 | 24 April 1993 | Enugu, Nigeria | Sudan | | 2–1 | 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification |
21 | 2 May 1993 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Ivory Coast | | 1–2 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
22 | 3 July 1993 | Lagos, Nigeria | Algeria | | 4–1 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
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24 | 24 July 1993 | Lagos, Nigeria | Ethiopia | | 6–0 | 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification |
25 |
26 |
27 | 25 September 1993 | Lagos, Nigeria | Ivory Coast | | 4–1 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
28 |
29 | 26 March 1994 | Tunis, Tunisia | Gabon | | 3–0 | 1994 African Cup of Nations |
30 |
31 | 2 April 1994 | Tunis, Tunisia | Zaire | | 2–0 | 1994 African Cup of Nations |
32 |
33 | 6 April 1994 | Tunis, Tunisia | Ivory Coast | | 2–2 | 1994 African Cup of Nations |
34 | 11 June 1994 | Ibadan, Nigeria | Georgia | | 5–1 | Friendly |
35 |
36 | 21 June 1994 | Dallas, United States | Bulgaria | | 3–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup |
37 | 22 February 1998 | Kingston, Jamaica | Jamaica | | 2–2 | Friendly |
Personal life
Yekini married three wives. He had three daughters, named Yemisi, Omoyemi and Damilola.[12][13]
Death
Yekini was reported to be ill for an extended period of time. In 2011, news media in Nigeria begun issuing reports of his failing health, and he was said to suffer from bipolar disorder, depression and some other undisclosed psychiatric condition. He died in Ibadan on 4 May 2012 at the young age of 48,[2] the news being confirmed by former national teammates Mutiu Adepoju and Ike Shorunmu;[14] he was buried at his residence in Ira, Kwara State.[15] He was survived by his aged mother, brother, wives and children, among others.[12][13]
References
External links
Nigeria squads |
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Nigeria squad – 1992 African Cup of Nations third place |
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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 – 1998 FIFA World Cup |
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Awards |
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Africa Cup of Nations top scorers |
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- 1957:
Ad-Diba
- 1959:
El-Gohary
- 1962:
Fattah & Mengistu
- 1963:
El-Shazly
- 1965:
Acheampong, Kofi & Manglé
- 1968:
Pokou
- 1970:
Pokou
- 1972:
Keita
- 1974:
Mulamba
- 1976:
Léa
- 1978:
Afriyie, Odegbami & Omondi
- 1980:
Labied & Odegbami
- 1982:
Alhassan
- 1984:
Abouzeid
- 1986:
Milla
- 1988:
Abdel-Hamid, Belloumi, Milla & Traoré
- 1990:
Menad
- 1992:
Yekini
- 1994:
Yekini
- 1996:
Bwalya
- 1998:
Hassan & McCarthy
- 2000:
Bartlett
- 2002:
Aghahowa, M'Boma & Olembé
- 2004:
Kanouté, M'Boma, Okocha & Santos
- 2006:
Eto'o
- 2008:
Eto'o
- 2010:
Nagy
- 2012:
Aubameyang, Diabaté, Drogba, Kharja, Katongo, Mayuka & Manucho
- 2013:
Emenike & Wakaso
- 2015:
Akaïchi, Ayew, Balboa, Bifouma & Mbokani
- 2017:
Kabananga
- 2019:
Ighalo
- 2021:
Aboubakar
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Africa Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament |
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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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Authority control  |
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На других языках
[de] Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini (* 23. Oktober 1963 in Kaduna als Rasheed Yekini[1]; † 4. Mai 2012 in Ibadan) war ein nigerianischer Fußballspieler. Er wurde meist auf der Position des Stürmers eingesetzt.
- [en] Rashidi Yekini
[es] Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini (Kaduna, Nigeria, 23 de octubre de 1963-Ibadán, Nigeria, 4 de mayo de 2012)[1] fue un futbolista nigeriano que jugaba como delantero. A lo largo de su carrera profesional, que duró más de dos décadas, militó en equipos de hasta ocho países distintos. Además, fue internacional con la selección de fútbol de Nigeria en cincuenta y ocho ocasiones en las que llegó a anotar treinta y siete tantos, lo que lo convierte en el máximo goleador en la historia del combinado africano.[2] Participó en dos Copas del Mundo, 1994 y 1998, se proclamó campeón de la Copa Africana de Naciones 1994 y estuvo presente en los Juegos Olímpicos de Seúl 1988.[2] También fue elegido futbolista africano del año en 1993.[3]
[fr] Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini[2], né le 23 octobre 1963 à Kaduna au Nigeria et mort le 4 mai 2012 à Ibadan[3], est un footballeur international nigérian, qui évoluait au poste d'attaquant. Deux fois meilleur buteur et une fois meilleur joueur de la (Coupe d'Afrique des Nations), Rashidi Yekini a inscrit plus de 600 buts dans sa carrière.
[it] Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini (Kaduna, 23 ottobre 1963[1] – Ibadan, 4 maggio 2012) è stato un calciatore nigeriano, di ruolo centravanti.
[ru] Йекини, Рашиди
Раши́ди Йеки́ни (англ. Rashidi Yekini; 23 октября 1963, Кадуна — 4 мая 2012, Ибадан) — нигерийский футболист, нападающий.
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