Shuaibu Amodu (18 April 1958 – 10 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and coach who played as a forward.
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Date of birth | 18 April 1958[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 June 2016(2016-06-10) (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Benin City, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
1976–1978 | Dumez | ||||||||||||||||||
1978–1981 | Niger Tornadoes | ||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||
BCC Lions | |||||||||||||||||||
El-Kanemi Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||
Shooting Stars | |||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Orlando Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Nigeria (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Amodu, a striker, played for Dumez and Niger Tornadoes. His playing career ended after he broke his leg.[3]
Amodu managed a number of club sides in Nigeria, such as BCC Lions, El-Kanemi Warriors and Shooting Stars; he also managed Orlando Pirates in South Africa.[3]
He first managed the Nigerian national team from April 2001 to February 2002.[4] Amodu later stated that his dismissal was "unfair",[5] and also said that, a month later, he had yet to receive a formal letter confirming his dismissal.[6]
He was re-appointed manager in April 2008.[7] In December 2009 the Nigeria Football Federation stated that Amodu was under pressure,[8] and in January 2010 there was speculation about his future.[9] He was sacked in February 2010.[10]
Amodu was appointed technical director of Nigeria's national teams in May 2013.[11]
He was re-appointed Nigeria manager in October 2014, replacing Stephen Keshi.[12] It was his fifth spell in charge of the country.[13] Keshi returned to the role two weeks later but was fired in July 2015 and Amodu took over the Eagles again temporarily.[14][15] He was replaced by Sunday Oliseh on a permanent basis later that month.[16]
Amodu died on 10 June 2016, three days after the death of Stephen Keshi.[17][18]
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Shuaibu Amodu managerial positions | |||||||||
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