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Wilfred Agbonavbare (5 October 1966 – 27 January 2015) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Wilfred Agbonavbare

Personal information
Full name	Wilfred Agbonavbare
Date of birth	(1966-10-05)5 October 1966
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Date of death	27 January 2015(2015-01-27) (aged 48)
Place of death	Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1989	New Nigeria Bank
1990	BCC Lions
1990–1996	Rayo Vallecano	177	(0)
1996–1997	Écija	23	(0)
National team
1983–1994	Nigeria	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent the better part of his professional career with Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, appearing in 189 competitive matches over six seasons (three in La Liga).

Club career

In his country, Lagos-born Agbonavbare played for New Nigeria Bank F.C. and BCC Lions FC. In 1990, he moved to Spain where he would spend the rest of his career, starting with Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División.[1]

In his second season with the Madrid outskirts club, Agbonavbare appeared in all 38 league games (3,332 minutes of action, 27 goals conceded, second-best in the competition) as the team finished second and returned to La Liga after two years of absence. He continued to be first-choice in the following years, contributing with 31 matches to another top-flight promotion in 1995.

In 1995–96, Agbonavbare lost his starting position to Spanish international Abel Resino.[2] In the following summer, he signed for second level side Écija Balompié, being the most used player in his position but suffering team relegation.[3]

After one year in his country training to remain fit, Agbonavbare retired due to lack of offers at only 31.

International career

Agbonavbare appeared with the Nigerian under-20s at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico. He played for more than one decade with the full side, being selected for the 1994 African Cup of Nations and that year's FIFA World Cup, backing up Peter Rufai on both occasions.

Personal life

Agbonavbare settled in the Community of Madrid after retiring as a player, working as a delivery man and a goalkeeper coach. In late January 2015 it was revealed that he was suffering from cancer, and he subsequently underwent treatment at the Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias in Alcalá de Henares.[4][5]

Both Agonavbare's former team Rayo Vallecano and its opponents Atlético Madrid displayed a banner during their league match at the Vicente Calderón Stadium on 24 January that read "Fuerza Wilfred" (You Can Do It Wilfred).[6] He succumbed to the disease three days later, aged 48.[7]

References

External links

• Wilfred Agbonavbare at BDFutbol
• Wilfred Agbonavbare at National-Football-Teams.com
• Wilfred Agbonavbare – FIFA competition record (archived)

На других языках

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- [en] Wilfred Agbonavbare

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[es] Wilfred Agbonavbare

Wilfred Agbonavbare (Lagos, Nigeria, 5 de octubre de 1966 - Alcalá de Henares, España, 27 de enero de 2015) fue un futbolista nigeriano que jugaba de portero y fue internacional con la selección de Nigeria. Jugador histórico del Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, en el momento de su retirada era el extranjero con más partidos disputados en la historia del club con 189, hasta que fue superado en 2021 por el argentino Óscar Trejo.

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[fr] Wilfred Agbonavbare

Wilfred Agbonavbare est un footballeur nigérian né le 5 octobre 1966 à Lagos et mort le 27 janvier 2015[1] à Alcalá de Henares, près de Madrid. Il était gardien de but.

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[it] Wilfred Agbonavbare

Wilfred Agbonavbare (Lagos, 5 ottobre 1966 – Alcalá de Henares, 27 gennaio 2015) è stato un calciatore nigeriano. Nel ruolo di portiere, ha militato in squadre sia africane che della Liga spagnola, ed ha anche fatto parte della Nazionale nigeriana, con cui, sebbene non da titolare, ha conquistato una Coppa d'Africa nel 1994.

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[ru] Агбонавбаре, Уилфред

Уилфред Агбонавбаре (англ. Wilfred Agbonavbare; 5 октября 1966[1][2], Лагос — 27 января 2015, Алькала-де-Энарес, Мадрид) — нигерийский футболист, вратарь. Известен прежде всего по выступлениям в составе сборной Нигерии и испанского «Райо Вальекано». Победитель Кубка африканских наций 1994 и участник чемпионата мира по футболу 1994.

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