Sunday Oliseh
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| Full name | Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1974-09-14) 14 September 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Abavo, Delta State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Julius Berger | ||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | RFC Liège | 75 | (3) | ||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Reggiana | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | 1. FC Köln | 54 | (4) | ||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Ajax | 54 | (8) | ||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Juventus | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Borussia Dortmund | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | → VfL Bochum (loan)[1][2] | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Genk | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 321 | (18) | |||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Nigeria | 54 | (2) | ||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Eupen (Sports director) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Verviétois | ||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Fortuna Sittard | ||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||
Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974) is a Nigerian football manager and former player. In his active playing career he played as a midfielder.
Contents
1 Playing career
2 Coaching career
3 Personal life
4 Career statistics
4.1 Club
4.2 International
5 Honours
5.1 Club
5.2 International
6 References
7 External links
Playing career
A physical yet technically gifted defensive midfielder, Oliseh played for world-famous clubs such as AFC Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus F.C..
Oliseh played 63 international matches and scored three goals[3] for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups of 1994 and 1998. Oliseh also participated in the Olympic gold medal winning team of 1996.
Sunday Oliseh was voted Africa's 3rd best footballer in 1998 by CAF
He is mostly remembered for scoring the winning goal in the group stage match against Spain in the 1998 World Cup, as Nigeria prevailed 3–2. A throw-in deep in the Spanish half was headed clear by Fernando Hierro – Oliseh ran and fired an explosive shot from 25 yards and took Spanish goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta completely by surprise.[4] Despite captaining Nigeria during the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Oliseh was omitted from his country's World Cup squad later that year for disciplinary reasons. After missing out on World Cup selection, Oliseh retired from international football in June 2002 for having led the team as they demanded unpaid allowances and dues owed to be paid.[5]
In March 2004, Oliseh was sacked by Borussia Dortmund after head butting teammate Vahid Hashemian while on loan at VfL Bochum allegedly over racial remarks.[6][7]
In January 2006, at the age of 31, Oliseh retired from professional football after playing a half season for Belgian top club K.R.C. Genk.[8]
Coaching career
Oliseh started his coaching career in Belgium with youth teams in the Belgian 3rd Division Verviers, notably the Under 19 team. Graduated to the first team as chief coach season 2008–09 Verviers. During the 2014–15 season, he was appointed as the Chief Coach and Club Manager of RCS VISE Belgium 3rd Division.
In 2015–16, was appointed by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) the National Team Chief Coach of Nigeria (Super Eagles of Nigeria) where he made an impressive statistic of; 14 Games (Only 2 losses) 19 Goals scored, 6 conceded.
He qualified Nigeria to the CHAN tournament in Rwanda, qualified Nigeria to the Group phase of the 2018 world cup Qualifiers and on his first game as Chief Coach of Nigeria in an AFCON qualifier managed a draw in Tanzania.
He resigned as Nigeria's national coach at about 2:28am on 26 February 2016 exactly a month to the team's encounter with the Pharaohs of Egypt in the AFCON qualifiers. He was barely 8 months into his stay as manager due to contract violations, lack of support, unpaid wages and benefits to his players, Asst. Coaches and himself.[9]
On 27 December 2016, it was announced that Oliseh had been appointed as the new manager of Fortuna Sittard.[10] He was fired on 14 February 2018,[11] and claimed the reason he was fired was because he refused to participate in illegal activities at the club.[12]
Personal life
His younger brothers, Azubuike and Egutu, are also professional footballers; another brother is Churchill Oliseh and his nephew is Sekou Oliseh.
Career statistics
Club
[13]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Belgium | League | |||
| 1990–91 | Liège | First Division | 3 | 0 |
| 1991–92 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1992–93 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1994–95 | Reggiana | Serie A | 29 | 1 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 1995–96 | Köln | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 |
| 1996–97 | 30 | 4 | ||
| Netherlands | League | |||
| 1997–98 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 29 | 5 |
| 1998–99 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1999–00 | Juventus | Serie A | 8 | 0 |
| Germany | League | |||
| 2000–01 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2002–03 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Bochum | 11 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 0 | |
| Belgium | League | |||
| 2005–06 | Genk | First Division | 16 | 0 |
| Country | Belgium | 91 | 3 | |
| Italy | 37 | 1 | ||
| Germany | 139 | 6 | ||
| Netherlands | 54 | 8 | ||
| Total | 321 | 18 | ||
International
[13]
Nigeria national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 2 |
Honours
Club
- Ajax
Eredivisie: 1997–98
KNVB Cup: 1997–98, 1998–99
- Borussia Dortmund
Bundesliga: 2001–02
UEFA Cup: 2001–02 (Runner-up)
International
- Nigeria
African Cup of Nations: 1994
Olympic Gold Medal: 1996
- Afro Asian Cup 1995
References
^ "Bochum release Oliseh". BBC Sport. 1 March 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Bennett, Mark (28 April 2004). "Ruhr treat for Bochum". UEFA. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
^ Roberto Mamrud (10 Apr 2014). "Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh - International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "Oliseh goal vs. Spain". Archived from the original on 1 February 2011.
^ Obayiuwana, Osasu (19 June 2002). "Sunday Oliseh quits". BBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
^ "Oliseh shown door after punch-up". CNN. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
^ "Oliseh not surprised". BBC News. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
^ "Oliseh leaves Genk" (in French). sport.be. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007.
^ "Sunday Oliseh Quits Super Eagles: Coach Resigns Over Lack Of Support | 360Nobs.com". www.360nobs.com. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
^ Fortuna Sittard verrast: Oliseh is de nieuwe trainer (Dutch). NOS. 27 December 2016.
^ SITTARD STELT SUNDAY OLISEH OP NON-ACTIEF[permanent dead link] (Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 14 February 2018.
^ Sunday Oliseh on Twitter (English). Sunday Oliseh. 14 February 2018.
^ ab "Oliseh, Sunday". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
External links
Sunday Oliseh at fussballdaten.de (in German)
| Preceded by Uche Okechukwu | Nigeria Captain 2000–2002 | Succeeded by Jay-Jay Okocha |
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