| Tijjani Babangida | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tijjani Babangida | |
| Date of birth | September 25, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| Height | 1. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal 69 m | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990 1991-1993 1994-1996 1997-2001 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 | Niger Tornadoes VVV Venlo Roda Ajax →Gençlerbirliği (loan) Vitesse Al-Ittihad Tianjin Taida Changchun Yatai | 34 (19) 78 (26) 77 (20) 12 (2) 14 (1) 5 (0) ? (?) 19 (4) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1994–2002 | Nigeria | 40 (5) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals | ||
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team competition | |
Tijjani Babangida (born September 25, 1973 in Kaduna) is a former football winger from Nigeria. Association football, usually known simply as football or soccer has been included in every Olympiad except 1896 and 1932 as a men's competition sport The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Birmingham Alabama; Washington D Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal He played 40 international matches and scored 5 goals for Nigeria, and played at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, in the process scoring one of the goals of the tournament with a thunderous volley from the right side. The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled He also won the Olympic gold medal in 1996. Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Birmingham Alabama; Washington D
Babangida came to the Netherlands at the age of seventeen, and was signed by Roda JC. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Roda JC is a Dutch football club located in Kerkrade, Netherlands. After spending one and a half season on loan to VVV Venlo, Babangida played for Roda and became one of their most celebrated players. VVV-Venlo is a Dutch football club which returned to the Dutch highest league ( Eredivisie) by defeating RKC Waalwijk (3-0 on May He was signed by giants Ajax Amsterdam. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam He started off brightly at the Amsterdam club and scored a total of 13 league goals, playing on the wing, in his second season. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west However, he gradually lost his place in the first team, halfway through his third season at Ajax and was loaned out to the Turkcell Süper Lig side Gençlerbirliği, for the 2000-2001 season. Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club from the capital Ankara, playing in the Turkcell Süper Lig. The following season, Tijjani Babangida, looking for a move away from the Netherlands, came very close to signing with AJ Auxerre,[1] but, at the very last moment, received a call from Ronald Koeman and agreed to join him at Vitesse Arnhem. Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team founded in 1905 playing in the town of Auxerre in Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on May 14, 1892. First team player under Koeman, Babangida subsequently lost his place in the starting line-up, when Ronald Koeman left for Ajax Amsterdam and was replaced by Edward Sturing. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Edward Jeroen Sturing (born June 13, 1963 in Apeldoorn, Gelderland) is former Footballer (soccer defender from the [2] Having been omitted from the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, along with some other veteran players, such as Sunday Oliseh and Finidi George, in 2002 he signed a six-month loan deal with Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia, but he walked out of the team in November after disagreements with the coach, who wanted him to play at the right back position. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh (born September 14, 1974 in Abavo, Delta State) is a former Nigerian footballer, who played Finidi George (born April 15, 1971 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian former footballer. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Babangida then moved to China, where he had a very successful first season and was even called up to join the Nigeria national football team during their preparations for the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia; Babangida, however, failed to make the final squad. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The 2004 African Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the Soccer championship of Africa ( CAF) Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. After two years in China, Babangida announced his retirement from football.
Upon his retirement from professional football, Babangida has been working as a football agent. [3]
Two of his nine brothers, Ibrahim Babangida and Haruna Babangida, are also professional footballers. Ibrahim Babangida (born August 1, 1976 in Kaduna State) is a Nigerian footballer who used to play for Dutch club FC Volendam. Haruna Babangida (born 1 October 1982 in Kaduna) is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for Cypriot club Apollon
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