| Victor Ikpeba | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Nosa Ikpeba | |
| Date of birth | June 12, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | |
| Height | 1. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Benin City, a city (2006 est pop 1147188 in Edo State, southern Nigeria, is a city approximately twenty-five miles North of the Benin River. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal 74 m | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989 1989-1993 1994-1999 1999-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2004 2005 |
ACB R.F.C. de Liège Monaco Borussia Dortmund →Real Betis (loan) Al Ittihad Charleroi Al-Sadd |
? (?) 79 (27) 169 (55) 30 (3) 3 (0) ? (?) 15 (5) ? (?) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1992–2002 | Nigeria | 30 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Victor Nosa Ikpeba (born June 12, 1973 in Benin City) is a former football striker from Nigeria. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Benin City, a city (2006 est pop 1147188 in Edo State, southern Nigeria, is a city approximately twenty-five miles North of the Benin River. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal He has played thirty international matches and scored three goals for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998. The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 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 helped win the 1994 African Nations Cup and the Olympic gold medal in 1996. The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the Soccer championship of Africa ( CAF) Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Birmingham Alabama; Washington D
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Career
Ikpeba was discovered by Belgian club RFC Liégeois during the 1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship, and moved to play in Belgium together with teammate Sunday Oliseh. RFC de Tilleur-Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. The FIFA U-17 World Cup, originally founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh (born September 14, 1974 in Abavo, Delta State) is a former Nigerian footballer, who played At the age of 20, after scoring 17 goals in 1992-93. Ikpeba was bought by French side AS Monaco then coached by Arsène Wenger, where he gradually became a success, albeit with a tough start. The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 Arsène Wenger OBE (born October 22, 1949 in Strasbourg) is a French football manager, in charge of Arsenal He showed outstanding form subsequent to the 1996 Olympics, scoring 13 league goals to help AS Monaco win the league title. Final results for the Football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Birmingham Alabama; Washington D The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 His performances earned him the African Footballer of the Year award in 1997. The African Footballer of the Year award presented to the best African Football (soccer player each year has been conferred by the Confederation of African Two successful seasons followed. While at Monaco, Ikpeba nearly signed for Italian club Reggina, but his wife, unwilling to give up life in France, locked him in their house on the day he was to sign his contract. Not to be confused with AC Reggiana 1919, a Serie C2 team Reggina Calcio are the main football club of the [1]
Ikpeba teamed up with Sunday Oliseh at Borussia Dortmund in 1999, for a transfer fee of £4. Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh (born September 14, 1974 in Abavo, Delta State) is a former Nigerian footballer, who played BV Borussia Dortmund is a German football club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the most successful clubs 8m. Ikpeba scored only two goals in his first season in the Bundesliga and barely played in his second, after falling out with the coach Matthias Sammer. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. Matthias Sammer (born September 5 1967 in Dresden) is a retired German football player who is now a coach Looking for a move abroad, Ikpeba turned down Southampton, to join Real Betis on a season-long loan. Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 [2] Things went further downhill for the player in Spain as he was criticised for being oveweight by the coach, after making just one appearance for the club. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or He didn't feature for Betis again up until the last two games of the season.
Ikpeba then signed a season-long contract with Libyan Al-Ittihad, but only played out half of his contract with the club, as he quit the team over financial disagreements. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Al Ittihad of Libya ( الاتحاد الليبي) is a Libyan football club based in Bab Ben Geshier - Tripoli, Libya. [3]. After leaving Lybia and spending almost a year without a club, Ikpeba returned to Belgium, where he joined his former Liege coach at Charleroi. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those R Charleroi SC is a Belgian Football club from the city of Charleroi, Hainaut. After helping the club to avoid relegation, Ikpeba came very close to signing with the German Bundesliga side SC Freiburg,[4] but the deal fell through when it was revealed that the player had no EU passport. The Bundesliga is the highest level of Germany 's football league system. Sport-Club Freiburg, commonly known as SC Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg in the Breisgau A European passport is a Passport issued by a member country of the European Union to its citizens [5] Ikpeba then had a short spell at Al-Sadd in Qatar, before retiring from professional football. The Al-Sadd Sports Club (نادي السد القطري is a Sports club, best known for its Football team of the Qatar National First Division Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated
Life
Ikpeba now lives in Monaco with his three children. For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque His wife Atinuke died in May 2000 at the tender age of 26, after losing her battle with breast cancer. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men
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Competitor for  Nigeria |
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| Men's Football | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
External links
References
- ^ Football - the Knowledge trivia column: Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for | Special Reports | guardian.co.uk Football
- ^ BBC SPORT | AFRICA | Ikpeba rejects Saints for Betis
- ^ http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/story2636.html
- ^ http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/story4645.html
- ^ http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/story4838.html
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Daniel Amokachi |
Belgian Ebony Shoe 1993 |
Succeeded by Daniel Amokachi |
| Preceded by Nwankwo Kanu |
CAF Award Winner 1997 |
Succeeded by Mustapha Hadji |
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