Sunday Oliseh
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Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974) is a Nigerian football manager and former player. In his active playing career he played as a defensive midfielder. Physical yet technically gifted, he played for top European clubs including Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus. He is widely regarded as one of the best African midfielders of all time.
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Full name | Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1974-09-14) 14 September 1974 (age 49) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Abavo, Delta State, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | 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) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1993–2002 | Nigeria | 54 | (2) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Eupen (Sports director) | |||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Verviétois | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Nigeria | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Fortuna Sittard | |||||||||||||
2022 | SV 19 Straelen | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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