Chima Onyeike

Chima Michail Onyeike (born 21 June 1975) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player.

Chima Onyeike

Personal information
Full name	Chima Michail Onyeike[1]
Date of birth	(1975-06-21) 21 June 1975 (age 50)
Place of birth	Zeist, Netherlands
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	DEV
	WGW
	HRC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	HFC Haarlem	69	(11)
1998–2000	Dordrecht	60	(26)
2000–2002	Excelsior	30	(1)
2000–2001	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	24	(6)
2002–2003	TOP Oss	34	(10)
2003–2004	Dordrecht	31	(9)
2004–2005	Cambuur	9	(2)
	Quick Boys
Total		257	(65)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Onyeike was born in Zeist, Netherlands; his father is Nigerian.^[1] His brother Obi is also a footballer; both brothers have played for FC Dordrecht.^[2]

Career

Playing career

Born in Zeist, Onyeike played for DEV, WGW, HRC, HFC Haarlem, Dordrecht, Excelsior, VVV-Venlo, TOP Oss, Cambuur and Quick Boys.^[3][4][5] After leaving Dordrecht in the summer of 2004, he went on trial with Volendam in September 2004.^[6] He then signed for Cambuur in October 2004.^[7]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Onyeike attended a sport's university to obtain his diploma in fitness.^[1] He then began work as a personal training, working with players such as Roy Makaay and Aleksandr Kerzhakov.^[1]

In July 2011, he became the fitness coach at Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.^[5][8][9]

In June 2013, he became the fitness coach at Greek club PAOK.^[1] On 25 November 2014 he started to work as fitness coach for VfB Stuttgart.^[10]