Emmanuel Olisadebe
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Henan Construction in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 December 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 |
Jasper United | 40 | (20) |
1997–2001 | Polonia Warsaw | 66 | (20) |
2001–2005 |
Panathinaikos | 74 | (24) |
2005–2006 | Portsmouth | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 |
Skoda Xanthi | 9 | (0) |
2007–2008 |
APOP Kinyras Peyias | 17 | (6) |
2008–2010 |
Henan Construction | 63 | (24) |
2011–2012 | Veria | 9 | (1) |
Total | 276 | (95) | |
International career | |||
2000–2004 |
Poland | 25 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Emmanuel Olisadebe (Polish pronunciation:
Olisadebe began his career with
After leaving Polonia he went on to play in Greece, Cyprus, England and China before retiring.
Club career
Polonia Warsaw
Olisadebe began playing for Polonia Warsaw during the 1997–98 Ekstraklasa season where in his first season he played in 13 league games.[2] During his time in the Polish capital he helped them secure their first championship title in 50 years in the 1999–2000 season, scoring 12 goals in the process. He also won the League Cup and the Super Cup that season.
Panathinaikos
Olisadebe moved to
Portsmouth
On 4 January 2006, he joined
His contract was terminated after four months, at which point he moved to
APOP Kinyras Peyias
He then featured for
Henan Construction
In 2008, he was offered a deal with
On 27 September, Olisadebe scored the opening goal for Henan in a 2–0 win over
International career
Though Nigerian by birth, Olisadebe became a Polish citizen in 2000 and was selected by the Poland national team. He scored eight goals in ten qualification matches as coach Jerzy Engel's team reached the 2002 FIFA World Cup, their first since 1986, gaining one vote for 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year. He netted their second of three goals in a victory over Norway on 1 September which confirmed qualification.[9]
Olisadebe scored Poland's first goal of their
However, Poland did not progress to the second round and Olisadebe would not score again for Poland. Jerzy Engel, the national coach who brought Olisadebe into the fold, resigned following Poland’s exit from the World Cup, and barring a handful of sporadic appearances that resignation ended Olisadebe’s association with the national team as well.Personal life
Olisadebe supported the "Let’s Kick Racism out of the Stadiums" campaign, organised by the Polish Never Again Association.[11][12] He married a Polish woman, Beata Smolińska, in 2001 and they remained married until 2017; they parted on friendly terms.[13] Olisadebe retired from football in 2012 and eventually moved back to Nigeria. Although he admits to sometimes missing Poland, he prefers life in his original homeland of Nigeria, where he now profits from housing construction.[14]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jasper United
|
1996 | 32 | 17 | – | – | – | 32 | 17 | ||||
1997 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | |||||
Total | 40 | 20 | – | – | – | 40 | 20 | |||||
Polonia Warsaw | 1997–98[15] | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
1998–99[16] | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | |||
1999–2000[17] | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 16 | |
2000–01[18] | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |
Total | 66 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 94 | 31 | ||
Panathinaikos | 2000–01 | Alpha Ethniki
|
8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
2001–02 | Alpha Ethniki | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | 34 | 12 | ||
2002–03 | Alpha Ethniki | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | 4 | 30 | 13 | ||
2003–04 | Alpha Ethniki | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
2004–05 | Alpha Ethniki | 13 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
2005–06 | Alpha Ethniki | 6 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
Total | 74 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 112 | 36 | ||
Portsmouth
|
2005–06 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Skoda Xanthi
|
2006–07 | Super League Greece | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
APOP Kinyras Peyias
|
2007–08 | Cypriot First Division | 17 | 6 | – | – | – | 17 | 6 | |||
Henan Construction
|
2008 | Chinese Super League | 26 | 12 | – | – | – | 26 | 12 | |||
2009 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 10 | – | – | – | 18 | 10 | ||||
2010 | Chinese Super League | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | 19 | 2 | ||||
Total | 63 | 24 | – | – | – | 63 | 24 | |||||
Veria | 2011–12 | Football League (Greece) | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
Career total | 276 | 95 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 13 | 344 | 116 |
- Football League Cup
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Poland | 2000 | 5 | 3 |
2001 | 8 | 7 | |
2002 | 8 | 1 | |
2003 | 3 | 0 | |
2004 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 11 |
- Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olisadebe goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 August 2000 | Stadionul Cotroceni, Bucharest , Romania |
Romania | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 2 September 2000 | Olympic Stadium, Kyiv , Ukraine |
Ukraine | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 2–1 | |||||
4 | 28 February 2001 | Larnaka , Cyprus |
Switzerland | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
5 | 24 March 2001 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 2–0 | |||||
7 | 28 March 2001 | Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland | Armenia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 2 June 2001 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9 | 1 September 2001 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland | Norway | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 6 October 2001 | Stadion Śląski, Chorzów, Poland | Ukraine | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 14 June 2002 | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea | United States | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
- Polonia Warsaw
- Ekstraklasa: 1999–2000
- Polish SuperCup: 2000
- Polish League Cup: 2000
- Panathinaikos
- Superleague Greece: 2003–04
- 2003–04
Individual
- Polish footballer of the Year: 2001
- Fourth-best Polish sportsman of the Year: 2002
- Nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year: 2002
References
- ^ Mason, Tom (16 November 2016). "Emmanuel Olisadebe: the immigrant who enriched a footballing nation". thesefootballtimes.co. These Football Times. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Emmanuel Olisadebe at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Portsmouth seal Olisadebe swoop". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Portsmouth 0-1 Everton". BBC Sport. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Birmingham 5-0 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 21 January 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Εμμάνουλ Ολισαντέμπε".
- ^ "奥贝初步诊断十字韧带断裂 赛季报销恐将提前退役". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
- ^ "奥贝确诊髌腱韧带脱落 缺席本赛季不危及职业生涯". sina.com.cn. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ "The strange case of Emmanuel Olisadebe". When Saturday Comes. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "American dream lives on". BBC Sport. 14 June 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ "AGAINST RACISM IN THE STADIUMS". "NEVER AGAIN" ASSOCIATION. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Portrait de footballeur polonais : Olisadebe, un précurseur venu d'Afrique". Le Monde.fr (in French). 10 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Emmanuel Olisadebe - kiedyś był gwiazdą reprezentacji Polski, teraz słuch o nim zaginął". sport.onet.pl. Onet.pl. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Olisadebe, Emmanuel (4 November 2020). "Drugie życie Emmanuela Olisadebe. Żyje z mieszkań, nigdzie mu się nie spieszy. "Nie jestem zbyt ambitny"". WP Sportowe Fakty (Interview). Interviewed by Piotr Koźmiński. Wirtualna Polska. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Sezon 1997/98". 90minut.pl/. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Sezon 1998/99". 90minut.pl/. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Sezon 1999/00". 90minut.pl/. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "2000/01". 90minut.pl/. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ a b "United States 1-3 Poland". European Football. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
External links
- Player profile for the 2002 World Cup at BBC Sport
- Emmanuel Olisadebe at 90minut.pl(in Polish)
- Player profile at Sodasoccer.com (Chinese) at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 March 2012)
- Player stats at Sohu.com (Chinese)