Victor Ikpeba
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| Full name | Victor Ikpeba Nosa | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 June 1973 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1989 |
ACB Lagos | |||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | RFC Liège | 79 | (27) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Monaco | 170 | (55) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | → Real Betis (loan) | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 |
Al Ittihad | 26 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2004 |
Charleroi | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2005 |
Al-Sadd | |||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Nigeria U23 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 1992–2002 | Nigeria | 31 | (7) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Victor Ikpeba Nosa (born 12 June 1973) is a Nigerian former professional
Career
Ikpeba was discovered by Belgian club
Ikpeba again teamed up with Sunday Oliseh at Borussia Dortmund in 1999, for a transfer fee of £4.8m. 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. Looking for a move abroad, Ikpeba turned down Southampton to join Real Betis on a season-long loan.[3] Things went further downhill for the player in Spain as he was criticised for being overweight by the coach, after making just one appearance for the club. He didn't feature for Betis again up until the last two games of the season.
Ikpeba then signed a season-long contract with
Style of play
In spite of his small physique, Ikpeba was a fast, versatile, and opportunistic forward, who was capable of playing as a
Personal life
Ikpeba now lives in Lagos, and he co-hosts Monday Night Football on Supersport. His wife Atinuke died in May 2000 at the age of 26, after losing her battle with breast cancer. [8]
Honours
RFC Liège
Monaco
Al-Ittihad
Nigeria
Individual
- Ebony Shoe Award: 1993
- African Footballer of the Year: 1997
References
- ^ McFarland, Ban; Bandini, Paolo (5 March 2008). "Footballers whose loved ones have told them who to play for". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Monaco and bust for sorry United". The Independent. 19 March 1998. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Ikpeba rejects Saints for Betis". BBC Sport. 9 August 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Ikpeba thrilled with move". Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ "Ikpeba joins German club". Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
- ^ http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/stories/story4838.html[dead link]
- ^ "Le stelle di Francia 98: da Pep Guardiola a Jugovic" (in Italian). SoloCalcio.com. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ Inyang, Ifreke (10 March 2013). "If money could buy health, my wife would be alive — Victor Ikpeba". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
External links
- Victor Ikpeba at National-Football-Teams.com
- Victor Ikpeba at WorldFootball.net
- Victor Ikpeba at kicker (in German)
- Victor Ikpeba at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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