Emeka Ezeugo (born 16 December 1965) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He debuted as a professional footballer for Indian club East Bengal FC,[1] has also represented the Nigeria national team in the FIFA World Cup.[2] He last managed Abia Warriors FC as a football coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emeka Ezeugo | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Abia Warriors (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | East Bengal | ||
| 1987–1989 | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 1989–1990 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| 1990 | Pahang FA | 34 | (2) |
| 1990–1992 | Lyngby Boldklub | 3 | (0) |
| 1992 | Boldklubben Frem | 20 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Aalborg BK | 4 | (0) |
| 1994 | Budapest Honvéd | 4 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Fremad Amager | ? | (?) |
| 1995–1997 | La Coruna B | ? | (?) |
| 1997 | Mohun Bagan | 4 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Churchill Brothers | ? | (?) |
| 1998 | Hershey Wildcats | 16 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Porthmadog | ? | (?) |
| 1999 | Connecticut Wolves | 19 | (3) |
| 2000 | Deportivo Wanka | ||
| 2001 | Estudiantes de Medicina | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Nigeria | 3 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Nigeria | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | BMCC Athletics | ||
| 2003–2005 | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| 2005–2008 | City Tech | ||
| 2008 | Churchill Brothers | ||
| 2011–2012 | Dhaka Mohameddan | ||
| 2013– | Abia Warriors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEzeugo was born in Aba. He played professionally for clubs in five different continents during a 15-year playing career after starting his career at East Bengal.[3]
He started for Bangladeshi club, Mohammedan, towards the end of the 1980s.[4] He later moved to the Danish League with middle of the table club Lyngby BK and prospered so much that he made it to the Nigerian national team for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He came to India for a short spell in 1997 to play a few matches for Mohun Bagan AC.[5]
International career
editEzeugo first played for the Nigeria national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.[6] Nicknamed "Emmy", he obtained 11 caps for the national team between 1992 and 1994, and was a member of the team that competed at the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[7]
Coaching career
editEzeugo holds a US Soccer Federation coaching license and a KNVB Netherlands international license. Ezeugo has an envious coaching record over the past seven years, as he successfully completed his transition from player to coach that included a stint as the head coach at CoT NYs Borough of Manhattan Community College in 2002. In 2003 coached the Deportivo Municipal, Lima for two seasons before coming back to the United States, on 15 August 2005 was named as the new men's soccer coach at New York City College of Technology,[8] here was between 2008.
Ezeugo spent summers 2004 to 2006 coaching at Camp Chateaugay, a summer camp located in New York's Adirondack Mountains for kids ages 7 to 15.
On 19 April 2008, he returned to India and signed a contract as head coach by his former club Churchill Brothers SC[9] on 5 September 2008 was released from his contract.[10]
He was then the chief coach of Heartland, a position he assumed less than a month ago.[when?]
On 31 October 2013, he was named the head coach of the newly promoted Nigeria Premier League team Abia Warriors.[11]
Personal life
editEmeka's brother Valentine Ezuego, a former footballer in India, recommended the former Nigerian World Cupper to Churchill Bros patron Churchill Alemao.
Conversion
editIn February 2012, while he was coach of Mohammedan Sporting Club of Bangladesh, he converted to Islam.[12]
Honours
editIndividual
- Nehru Centenary Club Cup – Taj Bengal Trophy for player of the tournament: 1990[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Roy, Gautam; Ball, Swapan (2007). "East Bengal Football Club – Famous Players". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
- ^ Saurabh Duggal (16 July 2018). "From Chandigarh to FIFA World Cup, Nigerian Emeka Ezeugo traces his journey". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "Former Kolkata Maidan star and 1994 World Cupper Emeka Ezeugo to run for Rohingyas". The Hindustan Times. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Mohammedan star Emeka in town". New Age.
- ^ "Emeka blasts Mohammedans officials". New Age. Archived from the original on 3 August 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
- ^ "Emeka Ezeugo Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "CUNY Athletic Conference - Emeka Ezeugo Named Men's Soccer Coach at City Tech". Cunyathletics.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Sport / Football : Emeka is new coach". The Hindu. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Churchill Brothers sack coach Emeka". Zeenews.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Nigeria: Newly promoted Abia Warriors get new coach Archived 19 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine Starafrica.com 31 October 2013
- ^ "Emeka converts to Islam". New Age. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ Cruickshank, Mark; Morrison, Neil. "Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary Cup (Calcutta) 1990". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Mukhopadhyay, Pulakesh (16 February 2014). "Day after: memories and hopes". thestatesman.com. The Statesman. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links
edit- Emeka Ezeugo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Emeka Ezeugo at kicker (in German)
- Emeka Ezeugo at FBref.com
- Emeka Ezeugo at Olympedia
- Aalborg BK Oldtimers profile (in Danish)
