Samuel Garba Okoe ( born Samuel Okoye Garba ; December 22, 1947, Jos , Nigeria - July 31, 1978, Nasarava , Nigeria ) - Nigerian football player, defender. Member of the 1968 Summer Olympics .
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| Full name | Samuel Garba Eye | |||||||||||||||
| Born | December 22, 1947 Jos , Nigeria | |||||||||||||||
| Died | July 31, 1978 (30 years old) Nasarava , Nigeria | |||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Nigeria | |||||||||||||||
| Growth | 175 cm | |||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | |||||||||||||||
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Biography
Born December 22, 1947 in the Nigerian city of Jos .
He played for the Nigerian Ranchers Business Club. Then he played for a team from his hometown, Maiguet Jets . Together with whom she twice became the finalist of the Nigeria Cup [1] .
As part of the national team of Nigeria, he made his debut on August 30, 1965 in a match against Gabon (4: 1) [1] .
In 1968, Nigeria's head coach Jozsef Amber challenged Samuel to the Mexico Summer Olympics . In the team, he got 4 number [2] . Nigeria took the last fourth place in its group, losing to Brazil , Japan and Spain . Samuel Okoe at the tournament played two games and scored a goal against Japan [3] .
He played his last match for the national team on April 18, 1971 against Senegal (1: 2). In total, he spent 17 matches for the national team and scored 5 goals [1] .
After the career of a football player, he switched to coaching [1] . He took coaching courses in Germany. Samuel Okoye died on July 31, 1978 in a car accident in Nasarawa [4] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Sam Garba Okoye, first schoolboy sensation / supersport.com
- ↑ OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 1968 - NATIONAL SQUADS / linguasport.com
- ↑ XIX. Olympiad Mexico 1968 Football Tournament / rsssf.com
- ↑ Remembering Late Garba Okoye: Nigeria's best all-round footballer and first schoolboy international / dailytrust.com.ng
Links
- Profile at TheFinalBall.com
- Profile on FIFA.com
- Worldfootball.net profile
- Samuel Okoe - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com