Emmanuel Amunike

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Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a winger.[1][2]

Playing career

Amunike played for Zamalek, Sporting CP, Barcelona, and Albacete. He played 28 times for Nigeria, scoring 10 goals.[3] He was part of the team that participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, scoring against Bulgaria and Italy;[4][5] also in that year, he helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, and was voted African Footballer of the Year.

Amunike played all of Nigeria's games at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, scoring the winning goal in the final as the national team won the gold medal.[6] Knee problems kept him out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

After retiring at the end of 2004, Amunike moved to Cantabria in 2006, where he lived with his Spanish wife, Fatima, and took coaching courses.[7] At the same time, he was also coaching some youth teams at SD Reocín.[7] After a spell at Saudi club Al Hazm as an assistant coach, Amunike took charge of the local Nigerian club Julius Berger in August 2008.[8]

On 23 December 2008, Amunike took on training duties for some teams in Nigeria, after completing two years of training courses in Europe.[9][10][11] In November 2009, he took charge of Ocean Boys.[12]

Amunike coached the Nigeria U17 national team to win the World Cup in 2015. On 6 August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of the Tanzania national team.[13] He managed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but he resigned from training the team after losing all three games.[14][15] In November 2019, he said he was looking for a new job.[16]

Amunike was appointed the manager of Egyptian Premier League club, Misr Lei Makkasa in February 2021.[17] In March 2021, his role was changed to director of academies.[18]

He became assistant coach of the Nigeria national team in February 2022.[19]

Personal life

Amunike's younger brothers, Kingsley and Kevin, have also been footballers.[20] Both also played several years in Portugal, amongst other countries.

Career statistics

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 April 1993 Lagos, Nigeria File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan 2–0 4–0 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification
2. 4–0
3. 10 April 1994 Tunis, Tunisia File:Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg Zambia 1–1 2–1 1994 African Cup of Nations
4. 2–1
5. 21 June 1994 Dallas, United States File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 3–0 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup
6. 5 July 1994 Foxborough, United States File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1–0 1–2 Template:Aet
7. 10 November 1995 Lagos, Nigeria File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 1–0 1–0 1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
8. 27 April 1997 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 2–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 7 June 1997 Lagos, Nigeria File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya 2–0 3–0

Honours

Player

Julius Berger

Zamalek

Sporting CP

Barcelona

Nigeria

Individual

Manager

Nigeria U17

  • FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2015

References

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  3. ↑ World Cup France 1998 – Nigeria; at Sports Illustrated
  4. ↑ Eagles grounded as Baggio wakes; FIFA.com
  5. ↑ The Super Eagle with broken wings; FIFA.com
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  7. ↑ a b «Siempre supe que el fútbol era mi destino», elcorreo.com, 19 March 2006
  8. ↑ Nigeria’s Emmanuel Amuneke appointed Tanzania coach, guardian.ng, 6 August 2018
  9. ↑ Amunike bags Berger job; All Africa, 23 December 2008
  10. ↑ Why I left Berger Script error: No such module "webarchive".; The Punch
  11. ↑ Ex-Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amunike to coach Nigeria's Ocean Boys; Goal.com, 3 November 2009
  12. ↑ Ex-Barcelona Winger Emmanuel Amuneke To Coach Nigeria's Ocean Boys, goal.com, 3 November 2009
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