Mobi Oparaku
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Mobi Patrick Oparaku Template:IPAc-en (born 1 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Club career
Oparaku was born in Owerri, Imo State. He played for several clubs in Belgium. In 2000, Oparaku spent one season with the El Paso Patriots in the USL A-League.[1] In 2001, he played for the Connecticut Wolves.[2] In December 2005 he returned to Nigeria with teammate Rashidi Yekini to Gateway F.C.[3]
International career
Oparaku played six matches at 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[4]
For the Nigeria senior national team, he was a participant at the 1996 Olympic Games,[5] where Nigeria won the gold medal and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
References
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External links
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Owerri
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- Challenger Pro League players
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- Heartland F.C. players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- KFC Turnhout players
- Royal Cappellen F.C. players
- El Paso Patriots players
- Connecticut Wolves players
- Rivoli United F.C. players
- Gateway United F.C. players
- Enyimba F.C. players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Jamaica
- Expatriate men's footballers in Jamaica