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Jay-Jay Okocha
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| Jay-Jay Okocha | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Augustine Azuka Okocha | |
| Date of birth | August 14, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hull City | |
| Number | 44 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Enugu Rangers | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1992 1992-1996 1996-1998 1998-2002 2002-2006 2006-2007 2007- |
Borussia Neunkirchen Eintracht Frankfurt Fenerbahçe Paris Saint-Germain Bolton Wanderers Qatar SC Hull City |
35 (7) 90 (16) 63 (30) 84 (12) 124 (14) 41 (6) 12 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1993-2006 | Nigeria | 74 (15) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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| Olympic medal record | |||
Competitor for  Nigeria |
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| Men's Football | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Team Competition | |
Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha (born August 14, 1973 in Enugu) is a Nigerian football midfielder, currently playing for Hull City.
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Before signing with the English Premier League club Bolton Wanderers (where fans wore t-shirts that bore the legend "Jay Jay. So Good They Named Him Twice"), Okocha played for Paris Saint-Germain, Fenerbahçe, and Eintracht Frankfurt. In 2002 he was offered to Everton, however manager Walter Smith decided to sign David Ginola instead, as his salary would be heavily sponsored by Aston Villa. He was regularly selected for the Nigeria national football team from 1993 until 2006. He was also captain of the Super Eagles when he retired from international football at the 2006 African Cup of Nations.
Okocha has played at the 1994, 1998 (where he was named in the official team of the tournament), and 2002 FIFA World Cup finals and many African Nations Cup tournaments. He was also a member of the Nigerian team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 2004 he released a DVD called "Superskills with Jay-Jay Okocha" where he teaches children at a football school the most difficult tricks in football.
Okocha signed for Hull City on a one-year deal on 4th September 2007.[1] He claims that God told him to sign for Hull.[2]
Okocha is married to Nkechi, a fellow native of Nigeria and they have two children together. He also holds Turkish citizenship, his Turkish name being Muhammed Yavuz[1]. A few years ago Okocha invested a great deal of money in a Nigerian bank, which sadly ended in bankruptcy.[citation needed]
He is a member of the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé in conjunction with FIFA's centenary celebrations. He was also the BBC African footballer of the year (2003 and 2004).[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers F.C. | 2002-2006 | 124 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 18 |
| Total | 124 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 18 | |
- Jay-Jay Okocha career stats at Soccerbase
- Okocha's profile at NigerianPlayers.com
- FootballDatabase provides Jay-Jay Okocha's profile and stats
- Jay Jay Okocha Myspace
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| 1 Rufai • 2 Eguavoen • 3 Iroha • 4 Keshi • 5 Okechukwu • 6 Nwanu • 7 George • 8 Oliha • 9 Yekini • 10 Okocha • 11 Amuneke • 12 Siasia • 13 Ezeugo • 14 Amokachi • 15 Oliseh • 16 Agu • 17 Ikpeba • 18 Ekoku • 19 Emenalo • 20 Okafor • 21 Adepoju • 22 Agbonavbare • Coach: Westerhof |
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| 1 Rufai • 2 Oparaku • 3 Babayaro • 4 Kanu • 5 Uche • 6 West • 7 Finidi • 8 Adepoju • 9 Yekini • 10 Okocha • 11 Lawal • 12 W. Okpara • 13 Babangida • 14 Amokachi • 15 Oliseh • 16 Okafor • 17 Eguavoen • 18 Oruma • 19 Iroha • 20 Ikpeba • 21 G. Okpara • 22 Baruwa • Coach: Milutinović |
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| 1 Shorunmu • 2 Yobo • 3 Babayaro • 4 Kanu • 5 Okoronkwo • 6 West • 7 Ikedia • 8 Adepoju • 9 Ogbeche • 10 Okocha • 11 Lawal • 12 Ejide • 13 Afolabi • 14 Udeze • 15 Justice • 16 Sodje • 17 Aghahowa • 18 Akwuegbu • 19 Ejiofor • 20 Obiorah • 21 Utaka • 22 Enyeama • 23 Opabunmi • Coach: Onigbinde |
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1 Myhill • 2 Doyle • 3 Dawson • 4 Ashbee • 6 Turner • 7 Elliott • 8 Barmby • 9 Windass • 10 McPhee • 11 Hughes • 12 Duke • 13 France • 14 Garcia • 15 W. Brown • 16 Delaney • 18 Folan • 19 Welsh • 20 Pedersen • 21 Ricketts • 22 Marney • 24 Livermore • 25 Campbell • 26 Woodhead • 27 Featherstone • 29 Plummer • 30 Wilkinson • 32 Bennett • 33 Frizzell • 34 Belt • 44 Okocha • Manager: P. Brown |
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