Daniel Amokachi

Daniel Amokachi
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ray Owefin Amokachi
Date of birth (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Ranchers Bees 55 (20)
1990–1994 Club Brugge 81 (35)
1994–1996 Everton 43 (10)
1996–1999 Beşiktaş 77 (19)
1999–2002 Colorado Rapids 89 (27)
2002–2005 Nasarawa United 143 (41)
Total 345 (152)
International career
1990–1999 Nigeria 44 (13)
Managerial career
2006 Nasarawa United
2007 Nigeria (Assistant coach)
2008 Enyimba
2008–2014 Nigeria (Assistant coach)
2014–2015 Nigeria (interim)
2015 Ifeanyi Ubah
2016–2017 JS Hercules
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Amokachi (born 30 December 1972) is a former Nigerian football player. He has played for Nigeria national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Club Brugge 1990–91 Belgian First Division 3 0
1991–92 26 12
1992–93 23 9
1993–94 28 14
1994–95 1 0
Total 81 35
Everton 1994–95 Premier League 18 4
1995–96 25 6
Total 43 10
Beşiktaş 1996–97 First League 30 7
1997–98 27 8
1998–99 20 4
Total 77 19
Career total 201 64

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 1990 7 1
1991 4 1
1992 1 1
1993 4 2
1994 12 2
1995 5 2
1996 1 2
1997 5 2
1998 4 0
1999 1 0
Total 44 13
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Amokachi goal.
List of international goals scored by Daniel Amokachi[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 August 1990 Lagos, Nigeria  Togo 3–0 1992 African Cup of Nations qualification
2 27 April 1991 Lagos, Nigeria  Benin 3–0 1992 African Cup of Nations qualification
3 29 August 1992 Lagos, Nigeria  Uganda 2–0 1994 African Cup of Nations qualifier
4 13 July 1993 Lagos, Nigeria  Algeria 4–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 25 September 1993 Lagos, Nigeria  Ivory Coast 4–1 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 21 June 1994 Dallas, United States  Bulgaria 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup
7 30 June 1994 Boston, United States  Greece 2–0 1994 FIFA World Cup
8 6 January 1995 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Japan 3–0 1995 Intercontinental Cup
9 13 January 1995 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Mexico 1–1 1995 Intercontinental Cup
10 9 November 1996 Lagos, Nigeria  Burkina Faso 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
12 5 April 1997 Lagos, Nigeria  Guinea 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13

Honours

Everton

Beşiktaş

  • Turkish Cup: 1997–98
  • Turkish Super Cup: 1998[3]

Nigeria

Individual

  • Beşiktaş's Super League 2000th goal.[4][5]
  • International Honorary Award of Sportsmen of Turkey: 2015[6][7][8]
  • African Footballer of the Year Third: 1994 (France Football), 1995, 1996
  • UEFA Champions League First Goal: 1992[9]
  • Belgian Ebony Shoes Award: 1992,1994
  • IFFHS 20th-century best player in Africa: 18th place[10][11]
  • West African Club Championship 'The best young footballer' award: 1989[12]
  • Pro League 'Most successful foreign player' award: 1992[12]
  • Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Bronze Team)[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Daniel Amokachi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. ↑ Daniel Owefin Amokachi - Goals in International Matches Archived 3 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Milliyet. "Protesto çağrısı". Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ↑ AA. "Beşiktaş 3000. golü bekliyor". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Sporx (22 December 2015). "Türkiye Spor Adamları Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu - Futbol". Sporx.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Yılın Menajeri Özkan Doğan". Haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "2015'te de Yılın Spor Gazetesi". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ↑ uefa.com (13 September 2013). "UEFA Champions League - News – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Dove, Ed. "The 50 Greatest African Players of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "IFFHS' Century Elections". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Bahs-i Diğer: Uzun şortun mucidi: Daniel Amokachi".
  13. ↑ "Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)".


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