Emmanuel Amunike

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Emmanuel Amunike
Amunike in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-12-25) 25 December 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Eziobodo, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1990 Concord FC 137 (25)
1990–1991 Julius Berger FC 55 (11)
1991–1994 Zamalek 71 (26)
1994–1996 Sporting CP 51 (17)
1996–2000 Barcelona 19 (1)
2000–2002 Albacete 17 (1)
2002–2003 Busan IPark 40 (5)
2003–2004 Al-Wehdat 37 (9)
2004–2006 Al Najma Club 36 (13)
Total 371 (108)
National team
1993–2001 Nigeria 27 (9)
Teams managed
0000 Reocín (youth)
2008 Al Hazm (assistant)
2008–2009 Julius Berger
2009–2011 Ocean Boys
2014–2017 Nigeria U17
2017–2018 Al Khartoum
2018–2019 Tanzania
2020 Misr Lel Makkasa
2021–2022 Nigeria (assistant)
2022 Zanaco
2022–2023 Zanaco (consultant)
Honours
Representing  Nigeria
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 1994 Tunisia
Runner-up 2000 Ghana–Nigeria
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria (as manager)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Winner 2015 Chile
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only


Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former professional football player who played as a winger.



Honours[change | change source]

Player[change | change source]

Zamalek

Sporting CP

Barcelona

Nigeria

Individual

Manager[change | change source]

Nigeria U17

  • FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2015

References[change | change source]

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  2. "CHAMPIONS CUP 1993 - FINAL". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. "CAF SUPER CUP 1994 - FINAL". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. "Sporting 2-0 Maritimo". zerozero.pt. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. "Spain Cups 1996/97". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. "Nigeria - Squad Africa Cup 2000 Ghana/Nigeria". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. "Amuneke takes charge of Egypt's El-Makkasa". BBC Sport.
  8. "History of BBC African Footballer of the Year". BBC Sport.