Duke Udi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | sunshine stars | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993 | |||
| 1994–1995 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 1995–1996 | Grasshoppers | 7 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Slovan Bratislava | 8 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion | 30 | (12) |
| 1999 | Plateau United | 18 | (0) |
| 2000 | Enyimba | ||
| 2001 | Julius Berger | ||
| 2002 | Krylia Sovetov | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Kwara United | ||
| 2005–2006 | Lobi Stars | ||
| 2007 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2007 | Sunshine Stars | ||
| 2008 | Akwa United | ||
| 2008 | Niger Tornadoes | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1998–2002 | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Giwa FC | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 July 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 May 2002 | |||
Duke Udi (born 5 May 1976) is a former Nigerian football player. He currently coaches Giwa FC in Nigeria.
Career[]
Udi started his career with Concord FC in 1993 and was part of the Shooting Stars F.C. team that won the Nigeria Premier League in 1995. He then moved to Grasshopper Club in Switzerland and played in the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League.[1][2]
In 2002, he featured in the Russian league with FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.[3] 2006 features for Lobi Stars F.C. before staging a return to Shooting Stars. On 28 August 2008,he left Akwa United F.C. and returned to Niger Tornadoes.[4]
After earning a coaching license in the United States, he was hired to coach Giwa F.C. in July 2014.[5]
International[]
He played on international stage for Nigeria, with his last game in the 2002 World Cup Qualifiers.[6]`
References[]
- ^ "Mannamart BlogSpot: Life's boring without football – Duke Udi". Mannamart BlogSpot. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ UEFA.com
- ^ ""Крылья Советов" (Самара) - Официальный сайт". ks.samara.ru. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Udi returns with Tornadoes[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.punchng.com/sports/duke-udi-leads-giwa-against-abs/ Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Duke Udi - InfoHub". infohub.xyz.ng. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
External links[]
- Duke Udi at National-Football-Teams.com
- FC Krylia Sovetov Samara players
- Nigerian footballers
- Shooting Stars S.C. players
- Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- ŠK Slovan Bratislava players
- Slovak Super Liga players
- Nigeria international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Grasshopper Club Zürich players
- Enyimba F.C. players
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Plateau United F.C. players
- Akwa United F.C. players
- Lobi Stars F.C. players
- Kwara United F.C. players
- Sunshine Stars F.C. players
- Niger Tornadoes F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in Slovakia
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Russian Premier League players
- Giwa F.C. managers
- Nigerian football managers