Emmanuel Babayaro
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro | ||
Date of birth | 26 December 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–96 | Plateau United | ||
National team | |||
Nigeria U23 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men's Football | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Team Competition |
Emmanuel Hyacinth Babayaro (born 26 December 1976) is a Nigerian footballer. He is a goalkeeper, best known for being the older brother of former Chelsea and Newcastle United player Celestine Babayaro.
Emmanuel was a keen central midfielder as a child, but his younger brother Celestine would force him to play in goal, hitting him until he gave in. It was in this position that he was noticed.
Babayaro was also part of Nigeria's gold medal winning team at the 1996 Olympics, a side in which Celestine also appeared.
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Olympic footballers of Nigeria
- Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Association football goalkeepers
- Süper Lig players
- Plateau United F.C. players
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Nigerian football biography stubs
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