Bernard Okorowanta

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Bernard Okorowanta
Personal information
Full name Bernard Okorowanta
Date of birth (1986-12-11) 11 December 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Warri Wolves F.C.
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–2004 Union Bank F.C.
2004–2005 Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
2005–2007 Sivasspor 0 (0)
2007–2008 Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan F.C.
2008–2014 Bayelsa United F.C.
2014–2015 Enyimba FC
2016– Warri Wolves F.C.
International career
2008 Nigeria U-23 14 (1 [1] )
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bernard Okorowanta (born 11 December 1986) is a Nigerian midfielder who plays for Warri Wolves F.C. [2]

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Career

He started his career with Union Bank F.C. then moved to top Israeli side Maccabi Tel Aviv.

Personal life

Bernard is the younger brother of ex-international, Tarila Okorowanta. He derives inspiration from the person who bought him his first boots. [3]

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References

  1. [discussions.ghanaweb.com/viewtopic.php?t=82617 Malaysia tournament]
  2. "Warri Wolves sign Ojobo, Okorowanta to boost Champions League campaign | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. Nigeria: Falsche Leute lassen Fußball des Landes – Ezeugo laufen Archived July 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine