Personal information | |||
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Full name | Blessing Anyanwu Chinedu | ||
Date of birth | November 22, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Enyimba, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–1997 | Enyimba | ||
1997–2000 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | ||
2000–2001 | Vardar Skopje | ||
2001–2003 | Cementarnica 55 | ||
2003–2005 | Vardar Skopje | ||
2005–2006 | KAA Gent | 15 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Lierse | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
1993 | Nigeria U-17 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Blessing Anyanwu Chinedu (born November 22, 1976 in Enyimba) is a retired Nigerian football defender.
In his early career he played in Nigeria with Enyimba International F.C. and Iwuanyanwu Nationale (former name of Heartland FC). In 2000, he moved to Macedonia where he signed for the traditionally strongest club FK Vardar. Between 2001 and 2003 he played with another Macedonian First League club, FK Cementarnica 55 before returning to Vardar. In 2005, he moved to Belgium signing with Belgian Pro League club K.A.A. Gent. After one season he moved to another Belgian club, Lierse S.K. [1]
Chinedu was part of Nigerian under-17 squad at the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
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