Duke Udi

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Duke Udi
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-05-05) 5 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993 Concord
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
International career
1998–2002 Nigeria 4 (0)
Managerial career
2014 Giwa FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Duke Udi (born 5 May 1976) is a Nigerian former football player.

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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] `

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References

  1. ↑ "Mannamart BlogSpot: Life's boring without football – Duke Udi". Mannamart BlogSpot. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ↑ UEFA.com
  3. ↑ ""Крылья Советов" (Самара) - Официальный сайт". ks.samara.ru. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Udi returns with Tornadoes [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ http://www.punchng.com/sports/duke-udi-leads-giwa-against-abs/ Archived 2014-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Duke Udi - InfoHub". infohub.xyz.ng. Retrieved 29 May 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
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