Garba Lawal

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Garba Lawal
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-05-22) 22 May 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kaduna United (general manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995 Julius Berger
1995–1996 Espérance ST
1996–2002 Roda 154 (20)
2002–2003 Levski Sofia 15 (3)
2004 Elfsborg 12 (0)
2004–2005 Santa Clara 16 (0)
2005–2006 Iraklis 33 (1)
2007 Changsha Ginde 3 (0)
2007 Julius Berger 18 (8)
2009–2012 Lobi Stars 3 (1)
International career
1996 Nigeria U23 6 (0)
2000 Nigeria Olympic (O.P.) 4 (1)
1997–2006 Nigeria [1] 57 (6)
Managerial career
2009–2013 Lobi Stars F.C. (assistant coach)
2009 Nigeria U17 (team coordinator)
Medal record
Olympic medal record
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Men's Football
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Garba Lawal (born 22 May 1974) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. From 2014 to 2015, he was general manager at Kaduna United. He is with the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation.

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Club career

As a player, Lawal had his most successful time at Roda JC in the Eredivisie, in the Netherlands. He also played for Julius Berger F.C. in Nigeria and Chinese side Changsha Ginde. [2]

In August 2009, he announced his return as a player-coach for Makurdi side Lobi Stars, [3] He was named general manager of Kaduna United in February 2014.

International career

Lawal is regarded as one of the most versatile players in the Nigeria national team of the 1990s and early 2000s often being used for any position ranging from defence to attack on the left wing. Lawal took part at the FIFA World Cups in 1998, where he played a key role in the 3–2 win over Spain in Nigeria's first match of the tournament, [4] and in 2002. He won the Olympic gold medal in 1996. He represented Nigeria at four editions of African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, scoring in all but the first.

Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lawal goal.
List of international goals scored by Garba Lawal
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
113 June 1998 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, FranceFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2–23–2 1998 FIFA World Cup [5]
223 January 1999 Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, NigeriaFlag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1–02–0 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification [6]
322 April 2000 National Stadium, Lagos, NigeriaFlag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2–04–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]
43 February 2002 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, MaliFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–01–0 2002 African Cup of Nations [8]
54 February 2004 Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax, TunisiaFlag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–02–1 2004 African Cup of Nations [9]
69 February 2006 Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, EgyptFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–01–0 2006 African Cup of Nations [10]

Post-playing career

In August 2009, Lawal was named as the assistant coach of Lobi Stars F.C. [11] In the same year, he was employed as team coordinator for the Nigeria U17 national team. [12]

In February 2014 he was appointed general manager at Kaduna United. [13]

Honours

Roda JC

Levski Sofia

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References

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  2. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Garba Lawal". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lobi Stars' Garba Lawal Admits First Match In Two Years Took Toll On Him | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Archive". FIFA.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Spain vs. Nigeria". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria vs. Burundi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Nigeria vs. Eritrea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nigeria vs. Ghana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nigeria vs. Benin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Senegal vs. Nigeria". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Ex-International Garba Lawal To Make Nigeria League Comeback On Sunday | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Garba Lawal To The Rescue Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Ogunleye, Aderonke (23 February 2014). "Ex-Super Eagles star, Garba Lawal, named Kaduna United manager". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "1997: RODA JC WINT BEKERFINALE NA DOELPUNTENFESTIVAL". totoknvbbekker.nl. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "2000: DE CUP IS VOOR DEFENSIEF IJZERSTERK RODA". totoknvbbekker.nl. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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