Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gideon Omokirio | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Honiara, Solomon Islands | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PRK Hekari United | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2002 | Laugu FC | ||
1997 | → Nelson Suburbs (loan) | ||
2003–2004 | Kossa FC | ||
2005–2006 | Fairwest | ||
2007–2009 | Kossa FC | ||
2009–? | PRK Hekari United | ||
International career | |||
1996–2007 | Solomon Islands [1] | 30 | (4) |
2006–2009 | Solomon Islands Beach [2] | 11 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
2019– | FC Isabel United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2010 |
Medal record | ||
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Athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Oceania Youth Championships | ||
![]() | 1993 Canberra | High jump |
Gideon Omokirio (born 12 October 1976 in Honiara) is a Solomon Islands footballer who is the current Coach of Isabel Frigates in the current ongoing Solomon Cup 2020.
Giggs Omokirio had played most of his club football in his home country, only for a short spell in New Zealand. He then joined Papua New Guinea side Hekari in 2009.
In May 2010, he won the Oceania Champions League with Hekari United. [4]
Omokirio made his debut for the Solomon Islands in a May 1996 OFC Nations Cup match against Tahiti and has represented his country in every age group at international level including representing his country at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Beach Soccer World Cups. [5] He has skippered the national team on several occasions.[ citation needed ]
He played in 17 World Cup qualification games from 1996 through 2007.[ citation needed ]
Omokirio was the national champion in the 200 metres running and the long jump.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1993 | Oceania Youth Championships | Canberra, Australia | 2nd | High jump | 1.75 m |
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