Joseph Dosu

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Joseph Dosu
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-06-19) 19 June 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Abuja, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Westerlo Football Academy (Head coach)
Youth career
until 1990 Julius Berger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1996 Julius Berger
1996–1998 Reggiana 0 (0)
International career
1996–1997 Nigeria 3 (0)
Managerial career
2009– Westerlo Football Academy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Men's Football
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

Joseph Dosu (born 19 June 1973) is a Nigerian former former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. [1] [2]

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Club career

Dosu helped Julius Berger win the Nigerian FA Cup in November 1996, by keeping a clean sheet in the finals against Katsina United. His career came to an abrupt end after a serious car accident in Lagos in 1997, almost left him paralyzed.

After the 1996 Olympics, Dosu signed with Serie A club Reggiana. He never got to make an impact in Italy and was forced to hang his boots at a young age of 23, due to his career ending automobile accident. [3]

International career

He was the only home based player to be included in Nigeria's 1996 Olympic team, where despite being the least experienced of the three goalkeepers ended up as the team's first choice goalkeeper. [4] After winning Gold with the Super Eagles in the 1996 Olympics, he went on to play three more international games for Nigeria. [5] The November 1996 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Burkina Faso, which the Super Eagles won 2–0 in Lagos. The friendly against Morocco in December 1996, where he kept another clean sheet, and the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kenya in January 1997. The match against Kenya which ended in a 1–1 draw, was his last game for the Nigeria. [6]

Coaching career

He started his coaching career 2009 as Head coach by Lagos-based Westerlo Football Academy. [7]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Peller Cup: Dosu Joseph woos young talents with Europe trials". Punch Newspapers. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Dosu Joseph backs Dessers to be given another Nigeria opportunity | Goal.com Nigeria". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ↑ I was determined not to be a liability to my family – Joseph Dosu Archived 4 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Dream Team 'll pull surprises – Dosu [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Joseph Dosu at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ↑ Joseph Dosu – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ↑ Dream Team ace Ayo Saka against match winner Hafiz Aremu Wednesday Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine


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