Ortega Deniran

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Ortega Deniran
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Personal information
Full name Ortega Deniran
Date of birth (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 1472 F.C. (manager)
Youth career
1996-2002 Inter Milan Lagos
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2003 Alacranes Rojos de Apatzingán 12 (7)
2003–2004 Lagartos de Tabasco
2004–2005 CD Suchitepéquez 28 (9)
2006 Chongqing Lifan 13 (1)
2007 Spartak Varna 10 (2)
2007–2011 Slavia Sofia 32 (12)
2009 → Levski Sofia (loan) 7 (3)
2010 → FC Banants (loan) 20 (7)
2012–2013 Dolphins
2013–2017 Edinburgh City
Managerial career
2021 Warri Wolves
2022 Sporting Lagos
2023– 1472 F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2012

Ortega Deniran (born 28 May 1986) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former player.

Contents

Playing career

Between 2004 and 2005, he was in Guatemala and played in the local team CD Suchitepéquez. [1] In Apertura 2004–05 season he played in 11 matches and scored 4 goals. [2] [3] [4] [5] In Clausura 2004–05 season he played in 17 matches and scored 5 goals. [6] [7] [8] [9]

In June 2006, Deniran signed for Chongqing Lifan. He joined Spartak in February 2007 on a free transfer. After six months in Spartak, he signed with Slavia Sofia in July 2007. On 23 July 2009 he joined Levski Sofia on loan. Deniran scored his first two goals for Levski on 8 August 2009 against Botev Plovdiv. The result of the match was 5:0 with a home win for Levski. In 2010, he moved to Armenian side FC Banants. In 2011, he returned to Slavia. After leaving Slavia he returned to Nigeria to play for Dolphins in 2012, following a move to Scotland in 2013, where he played for Edinburgh City. He gained promotion into the Scottish League Two after spending three seasons with the team, two of which were in the newly formed fifth tier of Scottish football.

Coaching career

Deniran started his coaching career with Edinburgh City as a backroom coaching staff, supporting the head coach. During his time with Edinburgh City the team won the Lowland League title in 2014–15 and 2015–16. They then gained promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League. In 2017 Ortega Deniran joined Enyimba F.C., a team playing in the Nigeria Professional Football League, as an Assistant Coach. Following a successful season with Enyimba F.C., he was appointed as a third Assistant of the Head Coach of the Nigeria national under-20 football team. With Ortega Deniran part of the coaching staff, the team became runners-up in the 2018 WAFU Cup of Nations and qualified for the 2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. In the tournament they won the bronze medal, taking them to the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Honours

Player

With CD Suchitepéquez.

With Levski Sofia.

With FC Banants.

With Edinburgh City

Coach

With Nigeria national under-20 football team.

With Nigeria national under-20 football team.

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References

  1. ↑ Corado, José (18 October 2004). "Xelajú, imbatible" (in Spanish). El Periodico de Guatemala.
  2. ↑ "Partidos jugados". guatefutbol.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Partidos jugados". guatefutbol.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Goleadores". guatefutbol.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Goleadores". guatefutbol.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Partidos jugados". guatefutbol.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Partidos jugados". guatefutbol.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Goleadores". guatefutbol.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Goleadores". guatefutbol.com. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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