Robert Eziakor

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Robert Eziakor
Personal information
Full name Robert Eziakor Chinedu
Date of birth (1986-10-19) 19 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hougang United (assistant coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Sporting Afrique [1]
2007–2008 Katong FC [1]
2009 Singapore Recreation Club [1]
2010–2012 Tiong Bahru FC [1]
2013 Hougang United 8 (1)
Managerial career
2013–2016 Hougang United (Backroom staff)
2016 Tiong Bahru [2]
2017–2022 Hougang United (General Coordinator/Safety Officer) [3]
2023– Hougang United (assistant)
2023– Hougang United U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Eziakor (born 19 October 1986 in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former player who is currently the assistant coach at Hougang United. Eziakor spent most of his career playing for a host of Singaporean league sides. [1]

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Club career

Sporting Afrique

In 2006, Eziakor moved to Singapore to joined Sporting Afrique for the 2006 S.League. The team was made of players from an African descent squad consisted of young players from Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya and Ghana. [4]

Katong

In 2007, Eziakor joined National Football League side, Katong.

Singapore Recreation Club

In 2009, Eziakor joined another NFL team, Singapore Recreation Club.

Tiong Bahru

In 2010, Eziakor joined Tiong Bahru.

Hougang United

After playing semi-professional football for 6 years, In 2013, Eziakor signed for S.League club, Hougang United [5] and was handed the jersey number 20. [1] Registering the most goals for his team in pre-season, he formed a good strike partnership with Guinean Mamadou Diallo, aiming to be on the top scorers charts by the end of the season. [1] During an interview, Eziakor maintained that it was difficult for him to get back into shape for professional football since he was less fit from plying his trade with semi-pro clubs. [1] The forward has stated that he has enjoyed the vehemence and support of the Hougang HOOLS, his team's fan club during his time there. [1] On 25 June 2013, Eziakor announced his retirement from football and joined the backroom staff of the club.

Coaching career

Tiong Bahru

In 2016, Eziakor joined his former club, Tiong Bahru as their head coach for the year.

Hougang United

In 2017, Eziakor returned to Hougang United to become the club General Coordinator and Safety Officer. In 2021, he become the club Team Manager before becoming the club assistant coach & Hougang United U-21 coach.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Interview with Robert Eziakor – Hougang United Football Club".
  2. ↑ http://www.fas.org.sg/sites/default/files/National%20Football%20League%202016%20Match%20Report%20-%20Stage%203%20%26%205%20%28M.15%20%26%20M.24%29.pdf [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "S League". Archived from the original on May 22, 1998.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "ESPZEN - Revolutionizing Amateur Football in Singapore". 2017-12-01. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  5. ↑ "Cheetahs sealed final foreign spot with Robert Eziakor. – Hougang United Football Club".
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