Sam Pam

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Sam Pam
Personal information
Full name Samuel Pam, Jr.
Date of birth (1968-08-01) 1 August 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1980–1985 Plateau United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1985–1990 Leventis United
1991–1995 BCC Lions
1996 Shooting Stars
1997–1999 Orlando Pirates
1999–2000 Ajax Cape Town
2000–2002 Ria Stars
2002–2004 Pietersburg Pillars
International career
1995 Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Pam Junior (born 1 June 1968), known as Sam Pam or Sam Pam Junior, is a former Nigerian defender and midfielder.

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Career

Sam Pam started his youth career at Plateau United, [1] later moving to Leventis United [2] where he promptly became a starter and reached the 1985 African Cup Winners' Cup final at the age of 17. [3]

He later moved to BCC Lions and reached the 1991 African Cup Winners' Cup final, again finishing as a runner-up. [4] During the 1995 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Pam was spotted by the Orlando Pirates after his club was knocked out of the competition by the South African side. However, they refused to sell him and he joined Shooting Stars in 1996. At his new club, he was runner-up at the 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs, defeating Orlando Pirates at the quarterfinals. In February 1997, he joined the Buccaneers. [5]

During his spell at Orlando Pirates, Pam became the club captain, [6] In June 1999, he left for Ajax Cape Town [7] in a deal that sent goalkeeper Wayne Roberts to Orlando Pirates and was the club's first captain ever. One season later, after new coach Henk Bodewes told him that he was not on the future plans, he joined Ria Stars where he stayed until 2002, when the club was dissolved. Pam then joined Pietersburg Pillars. After two seasons close to achieving promotion to the Premier Soccer League, he decided to retire.[ citation needed ]

International career

Pam played once for the senior team in a match against Argentina at the 1995 King Fahd Cup. [8]

Retirement

Pam stayed in South Africa after retiring, looking for a coach career. [9]

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  6. ↑ www.realnet.co.uk. "Teko – a worthy winner". Kick Off. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ↑ http://www.iol.co.za/sport/roberts-on-loan-to-orlando-pirates-1.324811 [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Sam PAM". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tavern Talk: What Sam Pam's Been Up To..." www.soccerladuma.co.za. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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