Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Victor Okechukwu Agali | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Okpanam, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995 | Princess Jegede | ||
1996 | Nitel Lagos | ||
1997 | Marseille | 5 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Toulon | 38 | (15) |
1998–2001 | Hansa Rostock | 66 | (17) |
2001–2004 | Schalke 04 | 54 | (14) |
2004–2005 | Nice | 30 | (6) |
2005–2006 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 30 | (5) |
2006–2007 | Ankaragücü | 12 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Hansa Rostock | 24 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Skoda Xanthi | 23 | (5) |
2009 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Levadiakos | 19 | (4) |
2010 | Jiangsu Sainty | 17 | (5) |
Total | 318 | (75) | |
International career | |||
2000–2004 | Nigeria | 12 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Victor Okechukwu Agali (born 29 December 1978) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
In 1997, Agali joined French club Olympique de Marseille. [1] Finding it hard to establish a first team place, he quickly moved to Sporting Toulon Var and subsequently to Germany where he played in Hansa Rostock and Schalke 04. From 2005 to 2007 he played in the Turkish Süper Lig, returning to German Bundesliga team Rostock in August 2007. At Rostock Agali did not do well, after just one goal in 23 league matches he was given a free transfer to the Greek club Skoda Xanthi FC. After a season with Greek club Skoda Xanthi the Nigerian striker has signed for Anorthosis Famagusta.
On 27 December 2009, he was arrested at Schiphol airport near Amsterdam for carrying fake passports. [2]
He moved in summer 2010 to the Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Sainty. [3]
Agali is the head coach of AS Racine FC, a Lagos based professional football club that competes in the Nigeria National League. [4] [5]
Agali has played for Nigeria at a number of occasions, including the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Schalke 04
Nigeria
Xanthi Football Club was a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and used to play at Xanthi FC Arena.
Wolfgang Wolf is a German football coach and a former player.
Hamit Altıntop is a Turkish former professional footballer and current board member of the Turkish Football Federation. He was a versatile midfielder who could play either in a defending or attacking role and on both flanks, known for his creative flair and long-range shooting ability. He is the identical twin brother of footballer Halil Altıntop, who was born 10 minutes after Hamit.
Kurt Jara is an Austrian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
The DFL-Supercup or German Super Cup is a one-off football match in Germany that features the winners of the Bundesliga championship and the DFB-Pokal. The DFL-Supercup is run by the Deutsche Fußball Liga.
Christos "Patsa" Patsatzoglou is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right-back or defensive midfielder.
Andreas Vasilios "Akis" Zikos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was a strong and industrious player, known for his tackling and positioning skills. At international level, he played for the Greece national team making 18 appearances between 1996 and 2001. He currently works as an academy manager for A.O. Glyfada.
Frank Rost is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, commonly known as Rafinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for São Paulo. He is known as a skilled defender with good passing skills, quick pace, agility and a strong shot. He has earned four caps with the Brazil national team. Since 2015, he has the German citizenship.
Martinho Martins Mukana, known as Paíto, is a Mozambican former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Miguel Marcos Madera, commonly known as Míchel, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Michael Gspurning is a retired Austrian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Tim Klaus Hoogland is a retired German footballer who last played as a defender or midfielder for Australian A-League club Melbourne Victory FC.
Jorge Andújar Moreno, known as Coke, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Atlético Sanluqueño CF.
Panagiotis Vlachodimos is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for 3. Liga club Dynamo Dresden. Born in Germany, he has represented Greece at youth level.
Maximilian Meyer is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club FC Luzern. He has represented the Germany national team.
The 2012–13 season was Olympiacos's 54th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 87th year in existence. They competed in the Greek Super League, Greek Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
Yuri Vladimirovich Lodygin is a Russian-Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League club Panathinaikos. Although he represented the Russia national team at senior level, he had previously represented Greece at youth level.
Mohamed Dräger is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Swiss Super League club FC Basel. Born in Germany, he plays for the Tunisia national football team.
AS Racine F.C is a professional football club based in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. The team competes in the Nigeria National League, the second level of the Nigerian football league system. The club was founded in 1998 primarily to give young talented footballers an opportunity to showcase their talents in an organized competitive setting.