Victor Agali

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Victor Agali
Personal information
Full name Victor Okechukwu Agali
Date of birth (1978-12-29) 29 December 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Okpanam, Nigeria
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total318(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.

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Career

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]

International career

Agali has played for Nigeria at a number of occasions, including the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Club

Schalke 04

International

Nigeria

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