Rubin Okotie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Rubin Okotie | ||
 Rubin Okotie (left) tries to score past Congolese goalkeeper Destin Onka at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rubin Rafael Okotie | |
| Date of birth | 6 June 1987 | |
| Place of birth | Karachi, Pakistan | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FK Austria Wien | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Frank-Stronach-Fußballakademie | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2005–2007 2007– |
FK Austria Amateure FK Austria Wien |
55 (19) 19 (3) |
| National team | ||
| 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007– |
Austria U 19 Austria U 20 Austria U 21 |
4 (0) 9 (4) 4 (2) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Rubin Rafael Okotie (born June 6, 1987 in Karachi, Pakistan) is an Austrian professional footballer currently playing as a striker for FK Austria Wien.
The son of a Nigerian father and an Austrian mother, he spent the first four years of his life in the Spanish city of Barcelona.[1] As a result of his multicultural background he is eligible to represent three countries at national level, namely Austria, Nigeria and Pakistan. Okotie identifies himself primarily as Austrian, stating that "I live there, it's where I have my friends, and I think of myself as Austrian" in an interview with FIFA's website.[1] Currently a member of the Austria Under-21 side and has played for the country at under-19-level in the 2006 European championships in Poland and under-20 level in the 2007 World Cup in Canada. He scored twice at the latter tournament, helping his side reach the semi-finals.
His Bundesliga debut was on August 5th, 2007 , in a game against SK Rapid Wien (0:0). His first goal was on February 23rd, 2008, against FC Red Bull Salzburg (3:1) in the Austrian Bundesliga.
[edit] Honours
Under National Team
- U-19 European Championship: Third 2006
- U-20 World Cup: Fourth 2007
Personal Honours
- Austria's Best Sportsteam of the Year: Austria U-20 2007
[edit] References
|
|||||
This biographical article related to Austrian football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
