Jonathan Akpoborie
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| Jonathan Akpoborie | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 20, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1992 1992-1994 1994-1995 1995 1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2002 |
1. FC Saarbrücken FC Carl Zeiss Jena Stuttgarter Kickers SV Waldhof Mannheim FC Hansa Rostock VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg 1. FC Saarbrücken |
53 (9) 74 (26) 32 (37) 18 (9) 47 (20) 58 (22) 39 (20) 4 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1995-2002 | Nigeria | 12 (4) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jonathan Akpoborie (born 20 October 1968) is a former Nigerian football player who spent the majority of his playing career in Germany.
Akpoborie started his professional career at Julius Berger, before moving to USA. In 1990 he joined 1. FC Saarbrücken of German Second Bundesliga. Akpoborie also had spells with Carl Zeiss Jena, Stuttgart Kickers, for whom he scored 37 goals in one season, and Waldhof Mannheim, before finally joining top-flight Hansa Rostock in 1995. After spending two years at Hansa, the player moved to their Bundesliga rivals VfB Stuttgart and then VfL Wolfsburg in 1999.
Akpoborie finished his playing career at Saarbrücken in 2002.
Akpoborie was surprisingly dropped from Nigeria's squad for France 98 World Cup.
In 2001 Akpoborie made the headlines when a boat, managed by his family, was stopped in Benin after allegations that it was carrying children into slavery in Gabon.[1][2]
[edit] References
- ^ Akpoborie: 'Unlucky slave ship' owner. BBC. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
- ^ Slave ship link soccer star suspended. CNN. Retrieved on 2007-09-30.
[edit] External links
- Biography on Worldsoccer.com (English)
- Career stats at fussballdaten.de (German)
