Sunday Oliseh

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Sunday Oliseh
Personal information
Full name	Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh
Date of birth	April 14, 1974 (1974-04-14) (age 34)
Place of birth	Abavo, Nigeria
Height	1.85 m (6ft 1in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990 1990-1994 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000-2003 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006	Julius Berger R.F.C. de Liège Reggiana FC Koln Ajax Amsterdam Juventus Borussia Dortmund VfL Bochum Borussia Dortmund Genk	? (?) 75 (3) 29 (1) 54 (4) 54 (8) 8 (0) 42 (1) 32 (1) 11 (0) 16 (0)
National team2
1993–2002	Nigeria	63 (4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:23, 23 january 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of February 25, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Sunday Oliseh (born April 14, 1974 in Abavo, Delta State) is a former Nigerian footballer. He played 63 international matches and scored 4 goals for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups of 1994 and 1998. Oliseh also participated in the Olympic gold medal winning team of 1996.

A midfielder, Oliseh played for well known clubs such as Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus.

He is most fondly remembered for scoring the winning goal in the 3rd group match against Spain in the France 1998 World Cup that put Nigeria at the top of the group and knocked highly favoured Spain out of the World Cup. A throw-in deep in the Spanish half got deflected by a defender. Oliseh ran and fired an explosive shot from midway between the half line and the 18-yard box and took Spanish goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta completely by surprise and it went into the net.

In January 2006, at the age of 31, Oliseh retired from professional football after playing a half season for Belgian top club Racing Genk.

His younger brothers, Azubuike and Egutu are also professional footballers.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  Nigeria
Men's Football
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition

[edit] External references

• (English) Nigerian Eagles
• (French) Sport.be website - Press release: Oliseh leaves Genk

v • d • e Nigeria squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Rufai • 2 Eguavoen • 3 Iroha • 4 Keshi • 5 Okechukwu • 6 Nwanu • 7 George • 8 Oliha • 9 Yekini • 10 Okocha • 11 Amuneke • 12 Siasia • 13 Ezeugo • 14 Amokachi • 15 Oliseh • 16 Agu • 17 Ikpeba • 18 Ekoku • 19 Emenalo • 20 Okafor • 21 Adepoju • 22 Agbonavbare • Coach: Westerhof

v • d • e Nigeria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Rufai • 2 Oparaku • 3 Babayaro • 4 Kanu • 5 Uche • 6 West • 7 Finidi • 8 Adepoju • 9 Yekini • 10 Okocha • 11 Lawal • 12 W. Okpara • 13 Babangida • 14 Amokachi • 15 Oliseh • 16 Okafor • 17 Eguavoen • 18 Oruma • 19 Iroha • 20 Ikpeba • 21 G. Okpara • 22 Baruwa • Coach: Milutinović

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