Augustine Eguavoen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augustine Owen Eguavoen | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Sapele, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Gombe United F.C. (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | ACB Lagos | ||
| 1986–1990 | Gent | 77 | (10) |
| 1990–1994 | K.V. Kortrijk | 95 | (7) |
| 1994–1995 | CD Ourense | 10 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | K.V. Kortrijk | 27 | (1) |
| 1996 | Sacramento Scorpions | ||
| 1997–1998 | Torpedo Moscow | 25 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Sliema Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1986–1998 | Nigeria | 53 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Sliema Wanderers | ||
| 2002 | Bendel Insurance | ||
| 2002–2003 | Nigeria U20 | ||
| 2005–2007 | Nigeria | ||
| 2008 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2008–2009 | Enyimba International | ||
| 2010 | Nigeria (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Nigeria U23 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Sharks F.C. | ||
| 2013 | COD United | ||
| 2014 | Bendel Insurance | ||
| 2014– | Gombe United F.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2011 |
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Augustine Owen Eguavoen (born 19 August 1965) is a former professional footballer and was most recently manager of Nigeria national under-23 football team and the former manager of the Nigerian national football team.
During his varied career Eguavoen began his career with ACB Lagos in his native Nigeria, some impressive performances gained him a move to Gent in 1986. He went on to play for K.V. Kortrijk, CD Ourense, Sacramento Scorpions, Torpedo Moscow and finished his career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers.
Eguavoen was a member of the Nigeria squad that qualified for the country's first ever World Cup in 1994, and won the African Nations Cup in the same year.
Eguavoen began his coaching career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers, he was given the job for the 2000–01 season, and guided the club to a 2nd-place finish.
Eguavoen was appointed the caretaker coach of Nigeria in June, 2005 with his coaching staff including Samson Siasia, Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorunmu.
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