Daniel Amokachi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Owefin Amokachi | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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JS Hercules (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Ranchers Bees | ? | (?) |
| 1990–1994 | Club Brugge | 81 | (35) |
| 1994–1996 | Everton | 43 | (10) |
| 1996–1999 | Beşiktaş | 77 | (19) |
| 2002 | Colorado Rapids | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Nasarawa United | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1999 | Nigeria | 44 | (13) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006 | Nasarawa United | ||
| 2007 | Nigeria (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2008 | Enyimba | ||
| 2008–2014 | Nigeria (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Nigeria (interim) | ||
| 2015 | Ifeanyi Ubah | ||
| 2016– | JS Hercules | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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Representing  Nigeria
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| Men's Football | ||
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1996 Atlanta | Team Competition |
Daniel Owefin Amokachi (born 30 December 1972) is a Nigerian former professional footballer of Idoma descent and former assistant manager of the Nigeria national football team.
He has been a technical director since 2006. With World Cup performances, he was third in the African Footballer of the Year award three times. As a forward, he was known for his speed, technique and physical strength, which earnmed him the nicknames Black Bull and Black Train. Amokachi, who is also very popular and well known in his country, contributed to Nigeria's top two tournaments to the World Cup. Amokachi scored the first goal of the UEFA Champions League with Club Brugge on 25 November 1992, beating CSKA Moscow 1-0.
Amokachi, nicknamed "The Bull", was discovered while playing for Ranchers Bees by Nigerian national team coach Clemens Westerhof, who brought the talented player to the 1990 African Nations Cup, and soon Amokachi moved to play for Club Brugge in Belgium. He competed in the new format of the Champions League, and became the first player to score in the competition, after his goal secured a 1–0 win in the opening match in the group stage against CSKA Moscow. Performing well in Belgium and at the 1994 World Cup, Everton became interested in Amokachi and their manager Mike Walker signed him for a fee of £3,000,000 ($4,700,000).
He went on to win the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, famously infuriating manager Joe Royle by bringing himself on as a substitute, then proceeding to score two goals in the semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur. He appeared in the final only briefly, late on, as a substitute but is remembered fondly for his beret wearing celebrations.
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