Daniel Amokachi

Daniel Amokachi (born 30 December 1972) is a former Nigerian football player. He has played for Nigeria national team.

Daniel Amokachi
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ray Owefin Amokachi
Date of birth (1972-12-30) 30 December 1972
Place of birth Kaduna, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Ranchers Bees 55 (20)
1990–1994 Club Brugge 81 (35)
1994–1996 Everton 43 (10)
1996–1999 Beşiktaş 77 (19)
1999–2002 Colorado Rapids 89 (27)
2002–2005 Nasarawa United 143 (41)
Total 345 (152)
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
2016–2017 JS Hercules
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
Club Brugge 1990–91 Belgian First Division 30
1991–92 2612
1992–93 239
1993–94 2814
1994–95 10
Total 8135
Everton 1994–95 Premier League 184
1995–96 256
Total 4310
Beşiktaş 1996–97 First League 307
1997–98 278
1998–99 204
Total 7719
Career total 20164

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 199071
199141
199211
199342
1994122
199552
199612
199752
199840
199910
Total4413
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Amokachi goal.
List of international goals scored by Daniel Amokachi[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
118 August 1990Lagos, Nigeria Togo3–01992 African Cup of Nations qualification
227 April 1991Lagos, Nigeria Benin3–01992 African Cup of Nations qualification
329 August 1992Lagos, Nigeria Uganda2–01994 African Cup of Nations qualifier
413 July 1993Lagos, Nigeria Algeria4–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
525 September 1993Lagos, Nigeria Ivory Coast4–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
621 June 1994Dallas, United States Bulgaria3–01994 FIFA World Cup
730 June 1994Boston, United States Greece2–01994 FIFA World Cup
86 January 1995Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Japan3–01995 Intercontinental Cup
913 January 1995Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mexico1–11995 Intercontinental Cup
109 November 1996Lagos, Nigeria Burkina Faso2–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11
125 April 1997Lagos, Nigeria Guinea2–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
13

Honours

Everton

Beşiktaş

  • Turkish Cup: 1997–98
  • Turkish Super Cup: 1998[3]

Nigeria

Individual

  • Beşiktaş's Super League 2000th goal.[4][5]
  • International Honorary Award of Sportsmen of Turkey: 2015[6][7][8]
  • African Footballer of the Year Third: 1994 (France Football), 1995, 1996
  • UEFA Champions League First Goal: 1992[9]
  • Belgian Ebony Shoes Award: 1992,1994
  • IFFHS 20th-century best player in Africa: 18th place[10][11]
  • West African Club Championship 'The best young footballer' award: 1989[12]
  • Pro League 'Most successful foreign player' award: 1992[12]
  • Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Bronze Team)[13]

References
  1. "Daniel Amokachi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. Daniel Owefin Amokachi - Goals in International Matches Archived 3 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "CumhurBaşkanlığı Kupası (Profesyonel Takım) (Final)". tff.org. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. Milliyet. "Protesto çağrısı". Archived from the original on 12 December 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. AA. "Beşiktaş 3000. golü bekliyor". Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. Sporx (22 December 2015). "Türkiye Spor Adamları Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu - Futbol". Sporx.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. "Yılın Menajeri Özkan Doğan". Haberler.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. "2015'te de Yılın Spor Gazetesi". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. uefa.com (13 September 2013). "UEFA Champions League - News – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  10. Dove, Ed. "The 50 Greatest African Players of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. "IFFHS' Century Elections". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  12. "Bahs-i Diğer: Uzun şortun mucidi: Daniel Amokachi".
  13. "Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century (Golden Team)".


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