Emmanuel Amunike

Emmanuel Amunike (born the December 25th 1970 with Eze Obodo with the Nigeria) is old a Football or Nigeria N which played station of offensive medium ground or attacker.

It belonged to the large team of the Nigeria of the years 1990, which gained the Coupe of Africa of the nations 1994, the Olympic Games of 1996 and which reached the eighth of finale of the world cup 1994.
Amunike is characterized by some important goals. Its doubled allows Nigeria to gain the final of EDGE 94 against the Zambia. It also marks two goals at the time from World the 94, of which the opening of the score in eighth of finale against the Italy (the Super Eagles will be inclined finally in prolongation). Lastly, it finally registers one of the three goals of the victory of the 96 Olympics against the Argentine (3-2).

Extremely of its performances, Amunike was recruited by FC Barcelona in 1996 (after a first experiment in Europe with the Sporting Lisbon). Alas, after a first rather successful season, it passed the three following ones without disputing only one match because of a serious wound to the knee, which deprives it besides of the world cup 1998.

Thereafter, Amunike will never find the high level, even if its career extends until 2004.

Clubs

1990 : Concord FC
1991: Julius Shepherd
1991-1994: Zamalek
1994-1997 : Sporting
1996-2000 : FC Barcelona
2000-2002: Albacete
2003-2004 : Al Wahdat

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