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Finidi George
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| Finidi George | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Finidi George | |
| Date of birth | April 15, 1971 | |
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
| Height | 1.91 m | |
| Playing position | Winger | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1989 1990 1991-1993 1993-1996 1996-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004 |
Calabar Rovers Iwuanyanwu Nationale Sharks Ajax Real Betis Real Mallorca Ipswich Town Real Mallorca |
? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 85 (18) 130 (38) 31 (5) 35 (7) 14 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1992–2002 | Nigeria | 62 (?) |
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Finidi George (born April 15, 1971 in Port Harcourt) is a Nigerian former footballer. He played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998. Finidi made his international debut in an African Nations Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso in 1991. He provided three assists for Rashidi Yekini and scored one goal in a match the Nigerians won 7-1.
A midfielder, Finidi came to Europe in 1993 to play for Ajax. He also played in England and Spain.
Finidi started to make his name for Ajax, where he played in the same team as Jari Litmanen and other Ajax stars that won the Champions League in 1995. During his time at Ajax he was thought to be the fastest footballer in the world, reportedly able to sprint 100m in under 12 seconds.
George Burley signed him for Ipswich Town, where he was an instant fans favourite. He scored 2 goals against Derby in a 3-1 win at Portman Road. However, he failed to make the desired impact, and many fans began to regard him as a flop, due to his large salary, which, combined other large-profile payers at the club, was a considerable cause of the club's recent financial troubles. He then moved on to Real Mallorca in Spain.
Finidi's younger brother Iginaware who played for Rangers International football club of Enugu was tragically killed during crowd problems after a match with an opposing team (bitter rival) from Western Nigeria.
George retired from playing the game professionally in August 2004.
- 1991/92 - Sharks F.C.
- 1992/93 - Calabar Rovers
- 1993/94 - Ajax (27/4)
- 1994/95 - Ajax (30/8)
- 1995/96 - Ajax (29/6)
- 1996/97 - Real Betis (36/10)
- 1997/98 - Real Betis (34/9)
- 1998/99 - Real Betis (36/11)
- 1999/00 - Real Betis (24/8)
- 2000/01 - RCD Mallorca (31/5)
- 2001/02 - Ipswich Town (25/6)
- 2002/03 - Ipswich Town (10/1)
- 2003/04 - Real Mallorca (14/0)
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| 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 |
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| 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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