Sunday Oliseh

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Sunday Oliseh
Personal information
Full name Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh
Date of birth April 14, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth    Abavo, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nickname Passmaster
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990
1990-1994
1994-1995
1995-1997
1997-1999
1999-2000
2000-2003
2002-2004
2004-2005
2005-2006		 Julius Berger
Liegeois
Reggiana
FC Koln
Ajax Amsterdam
Juventus
Borussia Dortmund
VfL Bochum
Borussia Dortmund
Genk		  ? (?)
75 (3)
29 (1)
54 (4)
54 (8)
8 (0)
42 (1)
32 (1)
11 (0)
?(?)   
National team2
1993–2002 Nigeria 40 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:23, 23 january 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of February 25, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)



Olympic medal record
Competitor for Flag of Nigeria Nigeria
Men's Football
Gold 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

Sunday Oliseh (born April 14, 1974 in Abavo, Delta State) is a former Nigerian footballer. He played 40 international matches and scored 2 goals for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups of 1994 and 1998. Oliseh also participated in the Olympic gold medal winning team of 1996.

A midfielder, Oliseh played for well known clubs such as Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus.

He is most fondly remembered for scoring the winning goal in the 3rd group match against Spain in the France 1998 World Cup that put Nigeria at the top of the group and knocked highly favoured Spain out of the World Cup. A throw-in deep in the Spanish half got deflected by a defender. Oliseh ran and fired an explosive shot from midway between the half line and the 18-yard box and took Spanish goalkeeper Zubizarreta completely by surprise and it went into the net.

In January 2006, at the age of 31, Oliseh retired from professional football after playing a half season for Belgian top club Racing Genk.

A high profile fantasy premier league named The League Of gives the winner of the league the Sunday Oliseh trophy. The league is run by Daniel Chubb, a highly respected member of the UK water industry. The current holder is Dim Siarad managed by Tottenham Hotspur fan, Jack Chubb.


Flag of Nigeria Nigeria squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Flag of Nigeria

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
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Flag of Nigeria

1 Rufai | 2 Oparaku | 3 Babayaro | 4 Kanu | 5 Okechukwu | 6 West | 7 George | 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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