Taribo West

Personal information
Taribo West
Full name	Taribo West
Date of birth	March 26, 1974 (age 33)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.86 m
Nickname	"Pastor"
Playing position	Defender
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
? ? 1992-1993 1993-1997 1997-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004 2005	Sharks Rangers International Julius Berger Auxerre Inter Milan AC Milan Derby County FC Kaiserslautern Partizan Al-Arabi Plymouth	? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 73 (1) 43 (1) 4 (1) 18 (0) 10 (0) 17 (1) ? (?) 4(0)
National team²
1994–2005	Nigeria	41 (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:36, 22 february 2007 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 5, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Taribo West (born March 26, 1974 in Ajegunle, Lagos) is a Nigerian football defender. He is currently without a club after being released by English Championship team Plymouth Argyle on October 6, 2005.

West has had a successful career, playing for AJ Auxerre, Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Derby County, FC Kaiserslautern, FK Partizan, Al-Arabi and Plymouth Argyle. He has been capped 41 times by the Nigerian national team and played in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He was also a member of the Nigerian team that won the golden medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. West is also known for the various unusual and colourful hairstyles that he has sported over the years. West's tackling style has frequently got him into trouble, and throughout his career his lack of pace exacerbated this.

In August 2005, Derby County fans sent shirts to Taribo West's hometown in Nigeria in a campaign backed by BBC Radio Derby.^[1]

	Nigeria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
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

	Nigeria squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Shorunmu \| 2 Yobo \| 3 Babayaro \| 4 Kanu \| 5 Okoronkwo \| 6 West \| 7 Ikedia \| 8 Adepoju \| 9 Ogbeche \| 10 Okocha \| 11 Lawal \| 12 Ejide \| 13 Afolabi \| 14 Udeze \| 15 Christopher \| 16 Sodje \| 17 Aghahowa \| 18 Akwuegbu \| 19 Ejiofor \| 20 Obiorah \| 21 Utaka \| 22 Enyeama \| 23 Opabunmi \| Coach: Onigbinde

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