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Emmanuel Amunike

エマニュエル・アムニケ　/　えまにゅえる・あむにけ

Association football player from Nigeria

December 25, 1970 (age 55)　・　Obodo, Nigeria

association football player
association football coach

My Take

Amunike belongs to a Nigerian generation I still get genuinely excited talking about. As a winger he was electric, central to the Super Eagles side that announced African football to the world in the mid-90s and to the Olympic team that stunned everyone in Atlanta. What earns my deeper respect, though, is the second act: rather than fading after retirement, he went into coaching and guided a young Nigerian side to a world title, proving he could transmit a winner's instinct to the next generation. For me he's a reminder that the best players don't always make great coaches, but the rare ones who do are worth celebrating.

Overview

Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a winger.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Emmanuel Amunike
Name (Japanese): エマニュエル・アムニケ
Reading: えまにゅえる・あむにけ
Born: December 25, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Dog
Origin: Obodo, Nigeria
Blood type: Private
Height: 176 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%9E%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B1

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