Furo_Iyenemi
Furo Iyenemi
Nigerian footballer
Furo Iyenemi[1][2] (born 17 July 1978) is a retired Nigerian international footballer who played as a defender for clubs in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Greece.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iyenemi Charles Furo[citation needed] | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-07-17) 17 July 1978 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Okrika, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sharks | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Paris Saint-Germain B | ||
| 1997–1999 | Waregem | 55 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Sion | 13 | (1) |
| 2000 | Royal Antwerp | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Sion | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Akratitos | 7 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Istres | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Servette | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Nigeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Nigeria | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Okrika, Iyenemi moved to France and began playing football for Paris Saint-Germain's reserve side in 1995. He signed a contract with Belgian Pro League club K.S.V. Waregem in 1997. He acquired Belgian citizenship and moved to Swiss Super League side FC Sion.
In January 2003, Iyenemi joined Greek Superleague side Akratitos F.C., where he would make 7 league appearances before leaving the club.[3]
Iyenemi played for Nigeria at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1] He captained the team as they reached the last eight of the tournament.[4]
Iyenemi played for the Nigeria national football team at the 2000 African Cup of Nations finals, making five appearances as Nigeria finished runners-up.[5]
- Adesanya, Niran (24 August 2000). "Controversial Furo Makes U-23 Team". AllAfrica.com. P.M. News (Lagos).
Furo Iyenemi
- Udoka, Iroha (14 October 2017). "Super Eagles need top friendlies to prepare for Russia 2018 World Cup – Furo Iyenemi". Today.ng.
Former Nigeria defender, Furo Iyenemi
- Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (21 March 2004). "Greece 2002/03". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010.
- Omotunde, Bello (3 November 2010). "We had no team at Sydney 2000 – Furo". Mastersportsng.com.
- Courtney, Barrie; Stokkermans, Karel (9 July 2009). "African Nations Cup 2000". RSSSF.
- Furo Iyenemi official website
- Furo IYENEMI – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Furo IYENEMI at Olympics.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Furo Iyenemi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
- Furo Iyenemi on Facebook
- Furo Iyenemi: Furo Football Academy's channel on YouTube
- Profile at Global FS (Surname: Iyenemi, First Name: Furo) at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 January 2013)
- Profile at RAFC.be at archive.today (archived 15 January 2013)
- Furo Iyenemi at National-Football-Teams.com
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