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#10M🇳🇬 NigeriaSigned
Augustine
OKOCHA
#10M🇳🇬 NigeriaSigned- Born
- 1973
- Age
- 52
- From
- Enugu, Nigeria
- Debut
- 1990
- Previously
- Hull City
So good they named him twice. Okocha lit up Bolton's Premier League years with PSG-trained flair, won African Cup of Nations gold in 1994, Olympic gold in 1996, and was the only player at the 1998 World Cup whose tricks made Italian defenders publicly say they didn't know what to do.
Apps
Goals
Trophies
MVP
International
73
89
3
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Club career
454
89
3
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Trophy cabinet
Honors
- Africa Cup of Nations1994
- Africa Cup of Nations Runner-up2000
- Olympic Gold Medal1996
Club career
Timeline
- 1990–1992Borussia Neunkirchen
- 1992–1996Eintracht Frankfurt
- 1996–1998Fenerbahçe
- 1998–2002Paris Saint-Germain
- 2002–2006Bolton Wanderers
- 2007–2008Hull City
Did you know
Three things to drop into conversation
- 01Mentored a young Ronaldinho at Paris Saint-Germain — and reportedly shaped his early dribbling.
- 02His 1993 wonder-goal against Karlsruher SC was voted Goal of the Year in Germany.
- 03Bolton fans printed shirts that read 'Jay-Jay — so good they named him twice.' The slogan stuck.