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Jay-Jay Okocha
Jay-Jay Okocha · Кирилл Венедиктов, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Jay-Jay Okocha

b. 1973

Nigerian footballer

Born
14 Aug 1973 · Enugu
Part ofNigeria1904 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 61 years
  1. 14 Aug 1973BornBorn in Enugu
  2. 1991TeamBorussia Neunkirchen
  3. 1992 – 1996TeamEintracht Frankfurt
  4. 1993 – 2006TeamNigeria men's national football team
  5. 1994Took part1994 FIFA World Cup
  6. 1994AwardGold medal
  7. 1994TeamNigeria national under-23 football team
  8. 1996 – 1998TeamFenerbahçe Istanbul
  9. 1996AwardGold medal
  10. 1998Took part1998 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1998 – 2002TeamParis Saint-Germain FC
  12. 1998AwardTitle of honor
  13. 2002Took part2002 FIFA World Cup
  14. 2002 – 2006TeamBolton Wanderers F.C.
  15. 2003AwardTitle of honor
  16. 2004AwardTitle of honor
  17. 2006 – 2007TeamQatar SC
  18. 2007 – 2008TeamHull City A.F.C.

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1973 – today).

  1. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  2. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  3. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  4. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  5. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  6. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  7. 1985Schengen Agreement
  8. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  9. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  10. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  11. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  12. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  13. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  14. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  15. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  16. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  17. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  18. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  19. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  20. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  21. 20112011 Norway attacks
  22. 2011Libyan civil war
  23. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  24. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  25. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  26. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  27. 2015Paris Agreement
  28. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  29. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  30. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  31. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  32. 2023Gaza war
  33. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  34. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha ( ə-KOTCH-ə; born 14 August 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of Africa's greatest ever footballers, Okocha won 73 caps for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scoring 14 goals, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He was known for his ability on the ball, technique, creativity and usage of turns and feints, in particular his version of the stepover (nicknamed the Okocha stepover).

He played across multiple leagues, starting his career at Enugu Rangers in the Nigerian Professional Football League before moving to Borussia Neunkirchen in the Oberliga Südwest, Germany's third division, in July 1990. He played in the Bundesliga, Süper Lig, Ligue 1, Premier League, EFL Championship, and Qatar Stars League before his retirement in 2008.

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