Richard Daddy Owobokiri
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Richard Owubokiri | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Richard Daddy Owubokiri | |
Date of birth | July 31, 1961 (age 45) | |
Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | |
Nickname | "RICKY" | |
Playing position | Striker | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Retired | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1978-1980 1981-1982 1983 1984-1985 1986-1987 1987-1988 1988-1989 1989-1991 1991-1994 1994-1995 |
Sharks ACB America Rio Janeiro Vitoria Baia Stade Lavallois Metz SL Benfica Estrela Amadora Boavista Belenenses |
?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (??) ?? (35) 36 (9) 33 (8) 4 (0) 68 (28) 92 (50) 8 (1) |
National team | ||
1982 - 1992 | Nigeria | ?? (1) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Richard Daddy Owobokiri, known as Ricky (born Port Harcourt, 1961) was a Nigerian footballer, who reached stardom in Portugal.
His first team in Portugal was Benfica, in the 1988/89 season, but he only played six games, two of them for the domestic league were he scores six(6) goals in one match, and moved to other teams the following seasons.
In Boavista, he reached the greatest success of his career, in 1991/92, being the top scorer of the I Division, with 30 goals, and also winning the Cup of Portugal the same year. He played several times for Nigeria National Team, including the African Nations Cup, in 1992, but wasn´t present at the World Cup 1994 finals.