Samson Siasia
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| Samson Siasia | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Samson Siasia | |
| Date of birth | August 14, 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1982-1984 1985-1986 1987 1987-1993 1993-1995 1995-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 |
Julius Berger Flash Flamingoes El-Kanemi Warriors Lokeren Nantes Tirsense Al Hilal Perth Glory Zafririm Holon |
? (?) ? (?) ? (?) 91+ (13+) 30 (4) 15 (0) ? (?) 22 (3) 30+ (12+) |
| National team | ||
| 11 years | Nigeria | 46 (13) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Samson Siasia (born August 14, 1964 in Lagos) is a former football striker from Nigeria. He played 46 international matches for Nigeria, in which he scored thirteen goals, and was part of the team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and won the 1994 African Nations Cup. He participated in the National Team over a period of 11 years and was recognized in Nigeria as the third leading scorer for the National Team.
At club level, Siasia most notably played for French team FC Nantes where he became league champion in 1994/95. He also played the for Australian club Perth Glory with fellow Nigerian Peter Anosike, as well as in Belgium, Portugal, Saudi Arabia and Israel.
Siasia has coached the Nigerian U-20 team (Flying Eagles) taking them to the finals of the 2005 Under-20 (U20) world cup (World Youth Championship) and the U-20 African Youth Championship. He won the U-20 African Youth Championship with the (Flying Eagles) in 2005 and advanced all the way to the final - before losing to Argentina 2-1 in the World Youth Championship) , he also assisted Augustine Eguavoen in coaching the national team. He was appointed national U-23 coach on January 2007 and turned the U-23 side into a powerful squad in African football.
In addition to his position as head coach of the Nigerian Under 23 Olympic Eagles, he developed a youth academy in the Nigerian capital city Abuja, called SiaOne Soccer Academy.
[edit] Coaching Highlights
- Coached youth team in United States to Georgia state finals and national ranking 2003-04
- Served as assistant coach to Nigerian National football team the Super Eagles from 2004-05
- Appointed national U-20 coach of Nigeria 2004
- Coached Nigeria U-20 team to win the U-20 African Youth Championship 2005 in Benin
- Qualified Nigeria U-20 team for the U-20 World Youth Championship 2005
- Led Nigeria to the U-20 World Championship finals 2005 Netherlands (finished second)
- Appointed national U-23 coach of Nigeria 2007
- Qualified Nigeria U-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics
[edit] External links
- Official Web Site of Samson Siasia at SiaOne.com
- Official Web Site of SiaOne Soccer Academy at SiaOne.com
- Samson Siasia at nigerianplayers.com
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