| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Augustine Owen Eguavoen | ||
| Date of birth | August 19, 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Sapele, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1985–1986 | ACB Lagos | ||
| 1986–1990 | Gent | 77 | (10) |
| 1990–1994 | K.V. Kortrijk | 95 | (7) |
| 1994–1995 | CD Ourense | 10 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | K.V. Kortrijk | 27 | (1) |
| 1996 | Sacramento Scorpions | ||
| 1997–1998 | Torpedo Moscow | 25 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | Sliema Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1986–1998 | Nigeria | 53 | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Sliema Wanderers | ||
| 2002 | Bendel Insurance | ||
| 2002–2003 | Nigeria U20 | ||
| 2005–2007 | Nigeria | ||
| 2008 | Black Leopards | ||
| 2008–2009 | Enyimba International | ||
| 2010 | Nigeria (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Nigeria U23 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 14, 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Augustine Owen Eguavoen (born August 19, 1965 in Sapele, Nigeria) was a professional footballer and was most recently manager of Nigeria national under-23 football team.
Eguavoen is the former manager of the Nigerian national football team.
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During his varied career Eguavoen began his career with ACB Lagos in his native Nigeria, some impressive performances gained him a move to Gent in 1986. He went onto play for K.V. Kortrijk, CD Ourense, Sacramento Scorpions, Torpedo Moscow and finished his career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers.
Eguavoen was a member of the Nigeria squad that qualified for the country's first ever World Cup in 1994, and won the African Nations Cup in the same year.
Eguavoen began his coaching career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers, he was given the job for the 2000–01 season, and guided the club to a 2nd place finish.
Eguavoen was appointed the caretaker coach of Nigeria in June, 2005 with his coaching staff including Samson Siasia, Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorunmu.
Eguavoen then moved to South Africa, to take over Premier Soccer League side Black Leopards in March, 2008.
In the 2008-09 season, Eguavoen was Head Coach at Enyimba International in Aba, however he left soon after, leading them to a 3rd place finish in league and winning the Federation Cup.
In June 2010, the Nigeria Football Federation asked Eguavoen to replace Swedish Lars Lagerbäck until he decide his future plans. He was brought in as caretaker manager but said that he has no intention of submitting an application to take the role on a permanent basis. Eguavoen was also appointed as the Head Coach of the Nigeria national under-23 football team in August 2010. He expected his team would have a qualification for the 2012 London Olympic Games, but they were knocked out in the group stage. On 5 December 2011, he resigned from his job following the failure to secure the Olympics ticket.
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