| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gideon Omokirio | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Honiara, Solomon Islands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | PRK Hekari United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2002 | Laugu FC | ||
| 1997 | → Nelson Suburbs (loan) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Kossa FC | ||
| 2005–2006 | Fairwest | ||
| 2007–2009 | Kossa FC | ||
| 2009– | PRK Hekari United | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–2007 | Solomon Islands[1] | 30 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | Solomon Islands beach soccer[2] | 11 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2010. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Gideon Omokirio (born 12 October 1976 in Honiara) is a Solomon Islands footballer who currently plays for PRK Hekari United.
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Giggs Omokirio had played most of his club football in his home country, only for a short spell in New Zealand. He then joined Papua New Guinea side Hekari in 2009.
In May 2010, he won the Oceania Champions League with Hekari United.[3]
Omokirio made his debut for the Solomon Islands in a May 1996 OFC Nations Cup match against Tahiti and has represented his country in every age group at international level including representing his country at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Beach Soccer World Cups.[4] He has skippered the national team on several occasions.
He played in 17 World Cup qualification games from 1996 through 2007.
Omokirio was the national champion in the 200 metres running and the long jump.