| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 June 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Imo State, Nigeria | ||
| Playing position | Manager | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Union Bank | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979-1986 | New Nigeria Bank | 60 | (11) |
| 1987-1989 | ACB Lagos | ||
| National team | |||
| 1980-1991 | Nigeria | 60 | (8) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | Nigeria U-17 | ||
| 2009- | Union Bank | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Henry Onyemanze Nwosu (born 14 June 1963) is a former Nigerian footballer turned manager.
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Nwosu spent his career at home with New Nigeria Bank (NNB) of Benin City and African Continental Bank (ACB) of Lagos. He also played for ASEC Mimosas FC of Ivory Coast and Racing FC Bafoussam of Cameroon.
A gifted midfielder, Nwosu was the youngest member of Nigeria's victorious 1980 African Nations Cup squad, and scored the only goal for Nigeria at the 1980 Olympics. He also played in the 1982, 1984 and 1988 tournaments, finishing runners up in the latter two, with his last game for Nigeria coming in 1991.
He was an assistant for former Eagles teammate Samson Siasia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics where Nigeria won the silver medal.[1] On 27 September 2008, Nwosu was appointed as the coach for the Nigerian U-17 team.[2] However he was removed from the post in April 2009 after a string of poor results in preparation for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3] He was hired in August as coach of Union Bank F.C.,[4] formerly was an assistant to Onigbinde that took the Nigerian Super eagles to 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea and Japan.[5] One time head coach to Ibom Stars FC of Akwa Ibom and Head Coach of Iwuanyawu FC of Owerri.