Garba Lawal

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Garba Lawal
Personal information
Full name	Garba Lawal
Date of birth	(1974-05-22) 22 May 1974
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lobi Stars (Assistant manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1993–1995	Julius Berger
1995–1996	Espérance ST
1996–2002	Roda	154	(20)
2002–2003	Levski Sofia	15	(3)
2004	Elfsborg	12	(0)
2004–2005	Santa Clara	16	(0)
2005–2006	Iraklis	33	(1)
2007	Changsha Ginde	3	(0)
2007	Julius Berger	18	(8)
2009–2012	Lobi Stars F.C.	3	(1)
National team
1993–2006	Nigeria	53	(5)
Teams managed
2009–	Lobi Stars F.C. (Assistant Coach)
2009	Nigeria U-17 (Team Coordinator)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Garba Lawal (born 22 May 1974 in Kaduna) is a former football midfielder from Nigeria who works as an assistant manager at Lobi Stars F.C..^[1]

Career

Lawal has had his most successful time at Roda JC in the Dutch Eredivisie. In August 2009, he announced his return as a player-coach for Makurdi side Lobi Stars,^[2] recently played for Julius Berger F.C. in Nigeria and Chinese side Changsha Ginde.^[3]

International career

Lawal is regarded as one of the most versatile players in the Nigeria national football team of the 1990s and early 2000s often being used for any position ranging from defence to attack on the left wing. Lawal took part at the FIFA World Cups in 1998, scoring the second goal in the 3-2 win over Spain in Nigeria's first match of the tournament, and in 2002. He won the Olympic gold medal in 1996. He represented Nigeria at four editions of African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, scoring in all but the first.

Coaching career

In August 2009 was named as the assistant coach of Lobi Stars F.C.^[4] In the same year, he was employed as team coordinator for the Nigeria national under-17 football team.^[5]

References

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Nigeria
Men's Football
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition

v t e Nigeria men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Gold Medalists

1 E. Babayaro 2 C. Babayaro 3 West 4 Kanu 5 Uche 6 Amuneke 7 Babangida 8 Oruma 9 Fatusi 10 Okocha 11 Ikpeba 12 Obafemi 13 Lawal 14 Amokachi 15 Oliseh 16 Obiekwu 17 Oparaku 18 Joseph Coach: Bonfrere

v t e Nigeria squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Rufai 2 Oparaku 3 Babayaro 4 Kanu 5 Uche (c) 6 West 7 Finidi 8 Adepoju 9 Yekini 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 W. Okpara 13 Babangida 14 Amokachi 15 Oliseh 16 Okafor 17 Eguavoen 18 Oruma 19 Iroha 20 Ikpeba 21 G. Okpara 22 Baruwa Coach: Milutinović

v t e Nigeria squad – 2000 African Cup of Nations Runners-up

1 Shorunmu 2 Okunowo 3 Babayaro 4 Kanu 5 Iyenemi 6 West 7 Finidi 8 Adepoju 9 Akpoborie 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 Egbo 13 Babangida 14 Amuneke 15 Oliseh 16 Sodje 17 Aghahowa 18 Chukwu 19 Akwuegbu 20 Ikpeba 21 Okpara 22 Akanji Coach: Bonfrere

v t e Nigeria men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics

1 Etafia 2 Okunowo 3 Babayaro 4 Sunday 5 Iyenemi 6 C. Kanu 7 Agali 8 Igbinadolor 9 Yakubu 10 A. Oliseh 11 Lawal 12 Onwuzuruike 13 Ikedia 14 Kaku 15 Okpara 16 Okoronkwo 17 Aghahowa 18 Okoye Coach: Bonfrère

v t e Nigeria squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations Third Place

1 Shorunmu 2 Yobo 3 Babayaro 4 Kanu 5 Okoronkwo 6 West 7 Finidi 8 Yakubu 9 Agali 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 Egbo 13 Babangida 14 Udeze 15 Oliseh 16 Oruma 17 Aghahowa 18 Ojigwe 19 Ejiofor 20 Ikpeba 21 Christopher 22 Akanji Coach: Amodu

v t e Nigeria squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Shorunmu 2 Yobo 3 Babayaro 4 Kanu 5 Okoronkwo 6 West 7 Ikedia 8 Adepoju 9 Ogbeche 10 Okocha (c) 11 Lawal 12 Ejide 13 Afolabi 14 Udeze 15 Justice 16 Sodje 17 Aghahowa 18 Akwuegbu 19 Ejiofor 20 Obiorah 21 Utaka 22 Enyeama 23 Opabunmi Coach: Onigbinde

v t e Nigeria squad – 2004 African Cup of Nations Third Place

1 Enyeama 2 Yobo 3 Babayaro 4 Kanu 5 Okoronkwo 6 Enakarhire 7 Utaka 8 Yakubu 9 Agali 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 Etafia 13 Ikedia 14 Olofinjana 15 Abbey 16 Udeze 17 Aghahowa 18 Orjinta 19 Ekong 20 Odemwingie 21 Ekwueme 22 Ejide Coach: Chukwu

v t e Nigeria squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place

1 Enyeama 2 Yobo 3 Taiwo 4 Kanu 5 Odiah 6 Enakarhire 7 Utaka 8 Mikel 9 Martins 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 Ejide 13 Yussuf 14 Obinna 15 Obiefule 16 Oruma 17 Aghahowa 18 Obodo 19 Makinwa 20 Odemwingie 21 Nwaneri 22 Kaita 23 Aiyenugba Coach: Eguavoen

Persondata
Name	Lawal, Garba
Alternative names
Short description	Nigerian footballers
Date of birth	22 May 1974
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Date of death
Place of death

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