Benedict Iroha

Benedict Iroha
Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-11-29) November 29, 1969
Place of birth	Aba, Nigeria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Left back, Left Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1989	Bendel Insurance	?	(?)
1990	Iwuanyanwu Nationale	?	(?)
1991–1992	ASEC Mimosas	?	(?)
1992–1996	Vitesse Arnhem	21	(1)
1996–1997	San Jose Clash	33	(2)
1997	D.C. United	17	(4)
1997–1998	Elche CF	1	(0)
1998–2000	Watford	10	(0)
Total		82	(7)
National team
1990–1998	Nigeria	50	(1)
Teams managed
2000–2006	FC Dallas (Youth Coach)
2007	Nigeria U-17 (Assistant Coach)
2007–2008	Dolphins FC
2009–	Heartland F.C. (Chief Trainer)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Benedict Iroha (born November 29, 1969) is a former Nigerian association football defender.

Career

He was originally a midfielder before national coach Clemens Westerhof converted him to play left back. His club career in Europe was largely unsuccessful, and Iroha was allocated to San Jose Clash in 1996. The next season he was traded to D.C. United, where he won the league title. After a move to Spanish side Elche CF in 1997, he moved to Watford in December 1998, playing 10 games for the Hertfordshire side. Unfortunately a problem with bunions forced him to the sidelines, and he retired in March 2000.

International career

Playing for the Nigerian national team, he was featured in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1998 FIFA World Cup as well as when they won the 1994 African Nations Cup.

Coaching career

After retiring he returned to the USA to coach in the youth department of FC Dallas. Most recently, he was an assistant with the Nigerian U-17 team that won the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup and head coach of Nigeria's Dolphins FC. He currently is on the staff of Heartland of Owerri.

External links

National Football Teams Profile

Nigeria squad – 1994 African Cup of Nations Winners (2nd title)

GK Agbonavbare GK Agu GK Rufai DF Eguavoen DF Iroha DF Keshi DF Okafor DF Uche DF Semitoje DF Ugbade MF Adepoju MF Ederma MF Finidi MF Okocha MF Oliha MF Oliseh FW Amokachi FW Amuneke FW Ekoku FW Ikpeba FW Siasia FW Yekini Coach: Westerhof

Nigeria squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Rufai (c) 2 Eguavoen 3 Iroha 4 Keshi 5 Uche 6 Nwanu 7 George 8 Oliha 9 Yekini 10 Okocha 11 Amuneke 12 Siasia 13 Ezeugo 14 Amokachi 15 Oliseh 16 Agu 17 Ikpeba 18 Ekoku 19 Emenalo 20 Okafor 21 Adepoju 22 Agbonavbare Coach: Westerhof

Nigeria squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup Fourth Place

1 Rufai 2 Eguavoen 3 Iroha 4 Keshi 5 Uche 6 Mutari 7 Imenger 8 Adepoju 9 Iorfa 10 Okocha 11 Amuneke 12 Siasia 13 Oliseh 14 Amokachi 15 Douglas 16 Shorunmu 17 Pam 18 Ekoku 19 Emenalo 20 Okafor Coach: Amodu

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

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