Pascal Karibe Ojigwe (born 11 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pascal Karibe Ojigwe | |||||||
| Date of birth | 11 December 1976 | |||||||
| Place of birth | Aba, Nigeria | |||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, defensive midfielder | |||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||
| 1993–1995 | Enyimba | |||||||
| 1995–2000 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 6 | (0) | |||||
| 1995–1999 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 62 | (4) | |||||
| 1999–2000 | → 1. FC Köln (loan) | 32 | (2) | |||||
| 2000–2003 | Bayer Leverkusen | 30 | (0) | |||||
| 2003–2004 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 7 | (0) | |||||
| 2004–2006 | 1860 Munich | 1 | (0) | |||||
| 2006–2007 | Enyimba | |||||||
| International career | ||||||||
| 1994–2002 | Nigeria | 17 | (2) | |||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||
Early life
editOjigwe was born in Aba, Nigeria.
Club career
editLoan to 1. FC Köln
editOjigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.
Bayer Leverkusen
editOjigwe refused to return to his parent club and instead moved to Champions League participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen, for a transfer fee reported to be DM 3.5 million (about €1.75 million).[2][3] On the occasion of the transfer there had been a huge public argument between then Köln and Leverkusen managers, Johannes Linßen and Reiner Calmund.[4]
Honours
edit1. FC Kaiserslautern
Bayer Leverkusen
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
- Bundesliga runner-up: 2001–02
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 2001–02
References
edit- ^ "Pascal Ojigwe". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Ojigwe wechselt nach Leverkusen" [Ojigwe moves to Leverkusen]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 June 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Fudge, Simon (6 June 2024). "Nigerian Ojigwe signs with Leverkusen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Rheinischer Frohsinn" [Rhenish exhilaration]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 16 May 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
External links
edit- Pascal Ojigwe at WorldFootball.net
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