Pascal Karibe Ojigwe (born 11 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.[1] He also holds German citizenship.
| Personal information | ||||||||
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| 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) | |||||
| 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 edit
Club career edit
Loan to Köln edit
Ojigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.
Leverkusen edit
Ojigwe refused to return to his parent club and instead moved to Champions League participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen, for a transfer fee believed to be DM 3.5 million (about €1.75 million)[2] On the occasion of the transfer there had been a huge public argument between then Köln and Leverkusen managers, Johannes Linßen and Reiner Calmund.[3]
Honours edit
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
- Bundesliga: 1997–98; runner-up: 2001–02
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 2001–02
References edit
- ^ "Ojigwe, Pascal" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Ojigwe wechselt nach Leverkusen" [Ojigwe moves to Leverkusen] (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 28 June 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Rheinischer Frohsinn" [Rhenish exhilaration] (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 16 May 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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