Amaechi Ottiji

Amaechi Ottiji (28 December 1969 – 25 December 2004) was a footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Nigeria, Greece and Germany.

Amaechi Ottiji
Personal information
Full name Amaechi Titus Ottiji
Date of birth (1969-12-28)28 December 1969
Place of birth Enugu, Nigeria
Date of death 25 December 2004(2004-12-25) (aged 34)
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre Forward
Youth career
Calabar Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 Enugu Rangers
1988–1990 BCC Lions
1990–1994 Panachaiki 110 (50)
1994–1997 Ionikos 62 (14)
1997–1998 Darmstadt 98 23 (13)
1998–1999 SC Weismain 8 (4)
1999 Darmstadt 98
1999–2000 FC Gütersloh 18 (12)
2000–2001 Sportfreunde Siegen 16 (9)
2001 VfB Oldenburg 14 (7)
2001–2003 SV Elversberg 22 (3)
National team
1998 Nigeria 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Enugu, Ottiji began playing football for Calabar Rovers. He played for Enugu Rangers and BCC Lions, winning the 1989 Nigerian FA Cup with BCC.

In 1990, Ottiji joined Greek Superleague side Panachaiki F.C. for 5.5 seasons appearing in 110 league matches and scoring 50 goals for the club.[1] He transferred to Ionikos F.C. in December 1994, and would play 2.5 seasons for the club in the Greek Superleague.

He moved to German Regionalliga side SV Darmstadt 98 in 1998, but could not prevent the club from being relegated despite scoring 12 league goals. He spent the remainder of his career in the lower levels of German football, playing in the Regionalliga for Sportfreunde Siegen and SV Elversberg.

International career

Ottiji made one appearance for the Nigeria national team, in a friendly against Iran in 1998.[2]

Death

He died in Colombia in 2004, during a shooting between rival gangs.[3]

References
  1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
  2. Morrison, Neil (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1998 - Intercontinental". RSSSF.
  3. Λιόγα, Έφη (23 October 2012). "Ρετρό ιστορίες: Οι παλιοί μας "γνώριμοι" (photos+videos)". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
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