Jide Olugbodi

Jide Michael Olugbodi (born 29 November 1977) is a Nigerian footballer who played professionally for Mohammedan SC, Schaffhausen, Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, Austria Lustenau and Brentford. Olugbodi had been called up to the Nigeria squad on numerous occasions, but failed to make an appearance.

Jide Olugbodi
Personal information
Full name Jide Michael Olugbodi[1]
Date of birth (1977-11-29) 29 November 1977
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Mohammedan
1997 Schaffhausen
1997–1999 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
1999–2003 Austria Lustenau
2003 Brentford 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club career

Olugbodi played for Bangladeshi side Mohammedan SC before moving to Swiss side Schaffhausen in 1997. He then joined German side Rot-Weiß Oberhausen staying for two years before joining Austrian club Austria Lustenau.

In October 2003, Olugbodi joined English Second Division side Brentford.[2] He made his debut in the 3–0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 4 October, replacing Eddie Hutchinson as a substitute in the 72nd minute.[3] Olugbodi signed a new short-term contract with Brentford in early November, keeping him at the club until December.[4] He made a total of five appearances for Brentford in all competitions, including the Second Division, the Football League Trophy and FA Cup without scoring a goal.[3]

International career

Olugbodi was called up to the Nigeria squad to face Jamaica at Loftus Road in London on 7 November 2001.[5] Due to injury, he was forced to withdraw from the 54-man Nigeria squad that was due to play Paraguay in March 2002, along with other forwards John Utaka and Dele Adebola.[6][7]

References
  1. "Jide Olugbodi". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | JIDE JOINS BEES". world.brentfordfc.co.uk. 3 October 2003. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. "Players: Jide Olugbodi". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  4. "Olugbodi extends Bees stay". BBC Sport. 5 November 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  5. "Nigeria continue to experiment". BBC Sport. 31 October 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  6. "New coach axes Nigeria rebels". World Soccer News. 12 March 2002. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  7. "Nigerian strikers pull out of Paraguay clash". Soccerway. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
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