Pascal Ojigwe
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.
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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 | ||||||
| National team | |||||||
| 1994–2002 | Nigeria | 17 | (2) | ||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||
Early life
Ojigwe was born in Aba, Nigeria.
Club career
Loan to Köln
Ojigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.
Leverkusen
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
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
- Bundesliga: 1997–98; runner-up: 2001–02
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 2001–02
References
- "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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