Christian Obi
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 January 1967 | ||
Date of death | 23 August 2024 | (aged 57)||
Place of death | Okigwe, Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
International career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Nigeria | |||
Managerial career | |||
2022–2023 | Heartland |
Christian Obi (2 January 1967 – 23 August 2024) was a Nigerian football player and manager. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] Obi died in a traffic collision in Okigwe, on 23 August 2024, at the age of 57.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christian Obi Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "UPDATED: Heartland lose coach in ghastly crash".
- ^ "Former Heartland coach Christian Obi in sudden death after ghastly accident".
External links
[edit]- Christian Obi at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1967 births
- 2024 deaths
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Nigerian football managers
- Road incident deaths in Nigeria
- Nigerian football biography stubs
- Association football goalkeeper stubs