Amaechi Ottiji (28 December 1969 – 25 December 2004) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Nigeria, Greece and Germany.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amaechi Titus Ottiji | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 25 December 2004 (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) |
| International career | |||
| 1998 | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
External links
- Amaechi Ottiji at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- "ΞΕΝΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΧΑΪΚΗΣ". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- Mention of Amaechi Ottiji's death (in Greek)