NAIJA STARS OF THE
NAIJA STARS OF THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA On Dortmund duty against Bayern Munich In Champions League action against Dynamo Kiev BUNDESLIGA TEAM Oliseh arrived in Germany with a for another season with a view to making the 04/05 Borussia Dortmund 11 0 pedigree having won titles in Holland move permanent but an incident with club 03/04 VfL Bochum 21 1 with Ajax Amsterdam of Holland and mate Vahid Hashemian put an abrupt halt to 02/03 VfL Bochum 11 0 played in the great Juventus team of that era. his Bochum stay. 02/03 Borussia Dortmund 2 0 The Nigerian international got into the team The former Super Eagles captain allegedly 01/02 Borussia Dortmund 18 1 and was part of the squad that won the head-butted Hashemian as the two clashed 00/01 Borussia Dortmund 22 0 Bundesliga title in 2001/02 after a fruitful following a 0-0 draw with Hansa Rostock. OTHER CLUBS: first two seasons in Germany. With that win, Oliseh and the Iranian international 05/06 KRC Genk 16 0 Oliseh thus became the first Nigerian to win apparently clashed at half-time and the 99/00 Juventus Torino 8 0 the German Bundesliga after emerging as the argument resumed after the match, with the 97/99 Ajax Amsterdam 54 8 first Nigerian to play in Serie A when he Nigerian apparently breaking the nose of 95/97 1.FC Köln 54 4 94/95 AC Reggiana 29 1 signed for Reggianna. Hashemian with a head-butt. 90/94 RFC Liège 75 3 Things went sour in the third year and Bochum terminated his loan deal and 1990 Julius Berger 0 0 Oliseh was off-loaded to Bochum on loan for parent club Dortmund also released him from HONOURS the remainder his contract as a fall-out of the Borussia Dortmund of the season. incident. • Bundesliga: 2001–02 His loan deal • UEFA Cup: 2001–02 (Runner-up) was renewed ...halts Bayern’s run in a league game for Bochum Coming up against Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard 8 COMPLETE FOOTBALL | December P r esented b y Profile Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh DOB: September 1974 POB: Abavo, Delta State, Nigeria Height: 1.83m Position: Defensive Midfielder OLISEH OLISEH COMPLETE FOOTBALL | December 9
