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Pascal Ojigwe

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Pascal Ojigwe
Personal information
Full name Pascal Karibe Ojigwe
Date of birth (1976-12-11) 11 December 1976 (age 47)
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)
1995–1999 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 62 (4)
1999–20001. 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
International career
1994–2002 Nigeria 17 (2)
Medal record
Winner FIFA U-17 World Cup 1993
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pascal Karibe Ojigwe (born 11 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.[1]

Early life

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Ojigwe was born in Aba, Nigeria.

Club career

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Loan to 1. FC Köln

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Ojigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.

Bayer Leverkusen

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Ojigwe refused to return to his parent club and instead moved to Champions League participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen, for a transfer fee reported to be DM 3.5 million (about €1.75 million).[2][3] On the occasion of the transfer there had been a huge public argument between then Köln and Leverkusen managers, Johannes Linßen and Reiner Calmund.[4]

Honours

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1. FC Kaiserslautern

Bayer Leverkusen

References

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  1. ^ "Pascal Ojigwe". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ojigwe wechselt nach Leverkusen" [Ojigwe moves to Leverkusen]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 June 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ Fudge, Simon (6 June 2024). "Nigerian Ojigwe signs with Leverkusen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Rheinischer Frohsinn" [Rhenish exhilaration]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 16 May 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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