Chima Okorie, Date of Birth

    

Chima Okorie

Footballer

Date of Birth: 08-Oct-1968

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Chima Okorie

  • Chima Ephraim Okorie (born 8 October 1968 in Izomber, Abia State) is a Nigerian former professional football striker who was renowned for his goalscoring prowess in the Indian leagues. Okorie moved to India as a student, his big break came when he played first time in the Durand Cup, when is represented Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad x1.
  • There was no such thing as Chandigarh team was an all volunteer team and could not afford to pay their players.
  • He then signed a major deal with Mohammedan SC, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.
  • He then moved to England, joining Peterborough United on non-contract terms before joining Grimsby Town in September 1993. He made his English league debut as a substitute away to Crystal Palace winning the Sunday Man of the match, and made four further appearances (all as a substitute) as his career at Grimsby was interrupted by a broken leg.
  • He moved to Torquay United in March 1994 and was a regular in the Torquay side for the next twelve months, before losing his place to Duane Darby. He was released at the end of the 1994-95 season was joined Norwegian premier side Sogndal, later playing for Danish premier sides Ikast FS and Viborg FF.
  • He returned to India to play again for Mohun Bagan, but received a two-year suspension after being accused of assaulting a referee in a game on 31 August 1999. On 3 June 2006 he was made manager of Bengal-Mumbai FC, and also became the club's CEO on 16 August.
  • He was appointed manager of Mohun Bagan on 20 February 2007, but resigned on 7 April following differences with the club's senior players.
  • He then became the manager of the Delhi based I-League 2nd division side Osian's New Delhi Heroes.

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