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Joseph Yobo

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Joseph Michael Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and was Nigeria's record appearance holder. In February 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Yobo is the 6,664th most popular soccer player (down from 6,301st in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 80th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Joseph Yobo ranks 6,664 out of 21,273. Before him are Vedat Muriqi, Keisuke Harada, Marco Streller, Jordi Masip, Pizzi, and Maciej Żurawski. After him are Jules Bocandé, Valdas Ivanauskas, Óscar García Junyent, Hiromi Ikeda, Eladio Reyes, and Rio Mavuba.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Joseph Yobo ranks 299. Before him are Dimitris Diamantidis, Radoslav Zabavník, Jerko Leko, Chris Carmack, Javad Nekounam, and Oliver James. After him are Volker Bruch, Austin Nichols, Zhang Jingchu, Bruno, Javier Chevantón, and Koji Matsuura.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Joseph Yobo ranks 86 out of 309. Before him are Taye Taiwo (1985), Fiona Fullerton (1956), Uche Okafor (1967), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Arnaut Danjuma (1997), and Obafemi Awolowo (1909). After him are Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Kalu Uche (1982), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Atiku Abubakar (1946), Francis Obikwelu (1978), and Umar Sadiq (1997).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Joseph Yobo ranks 30. Before him are Momodu Mutairu (1976), Michael Obiku (1968), Taye Taiwo (1985), Uche Okafor (1967), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), and Arnaut Danjuma (1997). After him are Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966), Kalu Uche (1982), Umar Sadiq (1997), Victor Moses (1990), John Utaka (1982), and Mutiu Adepoju (1970).

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