SOCCER PLAYER

Stephen Keshi

1962 - 2016

Photo of Stephen Keshi

Icon of person Stephen Keshi

Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and manager. During his playing career, Keshi played as a defender and earned 60 caps for the Nigeria national team, making him the nation's second-most capped player at the time of his retirement. He represented the country at the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, captaining the Super Eagles to victory in the latter. He also played club football in five countries, most notably Belgium, where he won the Belgian league championship with R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Stephen Keshi is the 4,554th most popular soccer player (up from 4,612th in 2024), the 59th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 15th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Stephen Keshi by language

Loading...

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Stephen Keshi ranks 4,553 out of 21,273. Before him are Nilmar, Tommy Docherty, Holger Hieronymus, Zygmunt Anczok, and Maouhoub Ghazouani. After him are Jimmy Dickinson, Žarko Nikolić, Robert Budzynski, Martin Petrov, Maya Yoshida, Sergiño Dest, and Marcel Sabitzer.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Stephen Keshi ranks 376. Before him are Amy Chua, Choi Soon-ho, Erika Hess, Lee Arenberg, Danny Faure, and Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo. After him are Neven Spahija, Garth Brooks, Néstor Clausen, Timo Soini, Jorge Martínez, and Anatoliy Serdyukov. Among people deceased in 2016, Stephen Keshi ranks 458. Before him are Wiesław Rudkowski, James Joseph Dresnok, Klaus Siebert, Rafael Iriondo, Tom M. Apostol, and Alexis Arquette. After him are Luděk Macela, Alv Gjestvang, Dušanka Sifnios, Alberto Sainz, Federico Edwards, and Roberto Lovera.

Others Born in 1962

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2016

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Stephen Keshi ranks 59 out of 309. Before him are Abubakar Shekau (1974), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), Dick Tiger (1929), Muhammadu Maccido (1928), and Obafemi Martins (1984). After him are Uche Okechukwu (1967), Israel Adesanya (1989), Victor Ikpeba (1973), Ernest Shonekan (1936), Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), and Flora Nwapa (1931).

Others born in Nigeria

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Stephen Keshi ranks 15. Before him are Alex Iwobi (1996), Sunday Oliseh (1974), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), and Obafemi Martins (1984). After him are Uche Okechukwu (1967), Victor Ikpeba (1973), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Celestine Babayaro (1978), Daniel Amokachi (1972), and Vincent Enyeama (1982).

Nigerian born Soccer Players

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous