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Sunday Oliseh

1974 - Today

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Sunday Ogochukwu Oliseh (born 14 September 1974) is a Nigerian football manager and former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Physical yet technically gifted, he played for top European clubs including Ajax, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus. He is widely regarded as one of the best African midfielders of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sunday Oliseh is the 3,471st most popular soccer player (up from 3,966th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 50th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Sunday Oliseh ranks 3,471 out of 21,273. Before him are Eliseo Mouriño, Wolfgang Blochwitz, Héctor Silva, Juan Antonio Ipiña, Luka Jović, and Juan Carlos Muñoz. After him are Nikola Radović, Pascal Zuberbühler, Johan Boskamp, Goran Vlaović, Sulley Muntari, and Serge Gnabry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Sunday Oliseh ranks 150. Before him are Hicham El Guerrouj, Ada Colau, Emma Shapplin, Ivana Miličević, Zhou Xun, and Grace Park. After him are Hrithik Roshan, Xzibit, Kevin Durand, David Dencik, Amber Valletta, and Zoran Zaev.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Sunday Oliseh ranks 49 out of 309. Before him are Tijani Babangida (1973), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Alex Iwobi (1996), and Ibrahim Zakzaky (1953). After him are Buchi Emecheta (1944), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Abubakar Shekau (1974), Finidi George (1971), and Ahmed Musa (1992).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Sunday Oliseh ranks 10. Before him are Emmanuel Amunike (1970), Rashidi Yekini (1963), Yakubu (1982), Taribo West (1974), Tijani Babangida (1973), and Alex Iwobi (1996). After him are Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), Obafemi Martins (1984), Stephen Keshi (1962), and Uche Okechukwu (1967).

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