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Uche Okechukwu

1967 - Today

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Uchechukwu Alozie "Uche" Okechukwu ( ; born 27 September 1967), also known as Deniz Uygar, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. "Uchechukwu" is an Igbo name meaning "God´s will". He was also honoured as the foreign player who played in Turkey for the longest period of time (13 years), going on to obtain Turkish citizenship under the name Deniz Uygar. The recipient of nearly 50 caps for Nigeria, Okechukwu represented the nation in two World Cups and as many Africa Cup of Nations, winning the latter tournament once. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Uche Okechukwu is the 4,602nd most popular soccer player (down from 4,488th in 2024), the 60th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 51st in 2019) and the 16th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Uche Okechukwu ranks 4,602 out of 21,273. Before him are Luis Garisto, Óscar Córdoba, Georges Stuber, Dušan Vlahović, Enrique Hormazábal, and Francisco Gamborena. After him are Nabil Fekir, Ante Rebić, Kiyonobu Okajima, Didier Couécou, Danny Blanchflower, and Wálter Guimarães.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Uche Okechukwu ranks 304. Before him are Joey Wong, Dana Ashbrook, Marco Giampaolo, Masami Ihara, Melora Hardin, and Sharleen Spiteri. After him are Nathalie Tauziat, Leonidas Kavakos, Emmanuelle Bercot, Tina Arena, Gil Bellows, and Dragan Đilas.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Uche Okechukwu ranks 60 out of 309. Before him are Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), Dick Tiger (1929), Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Obafemi Martins (1984), and Stephen Keshi (1962). After him are Israel Adesanya (1989), Victor Ikpeba (1973), Ernest Shonekan (1936), Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), Flora Nwapa (1931), and Kelechi Iheanacho (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Uche Okechukwu ranks 16. Before him are Sunday Oliseh (1974), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), Obafemi Martins (1984), and Stephen Keshi (1962). After him are Victor Ikpeba (1973), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Celestine Babayaro (1978), Daniel Amokachi (1972), Vincent Enyeama (1982), and Victor Boniface (2000).

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