SOCCER PLAYER

Wilfred Agbonavbare

1966 - 2015

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Wilfred Agbonavbare (5 October 1966 – 27 January 2015) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent the better part of his career with Spanish club Rayo Vallecano, appearing in 189 competitive matches over six seasons (three in La Liga). Agbonavbare was part of the Nigeria squad at the 1994 World Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfred Agbonavbare is the 6,721st most popular soccer player (down from 6,114th in 2024), the 87th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 75th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Wilfred Agbonavbare ranks 6,721 out of 21,273Before him are Erjon Bogdani, Masayoshi Takayanagi, Diego Aguirre, Bruno, Davide Zappacosta, and Malcolm Allison. After him are Sven Andersson, Domenico Criscito, Piotr Nowak, Javier Chevantón, Hassan Al-Haydos, and Milan Badelj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Wilfred Agbonavbare ranks 498Before him are Maria Furtwängler, Pamela Adlon, DJ Premier, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Alfred Nijhuis, and Gail Devers. After him are Jacqueline Obradors, Sarita Choudhury, Ko Jeong-woon, Gustavo Adrianzén, Marina Klimova, and Yanka Dyagileva. Among people deceased in 2015, Wilfred Agbonavbare ranks 505Before him are Mal Whitfield, Alan Hodgkinson, Walter Browne, Ron Springett, Zhivko Gospodinov, and Justin Wilson. After him are Peter Pišťanek, Wolfram Wuttke, Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Mikhail Burtsev, Linda Haglund, and Mel Daniels.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Wilfred Agbonavbare ranks 87 out of 309Before him are Fiona Fullerton (1956), Uche Okafor (1967), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Arnaut Danjuma (1997), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), and Joseph Yobo (1980). After him are Kalu Uche (1982), Hakeem Kae-Kazim (1962), Atiku Abubakar (1946), Francis Obikwelu (1978), Umar Sadiq (1997), and Victor Moses (1990).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Wilfred Agbonavbare ranks 31Before him are Michael Obiku (1968), Taye Taiwo (1985), Uche Okafor (1967), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Arnaut Danjuma (1997), and Joseph Yobo (1980). After him are Kalu Uche (1982), Umar Sadiq (1997), Victor Moses (1990), John Utaka (1982), Mutiu Adepoju (1970), and Emmanuel Emenike (1987).