Daniel Ogunmodede
{{Short description|Nigerian football coach}}
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| birth_place = Ogun State, Nigeria{{cite web |last1=Popoola |first1=Gbemidepo |title=The Making of NPFL's Louis Van Gaal: The Inspiring Journey of Coach Daniel Ogunmodede |url=https://www.sportsboom.com/en-ng/football/the-inspiring-journey-of-coach-daniel-ogunmodede/ |website=Sports Boom |date=2 July 2024 |access-date=3 May 2025}}
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| currentclub = Remo Stars, Nigeria (head coach)
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| manageryears1 = 2016-2021
| managerclubs1 = Remo Stars (assistant)
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| managerclubs2 = CD Feirense (assistant)
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Daniel Ogunmodede (born 19 May 1980) is a Nigerian professional football manager who is the head coach of Nigeria Premier Football League club Remo Stars and an assistant manager for the Nigeria national football team.{{cite web |last1=Areo |first1=Samuel |title=Daniel Ogunmodede returns to Remo Stars as head coach |url=https://www.aclsports.com/daniel-ogunmodede-returns-to-remo-stars-as-head-coach/ |date=1 August 2022 |access-date=3 May 2025|website=ACL Sports}}{{cite web |title=2025 AFCON Qualifiers: Ilechukwu and Ogunmodede Join Super Eagles' Interim Coaching Crew |url=https://www.brila.net/2025-afcon-qualifiers-ilechukwu-and-ogunmodede-join-super-eagles-interim-coaching-crew/ |website=Brila FM |date=2 September 2024 |access-date=3 May 2025}}{{cite web |title=Salary, Assistants, Terms And Duration Of The Contract Of New Super Eagles Coach Eric Chelle |url=https://owngoalnigeria.com/2025/01/08/salary-assistants-terms-and-duration-of-the-contract-of-new-super-eagles-coach-eric-chelle/ |website=Own Goal Nigeria |date=8 January 2025 |access-date=3 May 2025}} From 2021 to 2022, Ogunmodede was the assistant coach of Portuguese club CD Feirense under Rui Ferreira.{{cite web |title=Ogunmodede Resumes Duty with Portuguese side, CD Feirense |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/12/29/ogunmodede-resumes-duty-with-portuguese-side-cd-feirense/ |date=29 December 2021 |access-date=3 May 2025 |website=ThisDay}}{{cite web |last1=Bamisebi |first1=Samuel |title=Former Remo Stars Coach, Daniel Ogunmodede Says Leaving Nigeria for CD Feirense "Wasn't A Wrong Decision" |url=https://www.sports247.ng/former-remo-stars-coach-daniel-ogunmodede-says-leaving-nigeria-for-cd-feirense-wasnt-the-wrong-decision/ |website=Sports247 |date=6 June 2022 |access-date=3 May 2025}}
Early life and education
Born in Ogun State, Nigeria, Ogunmodede spent his early years looking to become a medical doctor, per his father's wishes. He would later obtain two degrees, one in physiology from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and another in human kinetics from the University of Ilorin.{{cite web |title=Doctor told me I'll die if I played football – Ogunmodede |url=https://punchng.com/doctor-told-me-ill-die-if-i-played-football-ogunmodede/ |website=Punch |date=7 July 2023 |access-date=3 May 2025}}
Coaching career
= Early career =
= Crown FC =
After shifting his focus to coaching with his parents' encouragement, he was noticed by the late Crown F.C. chairman, Chief Olagbenro.{{cite web |last1=Ogundiya |first1=Charles |title=My dad, doctor, ended my football career – Ogunmodede |url=https://newtelegraphng.com/my-dad-doctor-ended-my-football-career-ogunmodede/ |website=New Telegraph |date=28 January 2023 |access-date=3 May 2025}} Chief Olagbenro subsequently granted him a scholarship to pursue coaching training at Nigeria's National Institute of Sports, with the arrangement that he would complete an internship at the club upon earning his coaching certificate. Although Chief Olagbenro passed away before the program was completed, the late chairman's wishes were honoured, and the opportunity for the internship was still provided.
= Remo Stars =
In 2015, Ogunmodede was hired by Remo Stars as an assistant manager to Nduka Ugbade and was also put in charge of the youth team.{{cite web |last1=Randa |first1=Andrew |title=Ogunmodede extends Remo Stars affiliation beyond a decade, inks new contract |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-ng/ogunmodede-new-remo-stars-contract |website=Afrik Foot |date=14 August 2024 |access-date=3 May 2025}}
On 26 September 2016, the Remo Stars senior team earned promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League for the first time in their history, with Ogunmodede serving as assistant coach.{{cite web |last1=Inyang |first1=Ifreke |title=Remo Stars gain promotion to NPFL |url=https://dailypost.ng/2016/09/26/remo-stars-gain-promotion-npfl/ |website=Daily Post |date=26 September 2016 |access-date=3 May 2025}}
==== Remo Youth ====
He led the Remo youth team to second place in the Metro League in Lagos{{cite web |title=Yemi Idowu's Nath Boys FC are Lagos Metro Pro League Champions |url=https://www.nigerianeye.com/2016/08/yemi-idowus-nath-boys-fc-are-lagos.html |website=Nigerian Eye |date=18 August 2016 |access-date=3 May 2025}} and the final of the Ogun State FA Cup.{{cite web |title=Ogunmodede Resumes Duty with Portuguese side, CD Feirense |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/12/29/ogunmodede-resumes-duty-with-portuguese-side-cd-feirense/ |website=ThisDay |date=29 December 2021 |access-date=4 May 2025}}
In 2016, the club established its youth academy system and appointed Ogunmodede as its head. His role expanded in 2020 when he became the club's inaugural Director of Youth Football Development, which ultimately contributed to the formation of Beyond Limits F.A..{{cite web |last1=Randa |first1=Andrew |title=Ogunmodede extends Remo Stars affiliation beyond a decade, inks new contract |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/en-ng/ogunmodede-new-remo-stars-contract |website=Afrik Foot |date=14 August 2024 |access-date=3 May 2025}}
== First senior managerial role ==
In 2020, Ogunmodede was put in charge of the Remo Stars senior team.
In September 2021, he led them back to the NPFL after they finished as runners-up in the NNL playoff Group A.{{cite web |title=Egbe Hails Remo Stars on Promotion to NPFL |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2021/09/15/egbe-hails-remo-stars-on-promotion-to-npfl/ |website=ThisDay |date=15 September 2021 |access-date=4 May 2025}}
=== CD Feirense ===
In 2021, Ogunmodede was appointed as assistant manager under Rui Ferreira at CD Feirense.
= Return to Remo Stars =
In 2022, Ogunmodede returned to Remo Stars.{{cite web |last1=Areo |first1=Samuel |title=Daniel Ogunmodede returns to Remo Stars as head coach |url=https://www.aclsports.com/daniel-ogunmodede-returns-to-remo-stars-as-head-coach/ |website=ACL Sports |date=August 2022 |access-date=4 May 2025}} He led them to back-to-back second placed finishes in the top flight, in 2023 and 2024.
On 27th April, 2025, Ogunmodede led Remo Stars to their first ever Nigeria Premier Football League title. They became the first South-West club to win the title since 2000 when Julius Berger won it.{{cite web |last1=Abdulsalam |first1=Hassan |title=Remo Stars make history, break 25-year-old NPFL record |url=https://www.pulsesports.ng/football/story/remo-stars-make-history-break-25-year-old-npfl-record-2025042718303655579 |website=Pulse Sports |date=27 April 2025 |access-date=4 May 2025}}
== Manager profile ==
= Tactics =
Ogunmodede's coaching philosophy, termed "IjaBall", incorporates tactical elements drawn from the methodologies of José Mourinho, Jürgen Klopp, and Pep Guardiola. His preferred formation is 5-3-2.{{cite web |title=TotalEnergies CAF CHAN 2024: Know the Coach: Daniel Ogunmodede (Nigeria) |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-african-nations-championship/news/totalenergies-caf-chan-2024-know-the-coach-daniel-ogunmodede-nigeria/ |website=CAF Online |date=15 January 2025 |access-date=3 May 2025}}
Ijaball is a proactive possession style of football. I derived the mentality from the many years of experience I have had with different coaches I worked with. I have worked with some of the best coaches in the country. I learnt from them and mixed it with my ideology and at the end it resulted to Ijaball.
Honours
= Manager =
Remo Stars
Individual
References
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External Links
- {{Soccerway coach|id=867722|name=Daniel Ogunmodede|accessdate=2025-05-03}}
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