Echendu Adiele

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Echendu Adiele

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1978|11|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Port Harcourt, Nigeria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|6|18|1978|11|17|df=y}}

| death_place = Port Harcourt, Nigeria

| height =

| position = Central defender

| years1 = 1995–1997

| clubs1 = Sharks

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1997–1998

| clubs2 = Fortuna Düsseldorf

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998–1999

| clubs3 = Borussia Neunkirchen

| caps3 = 15

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1999–2006

| clubs4 = 1. FC Saarbrücken

| caps4 = 149

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2006–2007

| clubs5 = SV Darmstadt 98

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2007–2009

| clubs6 = SV Waldhof Mannheim

| caps6 = 31

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2009–2010

| clubs7 = SV Darmstadt 98

| caps7 = 33

| goals7 = 0

| totalcaps = 257

| totalgoals = 7

}}

Echendu Adiele (17 November 1978 – 18 June 2011) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career

Adiele played club football in Nigeria for Sharks, and in Germany for Fortuna Düsseldorf, Borussia Neunkirchen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, SV Darmstadt 98 and SV Waldhof Mannheim.{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/echenduadiele/ | title = Echendu Adiele | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 22 February 2012}}{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/echendu-adiele/ | title = Echendu Adiele | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 22 February 2012 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120112233818/http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/echendu-adiele/ | archivedate = 12 January 2012 }}

Death

Adiele died in his sleep on 18 June 2011.{{cite web|url = http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?Id=421838 |title=Former Shark, Adiele dies| first = Sammy | last = Wejinya|date=19 June 2011|publisher=Supersport | accessdate = 22 February 2012}} It seems that he was poisoned.{{cite news | url = http://www.sport1.de/de/fussball/newspage_420973.html | title = Giftanschlag auf Ex-Profi | language = German | publisher = sport1.de | date = 21 June 2011 | accessdate = 1 September 2013 | last1 = De | first1 = Sport1 }}