Emmanuel Amunike
{{short description|Nigerian football player and manager}}
{{distinguish|Emmanuel Emenike}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emmanuel Amunike
| image = Emmanuel Amunike 2017.jpg
| caption = Amunike in 2017
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Eziobodo, Nigeria
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Nigeria (assistant)
| years1 = 1990
| clubs1 = Concord
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1991
| clubs2 = Julius Berger
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1991–1994
| clubs3 = Zamalek
| caps3 = 71
| goals3 = 26
| years4 = 1994–1996
| clubs4 = Sporting CP
| caps4 = 52
| goals4 = 17
| years5 = 1996–2000
| clubs5 = Barcelona
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2000–2002
| clubs6 = Albacete
| caps6 = 17
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2003
| clubs7 = Busan I'Cons
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| years8 = 2003–2004
| clubs8 = Al-Wehdat
| caps8 = 12
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2005–2006
| clubs9 = Al-Najma
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1993–2001
| nationalteam1 = Nigeria
| nationalcaps1 = 28
| nationalgoals1 = 10
| manageryears1 = {{0|0000}}
| managerclubs1 = Reocín (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2008
| managerclubs2 = Al Hazm (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs3 = Julius Berger
| manageryears4 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs4 = Ocean Boys
| manageryears5 = 2014–2017
| managerclubs5 = Nigeria U17
| manageryears6 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs6 = Al Khartoum
| manageryears7 = 2018–2019
| managerclubs7 = Tanzania
| manageryears8 = 2020
| managerclubs8 = Misr Lel Makkasa
| manageryears9 = 2020-2021
| managerclubs9 = Misr Lel Makkasa (director of academy)
| manageryears10 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs10 = Nigeria (assistant)
| manageryears11 = 2022
| managerclubs11 = Zanaco
| manageryears12 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs12 = Zanaco (consultant)
| manageryears13 = 2024–
| managerclubs13 = Heartland
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|NGA}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|W|1994 Tunisia|}}
{{Medal|RU|2000 Ghana–Nigeria|}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{Medal|G|1996 Atlanta|}}
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|NGA}}}} (as manager)
{{MedalCompetition|FIFA U-17 World Cup}}
{{Medal|W|2015 Chile|}}
}}
Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former footballer who played as a winger.{{Cite web|url=https://sportinglife.ng/emmanuel-amuneke-love-coaching-took-sudan/|title=EMMANUEL AMUNEKE: Love for coaching took me to Sudan|website=Sportinglife.ng|date=3 February 2018}}{{cite news|url=http://es.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/do-you-remember/newsid=959047/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628062135/http://es.fifa.com/classicfootball/players/do-you-remember/newsid=959047/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2013|title=Las lesiones no dejaron cicatrices en Amunike|trans-title=Injuries left no scars in Amunike|publisher=FIFA.com|language=es|access-date=10 February 2015}}
Playing career
Amunike played for Zamalek, Sporting CP, Barcelona, and Albacete.
He played 28 times for Nigeria, scoring 10 goals.[https://web.archive.org/web/20010709065236/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/events/1998/worldcup/teams/nigeria/player_profiles.html World Cup France 1998 – Nigeria]; at Sports Illustrated He was part of the team that participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, scoring against Bulgaria and Italy;[https://web.archive.org/web/20100611144913/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/matches/match=3091/index.html Eagles grounded as Baggio wakes]; FIFA.com[https://web.archive.org/web/20090728124726/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/stories/doyouremember/news/newsid=959079.html The Super Eagle with broken wings]; FIFA.com also in that year, he helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, and was voted African Footballer of the Year.
Amunike played all of Nigeria's games at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, scoring the winning goal in the final as the national team won the gold medal.{{FIFA player|93859}} Knee problems kept him out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
After retiring at the end of 2004, Amunike moved to Cantabria in 2006, where he lived with his Spanish wife, Fatima, and took coaching courses.[https://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/pg060319/prensa/noticias/Deportes/200603/19/VIZ-DEP-238.html «Siempre supe que el fútbol era mi destino»], elcorreo.com, 19 March 2006 At the same time, he was also coaching some youth teams at SD Reocín. After a spell at Saudi club Al Hazm as an assistant coach, Amunike took charge of the local Nigerian club Julius Berger in August 2008.[https://guardian.ng/news/nigerias-emmanuel-amuneke-appointed-tanzania-coach/ Nigeria’s Emmanuel Amuneke appointed Tanzania coach], guardian.ng, 6 August 2018
On 23 December 2008, Amunike took on training duties for some teams in Nigeria, after completing two years of training courses in Europe.[http://allafrica.com/stories/200812230696.html Amunike bags Berger job]; All Africa, 23 December 2008[http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2009051716463746 Why I left Berger] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707101719/http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2009051716463746 |date=7 July 2015 }}; The Punch[http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/11/03/1601019/ex-barcelona-winger-emmanuel-Amunike-to-coach-nigerias-ocean Ex-Barcelona winger Emmanuel Amunike to coach Nigeria's Ocean Boys]; Goal.com, 3 November 2009 In November 2009, he took charge of Ocean Boys.[https://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/11/03/1601019/ex-barcelona-winger-emmanuel-amuneke-to-coach-nigerias-ocean Ex-Barcelona Winger Emmanuel Amuneke To Coach Nigeria's Ocean Boys], goal.com, 3 November 2009
Amunike coached the Nigeria U17 national team to win the World Cup in 2015. On 6 August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of the Tanzania national team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45086986|title=Tanzania appoint former Nigeria winger Amuneke as head coach|date=6 August 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=7 August 2018|language=en-GB}} He managed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but he resigned from training the team after losing all three games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48858181|title=Africa Cup of Nations: Tanzania must learn from exit, says Amuneke|date=3 July 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019|first=Oluwashina|last=Okeleji}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48911879|title=Amuneke leaves post as Tanzania coach by mutual consent|date=8 July 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=27 August 2019}} In November 2019, he said he was looking for a new job.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50276623|title=Emmanuel Amuneke: Nigerian coach seeks new job|work=BBC Sport|date=2 November 2019}}
Amunike was appointed the manager of Egyptian Premier League club, Misr Lei Makkasa in February 2021.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51342816|title=Emmanuel Amuneke: New boss of Egypt's El-Makkasa admits to 'big task'|work=BBC Sport|date=2 February 2021}} In March 2021, his role was changed to director of academies.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51692676|title=Emmanuel Amuneke explains role change at Egypt's El-Makkasa|work=BBC Sport|date=4 March 2021}}
He became assistant coach of the Nigeria national team in February 2022.{{Cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/60302783 |title= Nigeria: Augustine Eguavoen to remain in charge of Super Eagles on interim basis|website=BBC.com|date=8 February 2022}}
Personal life
Amunike's younger brothers, Kingsley and Kevin, have also been footballers.{{cite book |last=Scott|first=Carl-Gustaf|date=16 September 2015|title=African Footballers in Sweden: Race, Immigration, and Integration in the Age of Globalization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bGreCgAAQBAJ&q=emmanuel+kingsley+kevin+Amuneke+brother&pg=PA2011-IA29|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-1-1375-3509-2}} Both also played several years in Portugal, amongst other countries.
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | rowspan=2| 23 April 1993 | rowspan=2| Lagos, Nigeria | rowspan=2| {{fb|SUD}} | align=center|2–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0 | rowspan=2| 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | align=center|4–0 | |||||
| 3. | rowspan=2| 10 April 1994 | rowspan=2| Tunis, Tunisia | rowspan=2| {{fb|ZAM|1964}} | align=center|1–1 | rowspan=2 align=center| 2–1 | rowspan=2| 1994 African Cup of Nations |
| 4. | align=center|2–1 | |||||
| 5. | 21 June 1994 | Dallas, United States | {{fb|BUL}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center| 3–0 | rowspan=2| 1994 FIFA World Cup |
| 6. | 5 July 1994 | Foxborough, United States | {{fb|ITA}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–2 {{aet}} | |
| 7. | 10 November 1995 | Lagos, Nigeria | {{fb|UZB}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | 1995 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations |
| 8. | 27 April 1997 | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | {{fb|BFA}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 2–1 | rowspan=2| 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 7 June 1997 | Lagos, Nigeria | {{fb|KEN}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 3–0 |
Honours
=Player=
Julius Berger
- Nigerian Professional Football League: 1991{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/leagues/135/1991_2/Nigeria | title=NPFL}}
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 1991–92, 1992–93
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1993{{Cite web |title=Zamalek's Nigerian great Amunike would like to return to Cairo as coach - Egyptian Football - Sports |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/246312.aspx |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Ahram Online}}
- CAF Super Cup: 1994{{Cite web |title=Zamalek's Nigerian great Amunike would like to return to Cairo as coach - Egyptian Football - Sports |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/246312.aspx |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Ahram Online}}
Sporting CP
- Taça de Portugal: 1994–95{{cite news |url=https://www.zerozero.pt/jogo.php?id=314451 |title=Sporting 2-0 Maritimo |publisher=zerozero.pt |access-date=12 March 2020}}
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1995{{cite web|url=https://www.fpf.pt/Portals/0/Documentos/Noticias/Competi%C3%A7%C3%B5es/PressKit_Superta%C3%A7a2013_site.pdf|title=Histórico da Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira|trans-title=Supercup Cândido de Oliveira all-time record|publisher=Portuguese Football Federation|language=pt|page=10|date=11 August 2012|access-date=16 April 2024}}
Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 1996–97{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup97.html |title=Spain Cups 1996/97 |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=12 March 2020}}
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations: 1994; runner-up: 2000{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/nigeria-team/afrika-cup-2000-in-ghana-nigeria/2/|title=Nigeria - Squad Africa Cup 2000 Ghana/Nigeria|website=Worldfootball.net|access-date=9 February 2022}}
- Olympic Games: 1996
Individual
- African Footballer of the Year: 1994{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/51342816|title = Amuneke takes charge of Egypt's El-Makkasa|work = BBC Sport}}
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1996{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/24450345|title = History of BBC African Footballer of the Year|work = BBC Sport}}
=Manager=
Nigeria U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2015
References
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