Robert Akaruye

{{short description|Nigerian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Robert Akaruye

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|28}}

| birth_place = Warri, Nigeria

| height = {{height|m=1.76|precision=0}}

| position = Attack

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| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1996 | clubs1 = Julius Berger F.C. | caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1997 | clubs2 = Lobi Bank | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 1998 | clubs3 = Eagle Cement | caps3 = | goals3 =

| years4 = 1999–2000 | clubs4 = Lobi Stars F.C. | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2001–2004 | clubs5 = Al Ahly | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2004–2005 | clubs6 = Mokawloon al-Arab | caps6 = | goals6 =

| years7 = 2005–2006 | clubs7 = Dhafra | caps7 = | goals7 =

| years8 = 2006 | clubs8 = Ismaily | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = 2006 | clubs9 = Busaiteen Club | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 2007 | clubs10 = Sivasspor | caps10 = | goals10 =

| years11 = 2008 | clubs11 = Busaiteen | caps11 = | goals11 =

| years12 = 2009 | clubs12 =Al-Ahed | caps12 = | goals12 =

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2006 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria{{NFT player|id=4819|name=Robert Akaruye|accessdate= }}

| nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| pcupdate = 21 April 2008

| ntupdate = 20 May 2002

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Robert Akaruye (born 28 March 1981) is a Nigerian former football player. He previously played for Sivasspor in Turkey and represented Nigeria on one occasion.

Career

The Al Ahed striker suffered on Monday 14 December 2009 in a serious car accident on the road to the Beirut airport.{{Cite web|url=http://lebanese-goal.com/news.aspx?id=2375&Content=%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%20%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%87%D9%8A%20%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%87%20...|title=Lebanese-goal.com|website=lebanese-goal.com|access-date=2018-05-14}}

International career

He played his one and only cap for the Nigeria national football team on 20 June 2004 in Luanda against Angola.{{FIFA player|215269/Robert Akaruye}}

Honour and titles

=Individual=

  • 2009 AFC Cup top scorer.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/25951-afc-cup-2009-honours-list |title=2009 AFC Cup Honours List |access-date=9 May 2011 |work=the-afc.com}}

References