Augustine Eguavoen

Augustine Eguavoen

Personal information
Full name	Augustine Owen Eguavoen
Date of birth	(1965-08-19) 19 August 1965
Place of birth	Sapele, Nigeria
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Gombe United F.C. (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1986	ACB Lagos
1986–1990	Gent	77	(10)
1990–1994	K.V. Kortrijk	95	(7)
1994–1995	CD Ourense	10	(0)
1995–1996	K.V. Kortrijk	27	(1)
1996	Sacramento Scorpions
1997–1998	Torpedo Moscow	25	(1)
1998–2001	Sliema Wanderers	6	(0)
International career‡
1986–1998	Nigeria	53	(0)
Managerial career
2000–2001	Sliema Wanderers
2002	Bendel Insurance
2002–2003	Nigeria U20
2005–2007	Nigeria
2008	Black Leopards
2008–2009	Enyimba International
2010	Nigeria (caretaker)
2010–2011	Nigeria U23
2012–2013	Sharks F.C.
2013	COD United
2014	Bendel Insurance
2014-	Gombe United F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2011

Augustine Owen Eguavoen (born 19 August 1965 in Sapele, Nigeria) is a former professional footballer and was most recently manager of Nigeria national under-23 football team and the former manager of the Nigerian national football team.

Playing career

During his varied career Eguavoen began his career with ACB Lagos in his native Nigeria, some impressive performances gained him a move to Gent in 1986. He went onto play for K.V. Kortrijk, CD Ourense, Sacramento Scorpions, Torpedo Moscow and finished his career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers.

International career

Eguavoen was a member of the Nigeria squad that qualified for the country's first ever World Cup in 1994, and won the African Nations Cup in the same year.

Coaching career

Sliema Wanderers

Eguavoen began his coaching career in Malta with Sliema Wanderers, he was given the job for the 2000–01 season, and guided the club to a 2nd-place finish.

Nigeria

Eguavoen was appointed the caretaker coach of Nigeria in June, 2005 with his coaching staff including Samson Siasia, Daniel Amokachi and Ike Shorunmu.

Black Leopards

Eguavoen then moved to South Africa, to take over Premier Soccer League side Black Leopards in March, 2008.

Enyimba International

In the 2008-09 season, Eguavoen was Head Coach at Enyimba International in Aba, however he left soon after, leading them to a 3rd-place finish in league and winning the Federation Cup.

Return to Nigeria

In June 2010, the Nigeria Football Federation asked Eguavoen to replace Swedish Lars Lagerbäck until he decide his future plans. He was brought in as caretaker manager but said that he has no intention of submitting an application to take the role on a permanent basis. Eguavoen was also appointed as the Head Coach of the Nigeria national under-23 football team in August 2010. He expected his team would have a qualification for the 2012 London Olympic Games, but they were knocked out in the group stage. On 5 December 2011, he resigned from his job following the failure to secure the Olympics ticket.

On 27 October 2012 he was named manager of Sharks F.C. to allow John Obuh to concentrate on the Nigeria Under-20 team. He resigned however after seven games when the team started at the bottom of the table. He signed in April 2013 to coach Nigeria National League side COD United.

In November 2013 he was hired by the Edo State government to coach Bendel Insurance with the intent of getting them back to the Premier League. He resigned in July 2014 to take over Gombe United F.C.

External links

• Augustine Eguavoen at National-Football-Teams.com