Garba Lawal

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Garba Lawal
Personnel
birthday May 22, 1974
place of birth Kaduna ,  Nigeria
size 178 cm
position midfield player
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1993-1995 Julius Berger FC
1995-1996 Espérance Tunis
1996-2002 Roda JC Kerkrade 154 (20)
2002-2003 Levski Sofia 15 0(3)
2004 IF Elfsborg 12 0(0)
2004-2005 CD Santa Clara 16 0(0)
2005-2006 Iraklis Thessaloniki 33 0(1)
2007 Changsha Ginde 3 0(0)
2007 Julius Berger FC
2009–2012 Lobi Stars
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1996 Nigeria Olympics 10 0(1)
1993-2006 Nigeria 57 0(6)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2009-2013 Lobi Stars (Assistant Trainer)
2009 Nigeria U-17 (team coordinator)
1 Only league games are given.

Garba Lawal (born May 22, 1974 in Kabuna ) is a former Nigerian soccer player who played in midfield and took part in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta . He is currently the managing director of Kaduna United FC .

Career

In the club

Lawal began his career with Julius Berger in Nigeria. In 1995 he moved to Espérance Tunis. After one season he moved to the Dutch Eredivisie to Roda JC Kerkrade where he had his most successful time. He played in Kerkrade for six seasons and won the KNVB Cup twice. For the 2002/03 season he moved to Levski Sofia in the Bulgarian league and was able to win the Bulgarian Cup. He gave a very short stint in the USA with Columbus Crew and then moved to Sweden to Elfsborg . In the 2005/06 season he moved to Santa Clara in Portugal . After only half a year he moved from Portugal to Iraklis Thessaloniki and after only 3 months to his original club Julius Berger in Nigeria. For the 2007/08 season he tried his luck in China and signed a contract with Changsha Ginde .

For the 2008/09 season he was finally drawn back home. He stayed with Julius Berger until 2012 and ended his career with Lobi Stars .

In the national team

Lawal took part in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. He was in the national team's squad four times at the Africa Cup in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, and also took part in the 1998 World Cup in France .

As a trainer

In August 2009 he was introduced as an assistant coach for Lobi Stars FC. In the same year he was hired as a team coordinator for the Nigerian U-17 national soccer team .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Garba Lawal at Kaduna United. In: web.archive.org. www.mtnfootball.com/africa, accessed June 29, 2020 .
  2. ↑ stations as a player. www.nationalfootballteams.com, accessed June 29, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Garba Lawal at Lobi Stars. In: www.goal.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
  4. ^ Games with the national team. In: www.rsssf.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Lawal as assistant trainer at Lobi Stars. In: www.goal.com. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Garba Lawall coach with the U-17 team. In: in web.archive.org. Retrieved June 29, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Lawal, Garba
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian soccer player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Kaduna , Nigeria