Olubayo Adefemi
Olubayo Adefemi | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | August 13, 1985 | |
place of birth | Lagos , Nigeria | |
date of death | April 18, 2011 | |
Place of death | Kavala , Greece | |
size | 187 cm | |
position | Defender | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
2001 | Bendel Insurance | |
2002-2004 | Delta United Asaba | |
2004-2005 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 23 (0) |
2005-2006 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 (0) |
2006-2007 | Hakoah Ramat Gan | |
2007-2008 | Hapoel Bnei Lod | 30 (2) |
2008 | Rapid Bucharest | 9 (0) |
2009 | SCR Altach | |
2009-2010 | US Boulogne | 13 (1) |
2010-2011 | Skoda Xanthi | 24 (2) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
Nigeria U20 | ||
Nigeria U-23 | ||
2009-2011 | Nigeria | 5 (0) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Olubayo Adefemi (born August 13, 1985 in Lagos , † April 18, 2011 in Kavala , Greece ) was a Nigerian football player who was most recently under contract with the Greek first division club Skoda Xanthi .
Career
Adefemi started his career at Bendel Insurance , a Nigerian football club based in Benin City . In 2008 he moved to Rapid Bucharest in Romania , where he made his debut in the top division on September 28, 2008 against FC Argeş Piteşti . After only half a year in Bucharest , the Nigerian moved to Austria to SCR Altach , where he signed a contract in January 2009, but Adefemi was not used because he was not allowed to play.
In summer 2009 he left Austria and signed with the US Boulogne .
Adefemi won the silver medal with Nigeria at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing . In the games he was used five times and was able to score one goal.
Adefemi died in a car accident on April 18, 2011. According to the Greek police, he had lost control of his vehicle on the highway between Xanthi and Saloniki , where he wanted to clarify the final details about his upcoming wedding.
successes
- Winner of the African Youth Championship 2005
- Vice World Champion U20 2005
- Silver medalist at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
Web links
- Olubayo Adefemi in the database of weltfussball.de
- Olubayo Adefemi in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Profile on romaniansoccer.ro
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Nigeria's Olubayo Adefemi dies in Greece car accident. Football. In: news.bbc.co.uk. BBC, April 18, 2011, archived from the original April 19, 2011 ; Retrieved April 19, 2011 (English).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Adefemi, Olubayo |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1985 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lagos , Nigeria |
DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 2011 |
Place of death | Kavala , Greece |