Chima Okorie Explained

Chima Okorie
Fullname:Chima Ephraim Okorie
Birth Date:1968 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Izomber, Imo State, Nigeria
Position:Forward
Years1:1984–1985
Years2:1985–1987
Years3:1987–1990
Years4:1991–1993
Years5:1993
Years6:1993–1994
Years7:1994–1995
Years8:1995
Years9:1995–1996
Years10:1996–1997
Years11:1997–1999
Years12:2001–2002
Clubs1:Chandigarh Football Club
Clubs2:Mohammedan SC
Clubs3:East Bengal
Clubs4:Mohun Bagan
Clubs5:Peterborough United
Clubs6:Grimsby Town
Clubs7:Torquay United
Clubs8:Sogndal
Clubs9:Ikast FS
Clubs10:Viborg FF
Clubs11:Mohun Bagan
Clubs12:Bengal-Mumbai FC
Caps5:5
Caps6:5
Caps7:14
Caps8:9
Caps9:3
Goals2:54
Goals3:122
Goals4:114
Goals5:0
Goals6:1
Goals7:5
Goals8:1
Goals9:0

Chima Ephraim Okorie (; born 8 October 1968 in Izomber, Abia State) is a Nigerian former professional football striker[1] who was renowned for his goalscoring prowess in the Indian leagues.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He went on to score 131 goals for East Bengal in three seasons, becoming the top scorer in the history of East Bengal crossing K. P. Dhanaraj who had 127 goals, until it was crossed by Bhaichung Bhutia.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Playing career

Okorie moved to India as a student, his big break came when he played first time in the Durand Cup, when he represented Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad XI.[11] There was no such thing as Chandigarh team was an all volunteer team and could not afford to pay their players. He then signed a major deal with Mohammedan SC, East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.[12] [13] [14] [15] With Mohammedan, he scored sixteen goals in 1985 CFL season.[16] He captained East Bengal in 1990–91.[17] [18] [19] He was a deadly forward and use to score by using his tremendous power,[20] [21] [22] He is also the first foreign player in Mohun Bagan.[23] He then moved to England, firstly having an unsuccessful trial at Sunderland before joining Peterborough United on non-contract terms before joining Grimsby Town in September 1993.

He made his English league debut as a substitute away to Crystal Palace winning the Sunday Man of the match, and made four further appearances (all as a substitute) as his career at Grimsby was interrupted by a broken leg. He moved to Torquay United in March 1994 and was a regular in the Torquay side for the next twelve months, before losing his place to Duane Darby.

He was released at the end of the 1994–95 season was joined Norwegian second-tier side Sogndal, later playing for Danish premier sides Ikast FS and Viborg FF. He returned to India to play again for Mohun Bagan, but received a two-year suspension after being accused of assaulting a referee in a game on 31 August 1999.

In 2001, he came back to India and signed with Bengal Mumbai FC.[24] He appeared in few matches of Mumbai Senior Division with BMFC.

Managerial career

On 3 June 2006, he was made manager of Bengal-Mumbai FC,[25] and also became the club's CEO on 16 August. He was appointed manager of Mohun Bagan on 20 February 2007, but resigned on 7 April following differences with the club's senior players.[26] He then became the manager of the Delhi based I-League 2nd division side Osian's New Delhi Heroes.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: With over Rs 1 cr as prize money for Philips League, local clubs sign up foreign players. 2 February 1998. 1 February 2022. Binoo. K. John. www.indiatoday.in. India Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20220201101437/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19980202-with-over-rs-1-cr-as-prize-money-for-philips-league-local-clubs-sign-up-foreign-players-825596-1998-02-02. 1 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Joydeep. Basu. 25 January 2021. Indian football: Fred Pugsley, Chima Okorie, Ranti Martins – the foreign strikers who shone in India. Scroll.in. 26 June 2021. 14 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210514105606/https://scroll.in/field/985042/indian-football-fred-pugsley-chima-okorie-ranti-martins-the-foreign-strikers-who-shone-in-india. live.
  3. Web site: Rahim. Chima Okorie: Indian football's greatest imports. theawayend.com. The Away End. 10 May 2020. 3 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222180748/https://theawayend.co/2020/05/10/chima-okorie-indian-footballs-greatest-imports/. 22 December 2021.
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  5. http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/06/12/foreign-recruits-in-indian-football-a-short-recap/ Foreign recruits in Indian football – A short recap
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  8. Web site: Sabyasachi Chakraborty. 20 April 2020. 100 Years of Glory: All time top scorers for East Bengal FC!. BADGEB. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023211824/http://www.badgeb.com/100-years-of-glory-all-time-top-scorers-for-east-bengal-fc/. 23 October 2020. 24 June 2021.
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  15. Web site: Sengupta. Somnath. Tactical Evolution Of Indian Football: Part Four – Modern Era (1999—2011). Kolkata. 13 July 2011. 11 October 2022. thehardtackle.com. The Hard Tackle. en-US. 18 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210918041621/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/tactical-evolution-of-indian-football-part-four-modern-era/.
  16. Web site: India 1985 – Regional Leagues: Calcutta League. RSSSF. 30 May 2013. Ian. King. Neil. Morrison. Piet. Veroeveren. Mark. Cruickshank. 7 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221007120420/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india85.html.
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  26. News: Displeased with seniors, Chima resigns as Mohun Bagan Coach . 2007-04-21 . 7 April 2007 . ExpressIndia.com: Kolkatta Newsline .
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