George Odary Explained

George Lihugu Odary
Fullname:George Lihugu Odary
Birth Date:1986 11, df=yes
Height:1.70 m
Position:Striker
Years1:2003-4
Clubs1:KCB
Years2:2005-7
Clubs2:Tusker F.C.
Years3:2008
Clubs3:KCB
Caps3:16
Goals3:2
Years4:2009-2012
Clubs4:Nairobi City Stars
Caps4:61
Goals4:11
Nationalyears1:2002
Nationalteam1:Kenya U17
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:2

George Viduka Odary (born November 28, 1986) is a retired Kenyan striker who featured for Kenyan Premier League sides KCB, Nairobi City Stars, Tusker F.C. and Kenya junior sides U17 and U20.

Club career

George turned out for KCB in 2003 and 2004,[1] and returned for the 2008 season[2] after spending two seasons at Tusker F.C. He then moved to Kawangware-based Nairobi City Stars in 2009[3] where he spent the 2010,[4] 2011[5] and part of the 2012[6] [7] [8] [9] seasons. He left halfway through the 2012 season to pursue a non-footballing assignment in Juba, South Sudan.[10]

International

Odary featured for Kenya U17 in 2002 in games against Ghana.[11] He made the provisional kenya national football team team lists in 2005[12] and 2006.[13]

Honours

Club

Tusker

Notes and References

  1. Allafrica, 1 Feb 2004 Kenya: KCB Wallop Gor Mahia At City Stadium
  2. Nation Africa, 18 Feb 2008 Bankers’ radical plan to claim
  3. Standard Media, 9 May 2009 City Stars striker Odari back to face KCB in KPL tie today
  4. Standard Media, 3 May 2010 City Stars ensure there is blackout for Stima
  5. Futaa, 21 Dec 2011 Key City Stars player out of contract
  6. Futaa, 4 April 2012 Odari return hailed
  7. Futaa, 1 April 2012 'Viduka' returns in City Stars fray
  8. Michezoafrika, 06 Apr 2012 Odari aiming at top scorers' list
  9. Michezoafrika, 20 May 2012 Top 8 finish realistic - Odari
  10. Futaa, 9 June 2012 City Stars veteran leaves
  11. Modern Ghana, 22 Dec 2002 Kenya hit Ghana in U-17 continental tie
  12. BBC, 26 Feb 2005 Kheri names first Kenya squad
  13. Nation Africa, 16 Sept 2006 Olaba makes radical changes