Greg Etafia Explained

Greg Etafia
Fullname:Greg Etafia
Birth Date:1982 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Auchi, Nigeria
Currentclub:Highlands Park
Clubnumber:34
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2000
Years2:2000–2001
Years3:2001–2003
Years4:2003–2015
Years5:2019–
Clubs5:Highlands Park
Caps4:198
Goals4:0
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2003
Nationalteam1:Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:22:19, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
Manageryears1:2016
Managerclubs1:Moroka Swallows (caretaker)
Manageryears2:2016–2017
Managerclubs2:Cape Town All Stars

Greg Etafia (born 30 September 1982) is a Nigerian football goalkeeper who plays for South African Premier Soccer League club Highlands Park.[1]

Career

Etafia played for Lobi Stars in the CAF Champions League and the Nigeria national under-23 football team which participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

Etafia played for Moroka Swallows in South Africa from 2003 until 2015.

He has also been a member of the Nigeria national football team.

Coaching career

A few weeks after retiring in the summer 2015, it was announced that Etafia would continue at Moroka Swallows, but as a goalkeeper coach.[3] On 8 March 2016, Etafia was appointed caretaker manager of the club for the rest of the season.[4]

On 21 September 2016, Etafia moved to Cape Town All Stars, accepting a goalkeeper coaching position.[5] Two months later, at the end of October 2016, Etafia was appointed caretaker once again.[6] In his time in charge, Etafia moved All Stars off the bottom of the standings to the first position of safety in 14th place, while guiding the club to the last 32 of the Nedbank Cup. In the beginning of January 2017, the club announced that he would continue as the club's manager.[7] However, he left the club few days later.

In May 2017, he joined Baroka F.C. as a goalkeeper coach.[8] He left the club one year later, May 2018, when a new coach arrived with his own technical staff.[9]

Four years after retiring from playing football, Etafia signed with Highlands Park F.C. on 17 July 2019.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greg Etafia - biography, stats, rating, footballer’s profile Football Top.com . 2023-01-29 . www.footballtop.com.
  2. News: Nigeria: Visa Hitch Threatens Etafia's Olympic Dream. This Day. 9 August 2000. Emeka Ezeugwu. Lagos. AllAfrica. 17 March 2023.
  3. https://www.sport24.co.za/Soccer/PSL/Etafia-confirms-new-role-at-Swallows-20150807 Etafia confirms new role at Swallows
  4. Web site: Greg Etafia named Moroka Swallows' caretaker coach . Shina . Oludare . Goal.com . 8 March 2016 . http://web.archive.org/web/20160312175243/https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/4110/nigerians-abroad/2016/03/08/21116892/greg-etafia-named-moroka-swallows-caretaker-coach . 12 March 2016.
  5. https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/greg-etafia-appointed-cape-town-144832618.html Greg Etafia appointed Cape Town All Stars goalkeeper coach
  6. http://www.psl.co.za/news/article/3780014-nfd-the-coaches NFD: THE COACHES
  7. https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/south-africa-news/categories/news/news/greg-etafia-looking-for-cape-town-all-stars-assistant-coach/575620 All Stars trust in Etafia
  8. https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/news/articles/local/categories/south-africa/baroka-fc-have-hired-a-new-goalkeeper-coach/262142 Baroka Further Strengthen Technical Team
  9. https://www.kickoff.com/news/articles/local/categories/psl-transfer-news/goalkeeper-coach-greg-etafia-reveals-bar/589495 Etafia explains Baroka FC exit
  10. https://citizen.co.za/phakaaathi/south-africa-soccer-phakaaathi-phakaaathi/2155829/etafia-comes-out-of-retirement-signs-for-highlands/ Etafia comes out of retirement, signs for Highlands