Ike Shorunmu Explained

Ike Shorunmu
Fullname:Ike Ibrahim Shorunmu
Birth Date:16 October 1967
Birth Place:Lagos, Nigeria
Height:1.85m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1990–1993
Years2:1993–1994
Years3:1994–1995
Years4:1995–1996
Years5:1996–1999
Years6:1999–2001
Years7:2001–2002
Years8:2002–2005
Years9:2005–2006
Clubs1:Stationery Stores
Clubs2:Concord
Clubs3:Shooting Stars
Clubs4:Basel
Clubs5:Zürich
Clubs6:Beşiktaş
Clubs7:Lucerne
Clubs8:Samsunspor
Clubs9:Juventus Zürich
Caps5:71
Caps6:33
Caps7:7
Caps8:69
Caps9:1
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:1992–2002
Nationalteam1:Nigeria
Nationalcaps1:36
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2005–2007
Manageryears2:2007–2010
Manageryears3:2010
Manageryears4:2011–2022
Manageryears5:2022-2023
Managerclubs1:Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach)
Managerclubs2:Enyimba (Goalkeeper Coach)
Managerclubs3:Heartland (Goalkeeper Coach)
Managerclubs4:Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach)
Managerclubs5:Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach)

Ike Ibrahim Shorunmu (born 16 October 1967) is a former Nigerian football goalkeeper.

Career

Shorunmu was born in Lagos. After a few years in Nigeria he moved to play in Switzerland, and made his mark there. He was bought by Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. in 1999 for $2,400,000 — but they released him as they thought he spent too much time with the national team. Shorunmu later played for other Swiss and Turkish clubs.

International career

He has been the first-choice goalkeeper of the national team and played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Shorunmu was brought into the Nigerian national team by coach Clemens Westerhof in 1992.[1]

Coaching career

Shorunmu has recently served as the national team goalkeeper coach as well as for Enyimba F.C. In 2010 Shorunmu was hired in the same capacity for Heartland F.C.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-01-15 . I married at 23 to have a balanced life as footballer –Ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper, Shorunmu . 2022-03-10 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.