- Finidi George
Infobox Football biography
playername= Finidi George
fullname = Finidi George
height = height|m=1.91
nickname = "Finito"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|4|15
cityofbirth =Port Harcourt
countryofbirth =Nigeria
current club =Retired
clubnumber = -
position = Winger
years = 1989
1990
1991-1993
1993-1996
1996-2000
2000-2001
2001-2003
2003-2004
clubs =Calabar Rovers Iwuanyanwu Nationale Sharks F.C.
AjaxReal Betis Real Mallorca
Ipswich TownReal Mallorca | caps(goals) = ? (?)
? (?)
? (?)
85 (18)
130 (38)
31 (5)
35 (7)
14 (0)
nationalyears = 1991–2002
nationalteam = Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 62 (?)
date=last update February 5, 2007
pcupdate = 15:23, 5 february 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =February 5 ,2007 Finidi George (born
April 15 ,1971 inPort Harcourt ) is aNigeria n former footballer. He played at theFootball World Cup s in 1994 and 1998. Finidi made his international debut in an African Nations Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso in 1991. He provided three assists for Rashidi Yekini and scored one goal in a match the Nigerians won 7-1.A
midfielder , Finidi came to Europe in 1993 to play for Ajax. He also played in England and Spain.Finidi started to make his name for Ajax, where he played in the same team as Jari Litmanen and other Ajax stars that won the Champions League in 1995. During his time at Ajax he was thought to be among the fastest footballers in the league, reportedly able to sprint 100 m in under 12 seconds.Fact|date=May 2008
George Burley signed him for Ipswich Town, where he was an instant fans favourite. He scored 2 goals against Derby in a 3-1 win at Portman Road. However, he failed to make the desired impact, and many fans began to regard him as a flop, due to his large salary, which, combined other large-profile players at the club, was a considerable cause of the club's recent financial troubles. He then moved on to
Real Mallorca in Spain.Finidi's younger brother Iginaware who played for Rangers International football club of Enugu was tragically killed during crowd problems after a match with an opposing team (bitter rival) from Western Nigeria.He has another younger brother, Celestine, that plays for
Bayelsa United .George retired from playing the game professionally in August 2004.
Former clubs
* 1991/92 -
Sharks F.C.
* 1992/93 -Calabar Rovers
* 1993/94 - Ajax (27/4)
* 1994/95 - Ajax (30/8)
* 1995/96 - Ajax (29/6)
* 1996/97 -Real Betis (36/10)
* 1997/98 -Real Betis (34/9)
* 1998/99 -Real Betis (36/11)
* 1999/00 -Real Betis (24/8)
* 2000/01 -RCD Mallorca (31/5)
* 2001/02 - Ipswich Town (25/6)
* 2002/03 - Ipswich Town (10/1)
* 2003/04 -Real Mallorca (14/0)
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