- Samuel Okwaraji
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playername= Samuel Okwaraji
fullname =Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji
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dateofbirth = birth date|1964|5|19
cityofbirth =Orlu
dateofdeath = death date and age|1989|8|12|1964|5|19
cityofdeath =Lagos
countryofdeath =Nigeria
countryofbirth =Nigeria
height =
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position =
youthyears =
youthclubs =
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clubs =Dinamo Zagreb VfB Stuttgart SSV Ulm
caps(goals) = 01 000(0)
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nationalteam = Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 04 000(0)Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji (
1964 -August 12 ,1989 ) was a professional footballer who played internationally for Nigeria. Born inOrlu , Okwaraji had a career in Europe which included playing forDinamo Zagreb ,VfB Stuttgart andSSV Ulm . In his short stay with Dinamo Zagreb Samuel scored 3 goals in a friendly game vsNK Budunost Hodošan . The game was played on 30.04.1986. and Dinamo Zagreb won 12:0. Samuel's only official game for Dinamo in Yugoslavian league was on 18.05.1086. vs KF Pristina. The game was played at Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, it was 29. round of 1985/86 season. Dinamo won 4:3 and Samuel was a substitute in that game.Okwaraji collapsed ten minutes from the end of a World Cup Qualifier against Angola in
Lagos and died fromcongestive heart failure . An autopsy showed that the 24-year-old had an enlarged heart and high blood pressure. The sudden death was similar to that ofMarc-Vivien Foé 14 years later.References
[http://www.gamji.com/article1000/NEWS1593.htm 13 Years After]
[http://cybereagles.com/images/sam.jpgSam Okwaraji's Bust]
[http://www.tribune.com.ng/13082007/news/sports4.html Okwaraji: Thumbs down for FG, NFA]
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