Back فينيدي جورج Arabic فينيدى جورج ARZ فینیدی جرج AZB Finidi George Catalan Finidi George Czech Finidi George German Finidi George Spanish فینیدی جرج Persian Finidi George Finnish Finidi George French
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | George Finidi | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Calabar Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Sharks | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Ajax | 85 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Betis | 130 | (38) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Mallorca | 31 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Ipswich Town | 35 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Mallorca | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 295 | (68) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2002 | Nigeria | 62 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Enyimba | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Nigeria (Team Manager) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
George Finidi (born 15 April 1971), known as Finidi George,[1] is a Nigerian professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of the Nigeria national football team. As a player, he played as a right winger.
After making a name for himself at Ajax in the Netherlands – being a leading figure in a team which won eight major titles, including the 1995 Champions League – he played several years in Spain with Real Betis,[2] also having a brief spell in England before retiring. Finidi was a member of the Nigeria team during the 1990s, appearing in two World Cups.
- ^ Winter, Henry (21 September 2001). "On the Spot: Finidi George". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Enyimba officially unveils Finidi George as head coach". 15 September 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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