Amaechi Ottiji

Amaechi Ottiji (28 December 1969 – 25 December 2004) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Nigeria, Greece and Germany.

Amaechi Ottiji

Personal information
Full name	Amaechi Titus Ottiji
Date of birth	(1969-12-28)28 December 1969
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Date of death	25 December 2004(2004-12-25) (aged 34)
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Calabar Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987	Enugu Rangers
1988–1990	BCC Lions
1990–1994	Panachaiki	110	(50)
1994–1997	Ionikos	62	(14)
1997–1998	Darmstadt 98	23	(13)
1998–1999	SC Weismain	8	(4)
1999	Darmstadt 98
1999–2000	FC Gütersloh	18	(12)
2000–2001	Sportfreunde Siegen	16	(9)
2001	VfB Oldenburg	14	(7)
2001–2003	SV Elversberg	22	(3)
International career
1998	Nigeria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in Enugu, Ottiji began playing football for Calabar Rovers. He played for Enugu Rangers and BCC Lions, winning the 1989 Nigerian FA Cup with BCC.

In 1990, Ottiji joined Greek Superleague side Panachaiki F.C. for 5.5 seasons appearing in 110 league matches and scoring 50 goals for the club.^[1] He transferred to Ionikos F.C. in December 1994, and would play 2.5 seasons for the club in the Greek Superleague.

He moved to German Regionalliga side SV Darmstadt 98 in 1998, but could not prevent the club from being relegated despite scoring 12 league goals. He spent the remainder of his career in the lower levels of German football, playing in the Regionalliga for Sportfreunde Siegen and SV Elversberg.

International career

Ottiji made one appearance for the Nigeria national team, in a friendly against Iran in 1998.^[2]

Death

He died in Colombia in 2004, during a shooting between rival gangs.^[3]

References

1. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (11 May 2005). "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008.
2. Morrison, Neil (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1998 - Intercontinental". RSSSF.
3. Λιόγα, Έφη (23 October 2012). "Ρετρό ιστορίες: Οι παλιοί μας "γνώριμοι" (photos+videos)". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 14 May 2018.

External links

• Amaechi Ottiji at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• "ΞΕΝΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΧΑΪΚΗΣ". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
• Mention of Amaechi Ottiji's death (in Greek)