Garba Lawal
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 May 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kaduna United (general manager) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Julius Berger | ||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Espérance ST | ||||||||||||||||
1997–2002 | Roda | 155 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Levski Sofia | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2004 | Elfsborg | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Santa Clara | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Iraklis | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Changsha Ginde | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Julius Berger | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2012 | Lobi Stars | ||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1996 | Nigeria U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2000 | Nigeria Olympic (O.P.) | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
1997–2006 | Nigeria[1] | 57 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2013 | Lobi Stars (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2009 | Nigeria U17 (team coordinator) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Garba Lawal (born 22 May 1974) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a winger. From 2014 to 2015, he was general manager at Kaduna United. He is with the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation.
Club career
[edit]As a player, Lawal had his most successful time at Roda JC in the Eredivisie, in the Netherlands. He also played for Julius Berger F.C. in Nigeria and Chinese side Changsha Ginde.[2]
In August 2009, he announced his return as a player-coach for Makurdi side Lobi Stars,[3] He was named general manager of Kaduna United in February 2014.
International career
[edit]Lawal is regarded as one of the most versatile players in the Nigeria national team of the 1990s and early 2000s often being used for any position ranging from defence to attack on the left wing. Lawal took part at the FIFA World Cups in 1998, where he played a key role in the 3–2 win over Spain in Nigeria's first match of the tournament,[4] and in 2002. He won the Olympic gold medal in 1996. He represented Nigeria at four editions of African Cup of Nations: 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006, scoring in all but the first.
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lawal goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 13 June 1998 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France | Spain | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup | [5] |
2 | 23 January 1999 | Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria | Burundi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification | [6] |
3 | 22 April 2000 | National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria | Eritrea | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [7] |
4 | 3 February 2002 | Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali | Ghana | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations | [8] |
5 | 4 February 2004 | Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax, Tunisia | Benin | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2004 African Cup of Nations | [9] |
6 | 9 February 2006 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 African Cup of Nations | [10] |
Post-playing career
[edit]In August 2009, Lawal was named as the assistant coach of Lobi Stars F.C.[11] In the same year, he was employed as team coordinator for the Nigeria U17 national team.[12]
In February 2014 he was appointed general manager at Kaduna United.[13]
Honours
[edit]Roda JC
Levski Sofia
References
[edit]- ^ Garba Lawal - International Appearances
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Garba Lawal". www.nationalfootballteams.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Lobi Stars' Garba Lawal Admits First Match In Two Years Took Toll On Him | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Archive". FIFA.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Spain vs. Nigeria". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria vs. Burundi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria vs. Eritrea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria vs. Ghana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Nigeria vs. Benin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Senegal vs. Nigeria". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Ex-International Garba Lawal To Make Nigeria League Comeback On Sunday | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Garba Lawal To The Rescue Archived 9 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ogunleye, Aderonke (23 February 2014). "Ex-Super Eagles star, Garba Lawal, named Kaduna United manager". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "1997: RODA JC WINT BEKERFINALE NA DOELPUNTENFESTIVAL". totoknvbbekker.nl. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "2000: DE CUP IS VOOR DEFENSIEF IJZERSTERK RODA". totoknvbbekker.nl. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2000 African Cup of Nations players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2004 African Cup of Nations players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Eredivisie players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Allsvenskan players
- Chinese Super League players
- Super League Greece players
- C.D. Santa Clara players
- Changsha Ginde players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- IF Elfsborg players
- Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
- Bridge F.C. players
- Lobi Stars F.C. players
- PFC Levski Sofia players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- Nigerian football managers
- Lobi Stars F.C. managers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Footballers from Kaduna