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Personal information | |||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 December 1976 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Offensive midfielder, Right midfielder | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||
1993–1994 | Bendel Insurance | ||||||||||
1994–1998 | Lens | 42 | (2) | ||||||||
1996–1997 | → Nancy (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||
1998–1999 | Samsunspor | 21 | (4) | ||||||||
1999–2000 | Nîmes | 25 | (2) | ||||||||
2000–2002 | Servette | 49 | (12) | ||||||||
2002–2005 | Sochaux | 77 | (6) | ||||||||
2005–2008 | Marseille | 56 | (3) | ||||||||
2008–2009 | Guingamp | 24 | (5) | ||||||||
2009–2010 | AO Kavala | 23 | (0) | ||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1995–2006 | Nigeria | 19 | (3) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wilson Oruma (born 30 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in France. [1]
Oruma was born in Warri, Nigeria. He arrived at RC Lens from Bendel Insurance in 1994. [2] A season after being loaned to Nancy, [2] he returned to Lens and played seven matches during their 1997–98 Ligue 1 title campaign. [2] [3] After representing Nigeria at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Turkish side Samsunspor, [2] returning to France one year later to play for Nîmes. [2]
In 2000, Oruma was transferred to Swiss side Servette, [2] playing two season before coming back to France again, where he played until 2009 for Sochaux, [2] Marseille [2] and Guingamp, [2] winning the 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue with Sochaux [4] and the 2008–09 Coupe de France with Guingamp, despite them being a Ligue 2 club at the time. [5] He was handed a trial by Cardiff City - a club based in Wales but who play in the English football league system – in the summer of 2008 [6] and scored in a 2–2 pre-season friendly at Chasetown, [7] [8] but was not awarded a contract due to a lack of fitness. [8]
He retired from professional football in 2010 [9] after a season with Greek club AO Kavala. [10] [11]
Oruma was part of the Nigeria under-17 team which won the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championships, [12] captaining his side [12] and becoming the tournament's top goalscorer with 6 goals. [12] He played 19 times international matches over 11 years for Nigeria [13] and was part of the team that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the only appearance he made in the tournament against Paraguay. [14] He also was part of the squad that won the Olympic gold medal in 1996, [8] [12] a year after he debuted for Nigeria, and also a member of the Nigerian squad at the 2002 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing both competitions at third place.
In 2018, Oruma suffered emotional disorder as a result of how he was reportedly duped by an unknown pastor. He was broke and in a status of mental disorder six years after he was reportedly defrauded by a clergyman and some fake oil businessmen. It was learnt that Oruma eventually lost a whopping sum, close to N2 billion to an investment. [15]
Oruma holds Nigerian and French nationalities. [16]
Lens
Sochaux
Marseille
Guingamp
Nigeria [18]
This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (May 2013) |
Personal information | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 30 December 1976 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Offensive midfielder, Right midfielder | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||
1993–1994 | Bendel Insurance | ||||||||||
1994–1998 | Lens | 42 | (2) | ||||||||
1996–1997 | → Nancy (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||
1998–1999 | Samsunspor | 21 | (4) | ||||||||
1999–2000 | Nîmes | 25 | (2) | ||||||||
2000–2002 | Servette | 49 | (12) | ||||||||
2002–2005 | Sochaux | 77 | (6) | ||||||||
2005–2008 | Marseille | 56 | (3) | ||||||||
2008–2009 | Guingamp | 24 | (5) | ||||||||
2009–2010 | AO Kavala | 23 | (0) | ||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1995–2006 | Nigeria | 19 | (3) | ||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Wilson Oruma (born 30 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in France. [1]
Oruma was born in Warri, Nigeria. He arrived at RC Lens from Bendel Insurance in 1994. [2] A season after being loaned to Nancy, [2] he returned to Lens and played seven matches during their 1997–98 Ligue 1 title campaign. [2] [3] After representing Nigeria at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Turkish side Samsunspor, [2] returning to France one year later to play for Nîmes. [2]
In 2000, Oruma was transferred to Swiss side Servette, [2] playing two season before coming back to France again, where he played until 2009 for Sochaux, [2] Marseille [2] and Guingamp, [2] winning the 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue with Sochaux [4] and the 2008–09 Coupe de France with Guingamp, despite them being a Ligue 2 club at the time. [5] He was handed a trial by Cardiff City - a club based in Wales but who play in the English football league system – in the summer of 2008 [6] and scored in a 2–2 pre-season friendly at Chasetown, [7] [8] but was not awarded a contract due to a lack of fitness. [8]
He retired from professional football in 2010 [9] after a season with Greek club AO Kavala. [10] [11]
Oruma was part of the Nigeria under-17 team which won the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championships, [12] captaining his side [12] and becoming the tournament's top goalscorer with 6 goals. [12] He played 19 times international matches over 11 years for Nigeria [13] and was part of the team that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the only appearance he made in the tournament against Paraguay. [14] He also was part of the squad that won the Olympic gold medal in 1996, [8] [12] a year after he debuted for Nigeria, and also a member of the Nigerian squad at the 2002 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing both competitions at third place.
In 2018, Oruma suffered emotional disorder as a result of how he was reportedly duped by an unknown pastor. He was broke and in a status of mental disorder six years after he was reportedly defrauded by a clergyman and some fake oil businessmen. It was learnt that Oruma eventually lost a whopping sum, close to N2 billion to an investment. [15]
Oruma holds Nigerian and French nationalities. [16]
Lens
Sochaux
Marseille
Guingamp
Nigeria [18]