Cornelius_Udebuluzor
Cornelius Udebuluzor
Nigerian footballer
Cornelius Chi-Dubem Udebuluzor (Chinese: 哥連斯; born 27 August 1974) is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cornelius Chi-Dubem Udebuluzor | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-08-27) 27 August 1974 (age 49) | ||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996 | Jasper United | ||
| 1996–1997 | Górnik Zabrze | 17 | (4) |
| 1997–2000 | Ionikos | 20 | (4) |
| 2000 | Proodeftiki | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Sun Hei | ||
| 2001–2002 | Rangers | 6 | (12) |
| 2002–2003 | Sun Hei | 9 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Rangers | 17 | (11) |
| 2004–2005 | Sun Hei | 12 | (3) |
| 2005–2007 | Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Udebuluzor started his career at Górnik Zabrze. He represented Hong Kong League XI in various friendly matches, including the Lunar New Year Cup. In 2001, he helped Hong Kong XI beating Paraguay at the Lunar New Year Cup. The following year, he again represented Hong Kong XI in the Lunar New Year Cup and then a pre-World Cup 2002 tournament held in Hong Kong against Scotland. In 2002–2003, he also won Hong Kong FA Cup with Sun Hei, as well as the League Cup final. In the league they finished runners-up, one point behind the champions. Was the second best league scorer with 16 goals in 2002–2003.
Udebuluzor's son Michael (born 1 April 2004) currently plays for FC Ingolstadt 04, and has represented Hong Kong at international level.[1]
- "Bundesliga beckons Hong Kong teen Michael Udebulozor after move". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- Cornelius Udebuluzor at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Profile