Ike Shorunmu

Ike Shorunmu
Personal information
Full name Ike Ibrahim Shorunmu
Date of birth (1967-10-16) 16 October 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Stationery Stores
1993–1994 Concord
1994–1995 Shooting Stars
1995–1996 Basel
1996–1999 Zürich 71 (0)
1999–2001 Beşiktaş 33 (0)
2001–2002 Lucerne 7 (0)
2002–2005 Samsunspor 69 (0)
2005–2006 Juventus Zürich 1 (0)
International career
1992–2002 Nigeria 36 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2007 Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach)
2007–2010 Enyimba (Goalkeeper Coach)
2010 Heartland (Goalkeeper Coach)
2011–2022 Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach)
2022-2023 Nigeria (Goalkeeper Coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ike Ibrahim Shorunmu (born 16 October 1967) is a former Nigerian football goalkeeper.

Career

Shorunmu was born in Lagos. After a few years in Nigeria he moved to play in Switzerland, and made his mark there. He was bought by Turkish club Beşiktaş J.K. in 1999 for $2,400,000 — but they released him as they thought he spent too much time with the national team. Shorunmu later played for other Swiss and Turkish clubs.

International career

He has been the first-choice goalkeeper of the national team and played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Shorunmu was brought into the Nigerian national team by coach Clemens Westerhof in 1992.[1]

Coaching career

Shorunmu has recently served as the national team goalkeeper coach as well as for Enyimba F.C. In 2010 Shorunmu was hired in the same capacity for Heartland F.C.

References

  1. ^ "I married at 23 to have a balanced life as footballer –Ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper, Shorunmu". Punch Newspapers. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.