Victor Agali

Victor Agali
Personal information
Full name	Victor Okechukwu Agali
Date of birth	29 December 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth	Okpanam, Nigeria
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995	Princess Jegede
1996	Nitel Lagos
1997	Marseille
1997–1998	Toulon
1998–2001	Hansa Rostock
2001–2004	Schalke 04
2004–2005	Nice
2005–2006	Kayseri Erciyesspor
2006–2007	Ankaragücü
2007–2008	Hansa Rostock
2008–2009	Skoda Xanthi
2009	Anorthosis Famagusta
2009–2010	Levadiakos
2010	Jiangsu Sainty
Total
International career
2000–2004	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Victor Okechukwu Agali (born 29 December 1978) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

In 1997, Agali joined French club Olympique de Marseille.^[1] Finding it hard to establish a first team place, he quickly moved to Sporting Toulon Var and subsequently to Germany where he played in Hansa Rostock and Schalke 04. From 2005 to 2007 he played in the Turkish Süper Lig, returning to German Bundesliga team Rostock in August 2007. At Rostock Agali did not do well, after just one goal in 23 league matches he was given a free transfer to the Greek club Skoda Xanthi FC. After a season with Greek club Skoda Xanthi the Nigerian striker has signed for Anorthosis Famagusta.

On 27 December 2009, he was arrested at Schiphol airport near Amsterdam for carrying fake passports.^[2]

He moved in summer 2010 to the Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Sainty.^[3]

Agali is the head coach of AS Racine FC, a Lagos based professional football club that competes in the Nigeria National League.^[4]^[5]

International career

Agali has played for Nigeria at a number of occasions, including the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Club

Schalke 04

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003^[6]

International

Nigeria

Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2004^[7]

References

^ "Agali, Victor". kicker.de. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
^ "Victor Agali in Amsterdam festgenommen" (in German). focus.de. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
^ 中超二次转会依然用生不如用熟外援流行淘"旧货" (in Chinese). sports.sina.com.cn. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
^ "AS Racines Official Website". Retrieved 15 May 2024.
^ "NNL New Season Kicks Off Today With Promises AS Racine Host Papilo FC". Nigeriasoccernet. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
^ "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ Courtney, Barrie; Díaz Rubio, Julián; Saaid, Hamdan; Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (15 December 2006). "African Nations Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 November 2020.