Uchechukwu Uwakwe

Uchechukwu Uwakwe
Personal information
Date of birth	3 July 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Position(s)	Midfielder, striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–2000	Dinamo (Batumi)
2001–2002	Tavriya
2007	Egersund
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Uchechukwu Uwakwe (born 3 July 1979) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker.

Career

Uwakwe started his career with Georgian side Dinamo (Batumi), becoming the first Black player to play in Georgia.^[1] Before the second half of 2001–02, Uwakwe signed for Tavriya in the Ukrainian top flight, where he made 16 appearances and scored 1 goal.^[2]^[3] In 2007, he signed for Norwegian fourth tier club Egersund.^[4] In 2011, Uwakwe founded and owned UC BEST, a team in Georgia.^[5]

References

^ "ჩვენი ბავშვობის შავტუხა ბიჭები". mastsavlebeli.ge. 22 December 2015.
^ Uchechukwu Uwakwe at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)
^ "Олег Мочуляк: «Когда Таврия в Симферополе играла с ПСЖ, на трибунах сидел Роналдиньо»". tavriya.com.ua.
^ "EIKs A-lagsspillere 1919-2018" (PDF). eikfotball.no.
^ "გახსოვთ უჩე? - ნიგერიელმა საქართველოში საფეხბურთო ბიზნესი დაიწყო". sportall.ge.

External links

Uchechukwu Uwakwe at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)

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[1] "ჩვენი ბავშვობის შავტუხა ბიჭები". mastsavlebeli.ge. 22 December 2015.

[2] Uchechukwu Uwakwe at FootballFacts.ru (in Russian)

[3] "Олег Мочуляк: «Когда Таврия в Симферополе играла с ПСЖ, на трибунах сидел Роналдиньо»". tavriya.com.ua.

[4] "EIKs A-lagsspillere 1919-2018" (PDF). eikfotball.no.

[5] "გახსოვთ უჩე? - ნიგერიელმა საქართველოში საფეხბურთო ბიზნესი დაიწყო". sportall.ge.

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