Finidi George
George Finidi (born 15 April 1971), known as Finidi George, is a Nigerian professional football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of Nigeria Professional Football League club Enyimba F.C. As a player, he played as a right winger.
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| Full name | George Finidi | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Calabar Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Sharks | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Ajax | 85 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Betis | 130 | (38) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Mallorca | 31 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Ipswich Town | 35 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Mallorca | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 295 | (68) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2002 | Nigeria | 62 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
After making a name for himself at Ajax in the Netherlands – being a leading figure in a team which won eight major titles, including the 1995 Champions League – he played several years in Spain with Real Betis, also having a brief spell in England before retiring.
Finidi was an important member of the Nigeria team during the 1990s, appearing in two World Cups.
Finidi played throughout his footballing career for Nigeria with his iconic number 7 jersey.
In September 2021, Enyimba F.C. named Finidi as their new head coach.
He won his first title as a coach on the 11th of June 2023, winning the Nigeria Premier League at Onikan Stadium in Lagos.