| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Enyimba | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
George Finidi (born 15 April 1971), known as Finidi George,[1] is a Nigerian professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of the Nigeria national football team. As a player, he played as a right winger.
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,[2] also having a brief spell in England before retiring. Finidi was a member of the Nigeria team during the 1990s, appearing in two World Cups.
- ^ Winter, Henry (21 September 2001). "On the Spot: Finidi George". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Enyimba officially unveils Finidi George as head coach". 15 September 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.