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.JPG) Yobo playing for Fenerbahçe in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joseph Michael Yobo[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1980[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kono, Rivers State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Michellin-Harcourt | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Standard Liège | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Standard Liège | 46 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Marseille | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | → Tenerife (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | → Everton (loan) | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2012 | Everton | 196 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | → Fenerbahçe (loan) | 69 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Fenerbahçe | 21 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014 | → Norwich City (loan) | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 387 | (13) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2014 | Nigeria | 101[4] | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Joseph Michael Yobo OON (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and was Nigeria's record appearance holder. In February 2020, he was appointed assistant coach of the Super Eagles by the Nigeria Football Federation.[5]
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- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 448. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ^ Jackson, Jamie (7 September 2003). "Yobo in power play". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ "Joseph Yobo Questions and Yet Four Games to a Nigerian Record. ."
- ^ "Rohr sacked as Nigeria coach with Eguavoen named as replacement | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.