| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1984 | Julius Berger | ||
| 1985–1986 | Flash Flamingoes | ||
| 1987 | El-Kanemi Warriors | ||
| 1987–1993 | Lokeren | 151 | (31) |
| 1993–1995 | Nantes | 40 | (4) |
| 1995–1996 | Tirsense | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 1997–1998 | Perth Glory | 22 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Zafririm Holon | 30 | (12) |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1999 | Nigeria | 51 | (16) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Nigeria U-20 | ||
| 2007–2010 | Nigeria U-23 | ||
| 2010–2011 | Nigeria | ||
| 2012–2013 | Durgapur FC | ||
| 2016 | Nigeria | ||
| 2016 | Nigeria U-23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samson Siasia (born 14 August 1967) is a Nigerian former professional football striker and the former head coach of the Nigeria national team from 2010 to October 2011.[1] He was reappointed in 2016.
On 16 August 2019, FIFA banned Siasia from all football activities for life (later reduced to five years[2][3]), following a match-fixing investigation. The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s independent Ethics Committee stated in 2019 that the former Nigerian coach had accepted "that he would receive bribes in relation to the manipulation of matches in violation of the FIFA Code of Ethics".[4]