| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Uchechukwu Alozie Okechukwu | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1967 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Flash Flamingoes | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Iwuanyanwu Nationale | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Brøndby | 61 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Fenerbahçe | 191 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | İstanbulspor | 75 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Ocean Boys | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Bayelsa United | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1998 | Nigeria | 47 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Uchechukwu Alozie “Uche” Okechukwu (// //; born 27 September 1967), also known as Deniz Uygar, is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a central defender.[1]
"Uchechukwu" is an Igbo name meaning "God´s will".[2] He was also honoured as the foreign player who played in Turkey for the longest period of time (13 years), going on to obtain Turkish citizenship under the name Deniz Uygar.[3][4]
The recipient of nearly 50 caps for Nigeria, Okechukwu represented the nation in two World Cups and as many Africa Cup of Nations, winning the latter tournament once.
- ^ Uche - en mand med mange titler bold.dk
- ^ Name meaning at Nigerian.name
- ^ Uche Okechukwu (Deniz Uygar) ve jübilesi (Uche Okechukwu (Deniz Uygar) retires); Unifeb Forums (in Turkish)
- ^ Uche Okechukwu (Deniz Uygur); Fenerbahçe Gazetesi, 8 January 2011 (in Turkish)