Rashidi Yekini Football player

Rashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a striker.His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also played in six other countries his own notwithstanding.Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian international, and represented the nation in five major tournaments, including two World Cups where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition. He was also named the African Footballer of the Year once.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 23, 1963
Birth place
Nigeria , Kaduna
Date of deathMay 04, 2012
Place of death
Nigeria , Ibadan
Height (meters)1.9

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
FC Zürich
Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Sporting de Gijón
Vitória F.C.
Abiola Babes
Nigeria national football team
Olympiacos F.C.
Shooting Stars SC
CA Bizertin
United Nigerian Textiles Limited

Rashidi Yekini on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/j/j2289.html