Pascal Ojigwe

Nigerian footballer (born 1976)

Pascal Ojigwe

Personal information

Full name

Pascal Karibe Ojigwe

Date of birth

(1976-12-11) 11 December 1976 (age 47)

Place of birth

Aba, Nigeria

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Position(s)

Defender, defensive midfielder

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1993–1995

Enyimba

1995–2000

1. FC Kaiserslautern

(0)

1995–1999

1. FC Kaiserslautern II

(4)

1999–2000

→ 1. FC Köln (loan)

(2)

2000–2003

Bayer Leverkusen

(0)

2003–2004

Borussia Mönchengladbach

(0)

2004–2006

1860 Munich

(0)

2006–2007

Enyimba

International career

1994–2002

Nigeria

(2)

Medal record


Winner	FIFA U-17 World Cup	1993

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pascal Karibe Ojigwe (born 11 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.^[1]

Early life

Ojigwe was born in Aba, Nigeria.

Club career

Loan to 1. FC Köln

Ojigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.

Bayer Leverkusen

Ojigwe refused to return to his parent club and instead moved to Champions League participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen, for a transfer fee reported to be DM 3.5 million (about €1.75 million).^[2]^[3] On the occasion of the transfer there had been a huge public argument between then Köln and Leverkusen managers, Johannes Linßen and Reiner Calmund.^[4]

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Bundesliga: 1997–98

Bayer Leverkusen

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
Bundesliga runner-up: 2001–02
DFB-Pokal finalist: 2001–02

References

^ "Pascal Ojigwe". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Ojigwe wechselt nach Leverkusen" [Ojigwe moves to Leverkusen]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 June 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Fudge, Simon (6 June 2024). "Nigerian Ojigwe signs with Leverkusen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Rheinischer Frohsinn" [Rhenish exhilaration]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 16 May 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.