Amaechi Ottiji

Amaechi Ottiji

Personal information
Full name	Amaechi Titus Ottiji
Date of birth	(1969-12-28)28 December 1969
Place of birth	Enugu, Nigeria
Date of death
Height
Position(s)	Centre Forward
Youth career
	Calabar Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987	Enugu Rangers
1988–1990	BCC Lions
1990–1994	Panachaiki	110	(50)
1994–1997	Ionikos	62	(14)
1997–1998	SV Darmstadt	23	(13)
1998–1999	SC Weismain	8	(4)
1999	SV Darmstadt
1999–2000	FC Gütersloh	18	(12)
2000–2001	Sportfreunde Siegen	16	(9)
2001	VfB Oldenburg	14	(7)
2001–2003	SV Elversberg	22	(3)
International career
1998	Nigeria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Amaechi Ottiji (28 December 1969 – 25 December 2004) was an footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Nigeria, Greece and Germany.

Club career

Born in Enugu, Ottiji began playing football for Calabar Rovers. He played for Enugu Rangers and BCC Lions, winning the 1989 Nigerian FA Cup with BCC.

In 1990, Ottiji joined Greek Superleague side Panachaiki F.C. for 5.5 seasons appearing in 110 league matches and scoring 50 goals for the club. He transferred to Ionikos F.C. in December 1994, and would play 2.5 seasons for the club in the Greek Superleague.

He moved to German Regionalliga side SV Darmstadt 98 in 1998, but couldn't prevent the club from being relegated despite scoring 12 league goals. He spent the remainder of his career in the lower levels of German football, playing in the Regionalliga for Sportfreunde Siegen and SV Elversberg.

International career

Ottiji made one appearance for the Nigeria national football team, a friendly against Iran in 1998.

Death

He died in Colombia in 2004, during a shooting between rival gangs.

External links

• Profile at Fussballdaten
• ΞΕΝΟΙ ΠΑΙΚΤΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΕΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΑΝΑΧΑΪΚΗΣ
• Mention of Amaechi Ottiji's death (Greek)