Chima Onyeike

Chima Onyeike

Personal information
Full name	Chima Michail Onyeike[1]
Date of birth	(1975-06-21) 21 June 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Zeist, Netherlands
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	DEV
	WGW
	HRC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	HFC Haarlem	69	(11)
1998–2000	Dordrecht	60	(26)
2000–2002	Excelsior	30	(1)
2000–2001	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	24	(6)
2002–2003	TOP Oss	34	(10)
2003–2004	Dordrecht	31	(9)
2004–2005	Cambuur	9	(2)
	Quick Boys
Total		257	(65)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chima Michail Onyeike (born 21 June 1975) is a Dutch football coach and former professional player.

Early and personal life

Onyeike was born in Zeist, Netherlands; his father is Nigerian.[1] His brother Obi is also a footballer; both brothers have played for FC Dordrecht.[2]

Career

Playing career

Born in Zeist, Onyeike played for DEV, WGW, HRC, HFC Haarlem, Dordrecht, Excelsior, VVV-Venlo, TOP Oss, Cambuur and Quick Boys.[3][4][5] After leaving Dordrecht in the summer of 2004, he went on trial with Volendam in September 2004.[6] He then signed for Cambuur in October 2004.[7]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Onyeike attended a sport's university to obtain his diploma in fitness.[1] He then began work as a personal training, working with players such as Roy Makaay and Aleksandr Kerzhakov.[1]

In July 2011, he became the fitness coach at Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.[5][8][9]

In June 2013, he became the fitness coach at Greek club PAOK.[1] On 25 November 2014 he started to work as fitness coach for VfB Stuttgart.[10]

References

1. "Νέος γυμναστής ο Chima Michail Onyeike" (in Greek). PAOK F.C. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014.
2. "Stroeve start FC Dordrecht" (in Dutch). FC Dordrecht. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. "Profile" (in Dutch). Ronald Zwiers. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
4. "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
5. "Chima Onyeike wordt fysiek trainer in Russisch profvoetbal" (in Dutch). Quick Boys. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
6. "Chima Onyeike op proef bij FC Volendam" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 24 September 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
7. "Onyeike moet redding brengen bij Cambuur" (in Dutch). Friesch Dagblad. 12 October 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
8. "Physiotherapist Arno Philips signs contract with Anzhi Makhachkala". Sports.ru. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
9. "PSV ziet trainer zelfde pad bewandelen als Dzsudzsák" (in Dutch). Voetbal Centraal.
10. "It's tingling again". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2014.