Echendu Adiele

Echendu Adiele

Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-11-17)17 November 1978
Place of birth	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Date of death	18 June 2011(2011-06-18) (aged 32)
Place of death	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Sharks
1997–1998	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1	(0)
1998–1999	Borussia Neunkirchen	15	(4)
1999–2006	1. FC Saarbrücken	149	(2)
2006–2007	SV Darmstadt 98	28	(1)
2007–2009	SV Waldhof Mannheim	31	(0)
2009–2010	SV Darmstadt 98	33	(0)
Total		257	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Echendu Adiele (17 November 1978 – 18 June 2011) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Career

Adiele played club football in Nigeria for Sharks, and in Germany for Fortuna Düsseldorf, Borussia Neunkirchen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, SV Darmstadt 98 and SV Waldhof Mannheim.[1][2]

Death

Adiele died in his sleep on 18 June 2011.[3] It seems that he was poisoned.[4]

References

1. "Echendu Adiele" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
2. "Echendu Adiele". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
3. Wejinya, Sammy (19 June 2011). "Former Shark, Adiele dies". Supersport. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
4. De, Sport1 (21 June 2011). "Giftanschlag auf Ex-Profi" (in German). sport1.de. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

External links

• Echendu Adiele at fussballdaten.de (in German)