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Oruma was born in [[Warri]], Nigeria. He arrived at [[RC Lens]] from [[Bendel Insurance]] in 1994.<ref name="OMprofile">{{cite web |url=http://www.om.net/en/Teams/201002/Effectif_pro/1532/ORUMA |title=Oruma - Effectif pro |publisher=Olympique Marseille |access-date=3 December 2013|language=fr}}</ref> A season after being loaned to [[AS Nancy|Nancy]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> he returned to Lens and played seven matches during their [[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98 Ligue 1]] title campaign.<ref name="OMprofile"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/classement#sai=66&journee1=1&journee2=34&cat=Gen |title=1997/98 Ligue 1 table |publisher=ligue1.com |access-date=3 December 2013|language=fr}}</ref> After representing [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], he moved to Turkish side [[Samsunspor]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> returning to France one year later to play for [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]].<ref name="OMprofile"/> |
Oruma was born in [[Warri]], Nigeria. He arrived at [[RC Lens]] from [[Bendel Insurance]] in 1994.<ref name="OMprofile">{{cite web |url=http://www.om.net/en/Teams/201002/Effectif_pro/1532/ORUMA |title=Oruma - Effectif pro |publisher=Olympique Marseille |access-date=3 December 2013|language=fr}}</ref> A season after being loaned to [[AS Nancy|Nancy]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> he returned to Lens and played seven matches during their [[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98 Ligue 1]] title campaign.<ref name="OMprofile"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/classement#sai=66&journee1=1&journee2=34&cat=Gen |title=1997/98 Ligue 1 table |publisher=ligue1.com |access-date=3 December 2013|language=fr}}</ref> After representing [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], he moved to Turkish side [[Samsunspor]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> returning to France one year later to play for [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]].<ref name="OMprofile"/> |
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In 2000, Oruma was transferred to Swiss side [[Servette FC|Servette]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> playing two season before coming back to France again, where he played until 2009 for [[FC Sochaux|Sochaux]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]<ref name="OMprofile"/> and [[En Avant de Guingamp|Guingamp]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> winning the [[2004 Coupe de la Ligue Final|2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue]] with Sochaux<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/59364 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205044856/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/59364 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2012 |title=Nantes 1-1 Sochaux |
In 2000, Oruma was transferred to Swiss side [[Servette FC|Servette]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> playing two season before coming back to France again, where he played until 2009 for [[FC Sochaux|Sochaux]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]<ref name="OMprofile"/> and [[En Avant de Guingamp|Guingamp]],<ref name="OMprofile"/> winning the [[2004 Coupe de la Ligue Final|2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue]] with Sochaux<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/59364 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205044856/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match/59364 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 February 2012 |title=Nantes 1-1 Sochaux, Coupe de la Ligue - Finale, Football |publisher=L'Equipe |date=17 April 2004|access-date=3 December 2013|language=fr}}</ref> and the [[2008–09 Coupe de France]] with Guingamp, despite them being a [[Ligue 2]] club at the time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/sport/2009/05/09/02001-20090509ARTFIG00460-guingamp-vainqueur-de-la-coupe-de-france-de-football-.php |title=Guingamp vainqueur de la Coupe de France de football | first=Par | last= Gildas Devos |newspaper=Le Figaro |date=9 May 2009|access-date=3 December 2013|language=fr}}</ref> He was handed a trial by [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] - a club based in [[Wales]] but who play in the [[English football league system]] – in the summer of 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11704/3940345/ |title=Bluebirds look at Oruma|publisher=Sky Sports |date=6 August 2008|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> and scored in a 2–2 pre-season friendly at [[Chasetown F.C.|Chasetown]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1359171,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722110932/http://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1359171,00.html |archive-date=22 July 2012 |title=Report: Chasetown 2-2 Cardiff |publisher= Cardiff City F.C. |date=5 August 2008|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref><ref name="Jones">{{cite news |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/boss-jones-explains-orumas-cardiff-2157133 |title=Boss Jones explains Oruma's Cardiff departure | first=Terry | last=Philips |work=Wales Online |date=8 August 2008|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> but was not awarded a contract due to a lack of fitness.<ref name="Jones"/> |
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He retired from professional football in 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/134/162/8/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207021544/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/134/162/8/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 December 2013 |title=Nigeria's Oruma retires from football |publisher=FIFA |date=26 November 2010|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> after a season with Greek club [[AO Kavala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/07/27/1407138/wilson-oruma-makes-u-turn-to-sign-for-greek-club-kavala |title=Wilson Oruma Makes U-Turn To Sign For Greek Club Kavala |publisher=goal.com |date=27 July 2009|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=735 |title=WILSON ORUMA to leave Kavala |publisher=All Nigerian Soccer |date=15 May 2010|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> |
He retired from professional football in 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/134/162/8/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207021544/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/134/162/8/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 December 2013 |title=Nigeria's Oruma retires from football |publisher=FIFA |date=26 November 2010|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> after a season with Greek club [[AO Kavala]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2009/07/27/1407138/wilson-oruma-makes-u-turn-to-sign-for-greek-club-kavala |title=Wilson Oruma Makes U-Turn To Sign For Greek Club Kavala |publisher=goal.com |date=27 July 2009|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allnigeriasoccer.com/read_news.php?nid=735 |title=WILSON ORUMA to leave Kavala |publisher=All Nigerian Soccer |date=15 May 2010|access-date=3 December 2013}}</ref> |
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Date of birth | 30 December 1976 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Offensive midfielder, Right midfielder | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1993–1994 | Bendel Insurance | ||||||||||
1994–1998 | Lens | 42 | (2) | ||||||||
1996–1997 | → Nancy (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||
1998–1999 | Samsunspor | 21 | (4) | ||||||||
1999–2000 | Nîmes | 25 | (2) | ||||||||
2000–2002 | Servette | 49 | (12) | ||||||||
2002–2005 | Sochaux | 77 | (6) | ||||||||
2005–2008 | Marseille | 56 | (3) | ||||||||
2008–2009 | Guingamp | 24 | (5) | ||||||||
2009–2010 | AO Kavala | 23 | (0) | ||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
1995–2006 | Nigeria | 19 | (3) | ||||||||
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Wilson Oruma (born 30 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in France.[1]
Club career
Oruma was born in Warri, Nigeria. He arrived at RC Lens from Bendel Insurance in 1994.[2] A season after being loaned to Nancy,[2] he returned to Lens and played seven matches during their 1997–98 Ligue 1 title campaign.[2][3] After representing Nigeria at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Turkish side Samsunspor,[2] returning to France one year later to play for Nîmes.[2]
In 2000, Oruma was transferred to Swiss side Servette,[2] playing two season before coming back to France again, where he played until 2009 for Sochaux,[2] Marseille[2] and Guingamp,[2] winning the 2003–04 Coupe de la Ligue with Sochaux[4] and the 2008–09 Coupe de France with Guingamp, despite them being a Ligue 2 club at the time.[5] He was handed a trial by Cardiff City - a club based in Wales but who play in the English football league system – in the summer of 2008[6] and scored in a 2–2 pre-season friendly at Chasetown,[7][8] but was not awarded a contract due to a lack of fitness.[8]
He retired from professional football in 2010[9] after a season with Greek club AO Kavala.[10][11]
International career
Oruma was part of the Nigeria under-17 team which won the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championships,[12] captaining his side[12] and becoming the tournament's top goalscorer with 6 goals.[12] He played 19 times international matches over 11 years for Nigeria[13] and was part of the team that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the only appearance he made in the tournament against Paraguay.[14] He also was part of the squad that won the Olympic gold medal in 1996,[8][12] a year after he debuted for Nigeria, and also a member of the Nigerian squad at the 2002 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing both competitions at third place. After a club career in Europe, where he played for the likes of french Ligue 1 sides Lens, Marseille, Sochaux, Guingamp, as well as a stint at Swiss side Servette, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup, Ligue 1 and French Cup, and earning pay to sustain himself and family after life away from football.[15]
Personal life
In 2018, Oruma suffered emotional disorder as a result of how he was reportedly duped by an unknown pastor. He was broke and in a status of mental disorder six years after he was reportedly defrauded by a clergyman and some fake oil businessmen. It was learnt that Oruma eventually lost a whopping sum, close to N2 billion to an investment.[16]
Oruma holds Nigerian and French nationalities.[17]
Honours
Club
Lens
Sochaux
Marseille
Guingamp
International
Nigeria[19]
External links
- Wilson Oruma at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- ^ "1996 Olympics Heroes: Celebrating Nigeria's Gold-Winning U-23 Eagles". Complete Sports. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Oruma - Effectif pro" (in French). Olympique Marseille. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "1997/98 Ligue 1 table" (in French). ligue1.com. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Nantes 1-1 Sochaux, Coupe de la Ligue - Finale, Football" (in French). L'Equipe. 17 April 2004. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Gildas Devos, Par (9 May 2009). "Guingamp vainqueur de la Coupe de France de football". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Bluebirds look at Oruma". Sky Sports. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Report: Chasetown 2-2 Cardiff". Cardiff City F.C. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b c Philips, Terry (8 August 2008). "Boss Jones explains Oruma's Cardiff departure". Wales Online. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Nigeria's Oruma retires from football". FIFA. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Wilson Oruma Makes U-Turn To Sign For Greek Club Kavala". goal.com. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "WILSON ORUMA to leave Kavala". All Nigerian Soccer. 15 May 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Top five African 'lost boys' - WILSON ORUMA – Japan 1993". goal.com. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Wilson Oruma biography, net worth, age, family, contact & picture". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "1998 FIFA World Cup France ™". FIFA. 24 June 1998. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Edward, Johnny (29 April 2023). "Oruma: The travails of an Olympic medalist". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Silas, Don (11 January 2018). "Ex-Super Eagle star, Wilson Oruma suffers mental disorder after been[sic] duped by pastor". Daily Post. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ https://www.ligue1.fr/joueur?id=herve-arsene [bare URL]
- ^ "Marseille 5-1 Deportivo (Aggregate: 5 - 3)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2006. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Nwankwo Kanu - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Naturalized citizens of France
- French men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- RC Lens players
- AS Nancy Lorraine players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- Servette FC players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Samsunspor footballers
- En Avant Guingamp players
- Kavala F.C. players
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Bendel Insurance F.C. players
- Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Footballers from Warri
- Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Swiss Super League players
- Süper Lig players
- Super League Greece players
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Olympic medalists in football
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics