George Owino
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Owino Audi | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sofapaka | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Tusker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Tusker | 111 | (7) |
| 2007–2008 | Simba | 20 | (4) |
| 2008 | Saint-George SA | 11 | (1) |
| 2009 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Young Africans | ||
| 2010– | Sofapaka | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005– | Kenya | 16 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2007 | |||
George Owino Audi (born 24 April 1981 in Nairobi) was a Kenyan footballer who played for Sofapaka in the Kenyan Premier League.[1]
Career
[edit]Owino had been playing for Simba SC in Tanzania since 2007. Before moving to Tanzania, he played for Tusker FC.[2] In July 2008 he joined Saint-George SA.[3] In July 2009 he was invited to train with Fortuna Düsseldorf on advice from Antoine Hey,[4] his dream is to play in Europe.[5] On 28 July 2009 he signed for Fortuna Düsseldorf.[6] His transfer failed and he re-signed for Saint-George SA,[7] he signed then on 18 August 2009 with Tanzanian club Young Africans FC.[8] On 1 July 2010 he left Young Africans FC, returned to Kenya, and signed for Sofapaka.[9]
International career
[edit]Owino is member of the Kenya national football team[10] and played 16 games here.[11]
Controversy
[edit]In February 2019 Owino was named in a FIFA report that alleged he had been involved in match fixing.[12] In April 2019 he was one of four African former international footballers banned for life by FIFA due to "match manipulation".[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Owino – Sofapaka". Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "George Owino: On trials at Germany's Fortuna Dusseldorf". Kenyafootball.com. 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Fortuna mit Audi ins Trainingslager Archived 6 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kenyan Defender George Owino Undergoing Trials in Germany". Goal.com. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Wenn der Traum für Sehnsucht sorgt | WAZ.de". archive.is. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "George Owino Completes His Move To German Club Fortuna Dusseldorf". Goal.com. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Saint George FC Official Site". Saintgeorgefc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ Omary, Majuto (21 August 2009). "Tanzania: Young Africans Lose Appeal". The Citizen (Dar es Salaam). Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Sofapaka Sign Kenyan International George Owino And Ugandan Musa Mudde[dead link]
- ^ "FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik George OWINO". De.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "George Owino". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Fifa want match-fixing probe into Kenyan 2010 World Cup tie". BBC Sport. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Former Sierra Leone captain Kargbo among African internationals banned for life by Fifa". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nairobi
- Kenyan men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football utility players
- Simba S.C. players
- Tusker F.C. players
- Sofapaka F.C. players
- Saint George S.C. players
- Kenya men's international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tanzania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ethiopia
- Tanzanian Premier League players
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen