Henry Onwuzuruike

Nigerian footballer

Henry Onwuzuruike
Personal information
Full name	Henry Okwudili Onwuzuruike^[1]
Date of birth	(1979-12-26) 26 December 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Aba, Nigeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)^[2]^[3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995	NEPA Lagos
1996–1997	Jasper United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1999	Heerenveen	14	(0)
1999–2001	Greuther Fürth	12	(0)
2001–2004	1. SC Feucht	77	(15)
2004–2006	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	43	(3)
2006–2008	TSV Crailsheim	53	(3)
2008–2010	SSV Ulm	35	(1)
2010–2012	Darmstadt 98	26	(1)
Total		260	(23)
International career
1998–2000	Nigeria	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Okwudili Onwuzuruike (born 26 December 1979) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Onwuzuruike began his early career in his native Nigeria with NEPA Lagos and Jasper United,^[2] before playing in the Netherlands with Heerenveen.^[4] He later played in Germany for SpVgg Greuther Fürth, 1. SC Feucht, FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt, TSV Crailsheim and SSV Ulm 1846.^[3]

He also represented Nigeria at international level,^[2] and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[5]

^ "Henry Onwuzuruike". Olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Henry Onwuzuruike". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b Henry Onwuzuruike at fussballdaten.de (in German)
^ "Onwuzuruike" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
^ Henry Onwuzuruike – FIFA competition record (archived)