| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Olusegun Odegbami | ||
| Date of birth | (1952-08-27)27 August 1952 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos,British Nigeria | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ibadan Housing Corporation | |||
| 1970–1984 | Shooting Stars | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976–1981 | Nigeria | 47 | (22) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Patrick Olusegun Odegbami (Yoruba:Ṣẹ́gun Ọdẹ́gbàmí) (born 27 August 1952), often shortened asSegun Odegbami, is a Nigerian former professionalfootballer who played as aforward[1][2]
Odegbami was born on 27 August 1952 in Lagos, Nigeria to Jacob Adebola Odegbami (1911–2003) and Beatrice Bintu Abeke Odegbami (née Olotu) (1921–2018), one of their seven children.[3] His father was an older half-brother of Nigerian authorAmos Tutuola. Odegbami was brought up in the northern city ofJos,Plateau State along with many other members of his extended family.[4]
Odegbami won 46 caps and scored 23 goals for theNigeria national team which he guided to its firstAfrica Cup of Nations title at the1980 tournament in his homeland. NicknamedMathematical, he was famous for his skill on the ball, speed and precision of his crosses from the right wing. He played for IICCShooting Stars ofIbadan his entire career, from 1970 to 1984. His last game was the 1984 African Champions Cup final defeat to Zamalek of Egypt. The original source of the nickname "Mathematical" was because Segun Odegbami attended and graduated from Nigeria's premier technical institution; The Polytechnic, Ibadan where he studied engineering.
In 2007 Odegbami appeared on Nigerian Who Wants To Be A Millionaire hosted byFrank Edoho. He played a game for charity with Zebrudaya and donated his winnings toThe Little Saints’ Orphanage on the Strong Tower Mission.
In September 2015, Odegbami stated his intention to run for FIFA presidency.[5]
In June 2022, he launched a radio station called Eagles 7 Sports Radio 103.7 FM in Nigeria.[6]
Odegbami has a daughter who sings under the nameMay7ven.[7]
His two other brothers were also involved with football at other levels. His older brother Dele Odegbami played football in the old Western Region for his school (Ebenezer Grammar School, Abeokuta), the West Academicals, his university, UNN Nsukka, and briefly for Stationery Stores football club of Lagos.[8] His other brother,Wole Odegbami, is also a former national team player, playing on the Nigerian national team for 11 years. He is a columnist in Nigeria.
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