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| Date of birth | (1974-05-22)22 May 1974 (age 51) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kaduna United (general manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Julius Berger | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Espérance ST | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Roda | 155 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Levski Sofia | 15 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Elfsborg | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Santa Clara | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Iraklis | 33 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Changsha Ginde | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Julius Berger | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2012 | Lobi Stars | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Nigeria U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Nigeria Olympic (O.P.) | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2006 | Nigeria[1] | 57 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Lobi Stars (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Nigeria U17 (team coordinator) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Garba Lawal (born 22 May 1974) is a Nigerian former professionalfootballer who played as awinger. From 2014 to 2015, he was general manager atKaduna United. He is with the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation.
As a player, Lawal had his most successful time atRoda JC in theEredivisie, in the Netherlands. He also played forJulius Berger F.C. in Nigeria and Chinese sideChangsha Ginde.[2]
In August 2009, he announced his return as a player-coach forMakurdi sideLobi Stars,[3] He was named general manager of Kaduna United in February 2014.
Lawal is regarded as one of the most versatile players in theNigeria national team of the 1990s and early 2000s often being used for any position ranging from defence to attack on the left wing. Lawal took part at theFIFA World Cups in1998, where he played a key role in the 3–2 win overSpain in Nigeria's first match of the tournament,[4] and in2002. He won the Olympic gold medal in1996. He represented Nigeria at four editions ofAfrican Cup of Nations:2000,2002,2004 and2006, scoring in all but the first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 13 June 1998 | Stade de la Beaujoire,Nantes, France |  Spain | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1998 FIFA World Cup | [5] |
| 2 | 23 January 1999 | Moshood Abiola National Stadium,Abuja, Nigeria |  Burundi | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification | [6] |
| 3 | 22 April 2000 | National Stadium,Lagos, Nigeria |  Eritrea | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [7] |
| 4 | 3 February 2002 | Stade du 26 Mars,Bamako, Mali |  Ghana | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2002 African Cup of Nations | [8] |
| 5 | 4 February 2004 | Taieb Mhiri Stadium,Sfax, Tunisia |  Benin | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2004 African Cup of Nations | [9] |
| 6 | 9 February 2006 | Cairo Military Academy Stadium,Cairo, Egypt |  Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2006 African Cup of Nations | [10] |
In August 2009, Lawal was named as the assistant coach ofLobi Stars F.C.[11] In the same year, he was employed as team coordinator for theNigeria U17 national team.[12]
In February 2014 he was appointed general manager atKaduna United.[13]
Roda JC
Levski Sofia
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