Pascal Ojigwe

Pascal Ojigwe
Personal information
Full name	Pascal Karibe Ojigwe
Date of birth	11 December 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Aba, Nigeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender, defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1995	Enyimba
1995–2000	1. FC Kaiserslautern
1995–1999	1. FC Kaiserslautern II
1999–2000	→ 1. FC Köln (loan)
2000–2003	Bayer Leverkusen
2003–2004	Borussia Mönchengladbach
2004–2006	1860 Munich
2006–2007	Enyimba
International career
1994–2002	Nigeria
Medal record
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pascal Karibe Ojigwe (born 11 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.^[1]

Early life

Ojigwe was born in Aba, Nigeria.

Club career

Loan to 1. FC Köln

Ojigwe went on loan from 1. FC Kaiserslautern to second-tier 1. FC Köln for the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga season.

Bayer Leverkusen

Ojigwe refused to return to his parent club and instead moved to Champions League participant Bayer 04 Leverkusen, for a transfer fee reported to be DM 3.5 million (about €1.75 million).^[2]^[3] On the occasion of the transfer there had been a huge public argument between then Köln and Leverkusen managers, Johannes Linßen and Reiner Calmund.^[4]

Honours

1. FC Kaiserslautern

Bundesliga: 1997–98

Bayer Leverkusen

UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2001–02
Bundesliga runner-up: 2001–02
DFB-Pokal finalist: 2001–02

References

^ "Pascal Ojigwe". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Ojigwe wechselt nach Leverkusen" [Ojigwe moves to Leverkusen]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 28 June 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Fudge, Simon (6 June 2024). "Nigerian Ojigwe signs with Leverkusen". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Rheinischer Frohsinn" [Rhenish exhilaration]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). 16 May 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2024.