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Jay-Jay Okocha

Nigerian footballer
Person human Q605817

Facts

30 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
August 14, 1973
Place of birth
Enugu
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[4]
Occupation
association football player
Award received
title of honor, title of honor, title of honor, title of honor, title of honor, bronze medal, silver medal, gold medal, gold medal[6][7][8][9]
Official website
www.jayjay-okocha.com[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin[38][39][40]
Ancestral home
Nigeria[11]
Birth name
Augustine Azuka Okocha[41]
Country for sport
Nigeria[42]
Described by source
Dictionary of African Biography[23]
Eye color
dark brown[22]
Family name
Okocha[16]
Given name
Augustine, Azuka, Jay-Jay[17][18][19]
Hair color
black hair[44]
Height
+175[46]
League or competition
Bundesliga, Premier League[12][13]
Mass
+70[47]
Member of sports team
Bolton Wanderers F.C., Hull City A.F.C., Borussia Neunkirchen, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Qatar SC, Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, Nigeria men's national football team, Nigeria national under-23 football team
Name in native language
Jay-Jay Okocha[43]
Native language
Igbo[5]
P14724
26312902
Show all 30 facts +6
P14750
3901-F915-3399-492D-ABB6
Participant in
1996 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1994 African Cup of Nations, 2000 African Cup of Nations, 2002 African Cup of Nations, 2004 African Cup of Nations, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, FIFA World Cup, Premier League, Ligue 1, Süper Lig, Bundesliga[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Position played on team / speciality
attacking midfielder[14]
Relative
Alex Iwobi[21]
Sport
association football[15]
Start of work period
1990[45]
🏷️ Also known as
en Augustine Azuka Okocha en Jay Jay Okocha en Jay-Jay Okocha en Muhammet Yavuz ar جي-جي أوكوتشا de Augustine Azuka Okocha el Τζέι-Τζέι Οκότσα es Muhammet Yavuz es Augustine Azuka Okocha es Jay Jay Okocha fa جی-جی اوکوچا he ג'יי ג'יי אוקוצ'ה ja オーガスティン・オコチャ ko 제이제이 오코차 nl Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha nl Augustine Okocha nl Jay-Jay Okocha nl Mohammet Yavuz pl Jay-Jay Okocha pt Augustine Azuka Okocha
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000040102264
VIAF cluster ID
14195042
Library of Congress authority ID
n2006032963
GND ID
1230867643
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Match legends 2017 CC (5).jpg ↗
11v11 player ID
6887
BDFA player ID
48268
BDFutbol player ID
94295
Barry Hugman's Footballers player ID
14908
CUP2002.RU person ID
1998
Discogs artist ID
262967
FAST ID
1642704
Show all 43 identifiers +31
FBref player ID
66ceb871
FIFA player ID (archived)
77328
FootballDatabase.eu person ID
330
Fotbolltransfers.com ID
spelare/jay-jay-okocha/10498
Freebase ID
/m/02k3ns
Fussballdaten.de person ID
okochaaugustine
German Football Association person ID
15287
Kicker.de player ID
augustine-okocha
L'Équipe football player ID
2855
Lex ID
Jay-Jay_Okocha
Ligue 1 player ID (archived)
augustin-jay-jay-okocha
Mackolik.com player ID (numeric)
127464
Munzinger Sport number
01000003969
Museum-digital ID
259345
National-Football-Teams.com player ID
4844
Olympedia people ID
26759
Playmakerstats.com player ID
1290
Prabook ID
1344208, 1715803
Premier League player ID (archived)
2209
Quora topic ID
Jay-Jay-Okocha-3
Sinemalar person ID
442801
Soccerbase player ID
14429
Sofascore player ID
1240
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ok/jay-jay-okocha-1
StatMuse Premier League player ID
2826
Statbunker player ID
2073
Trading Card Database name ID
24992
Transfermarkt player ID
3708
Turkish Football Federation player ID
27408
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhCKmh39k38DxG83kMF8C
WorldFootball.net person ID (old)
jay-jay-okocha

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🔗 Connections
Member of sports team 10
Manchester United F.C., Eintracht Frankfurt, Paris Saint-Germain FC, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, Nigeria men's national football team, Bolton Wanderers F.C., Hull City A.F.C., Qatar SC +2 more
Participant in 9
2002 FIFA World Cup, 1996 Summer Olympics, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA World Cup, 2000 African Cup of Nations, 1994 African Cup of Nations, 2002 African Cup of Nations, 2004 African Cup of Nations +1 more
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Igbo, Nigerian Pidgin
Participated in 3
2000 African Cup of Nations Final, 1994 African Cup of Nations Final, 2000 Coupe de la Ligue Final
← Statistical leader 2
2004 African Cup of Nations, 2004 African Cup of Nations
Ancestral home 1
Nigeria
Country for sport 1
Nigeria
Country of citizenship 1
Nigeria
Hair color 1
black hair
Instance of 1
human
League or competition 1
Premier League
Native language 1
Igbo
Occupation 1
association football player
Place of birth 1
Enugu
Position played on team / speciality 1
attacking midfielder
Relative 1
Alex Iwobi
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
association football
← FactGrid item ID 1
Murawskie Nadbużne
← Points/goal scored by 1
2000 African Cup of Nations Final
← Relative 1
Alex Iwobi
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Summary

Jay-Jay Okocha was born on August 14, 1973[1], in Enugu[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3].

FAQs

Where was Jay-Jay Okocha born?

Jay-Jay Okocha was born in Enugu[2].

What did Jay-Jay Okocha do for work?

Jay-Jay Okocha worked as an association football player[3].

What awards did Jay-Jay Okocha receive?

Honors received include title of honor[6].

Related Entities

Alex Iwobi Manchester United F.C. Nigeria

References

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  1. 4d ago · Zyxw · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Participant in → 1996 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup, 1994 FIFA World Cup +11
    Award received → title of honor, title of honor, title of honor +6
    Lex ID → Jay-Jay_Okocha
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    Member of sports team → Bolton Wanderers F.C., Hull City A.F.C., Borussia Neunkirchen +6
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  6. 26w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Aliases → —
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    Eye color → dark brown
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