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Chima Okorie
Personal information
Full name
Chima Ephraim Okorie
Date of birth
(1968-10-08) 8 October 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth
Izomber, Imo State, Nigeria
Position(s)
Forward
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1984–1985
Chandigarh Football Club
1985–1987
Mohammedan SC
(54)
1987–1990
East Bengal
(122)
1991–1993
Mohun Bagan
(114)
1993
Peterborough United
5
(0)
1993–1994
Grimsby Town
5
(1)
1994–1995
Torquay United
14
(5)
1995
Sogndal
9
(1)
1995–1996
Ikast FS
3
(0)
1996–1997
Viborg FF
1997–1999
Mohun Bagan
2001–2002
Bengal-Mumbai FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Chima Ephraim Okorie (//ⓘ; born 8 October 1968 in Izomber, Abia State) is a Nigerian former professional football striker[1] who was renowned for his goalscoring prowess in the Indian leagues.[2][3][4][5][6] He went on to score 131 goals for East Bengal in three seasons, becoming the top scorer in the history of East Bengal crossing K. P. Dhanaraj who had 127 goals, until it was crossed by Bhaichung Bhutia.[7][8][9][10]
^K. John, Binoo (2 February 1998). "With over Rs 1 cr as prize money for Philips League, local clubs sign up foreign players". www.indiatoday.in. India Today. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^Basu, Joydeep (25 January 2021). "Indian football: Fred Pugsley, Chima Okorie, Ranti Martins – the foreign strikers who shone in India". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^Rahim (10 May 2020). "Chima Okorie: Indian football's greatest imports". theawayend.com. The Away End. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
^Marar, Nandakumar (15 September 2001). "'Indian football gave me everything'". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^Foreign recruits in Indian football – A short recap Indianfooty.net. Retrieved 23 September 2021
^"From the history book, roll of honour". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
^Saha, Rupak (1 January 2020). "Top 10 Scorers". East Bengal - Prothom Eksho Bochor. The Cafe Table. p. 392. ISBN 978-93-89873-21-4.
^Sabyasachi Chakraborty (20 April 2020). "100 Years of Glory: All time top scorers for East Bengal FC!". BADGEB. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^Sen, Debayan (1 August 2020). "A century of excellence: East Bengal's greatest hits". ESPN. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^Chatterjee, Sayan (6 April 2021). "Top 5 foreign footballers to have played in India". Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
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