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DeutschOladipupo Babalola
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oladipupo Babalola | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Attack F.C. | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983 | Nigeria Airways | ||
| 1984–1994 | Julius Berger | ||
| 1994–1995 | Concord F.C. | ||
| 1995–1996 | Mohammedan | ||
| 1998 | Mohammedan | ||
| 2000 | Mohammedan | ||
| 2010 | JS Hercules | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1990 | Nigeria U20 | 3 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | OPS (youth) | ||
| 2010 | Oulun Tarmo | ||
| 2010–2011 | JS Hercules | ||
| 2012–2013 | Brothers Union | ||
| 2014–2016 | Feni SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oladipupo "Ladi" Babalola (born 4 August 1968) is a retired Nigerian international footballer. He has three caps for Nigerian U-20 national team from FIFA U-20 World Cup played in Chile.
Playing career
[edit]Babalola started his coaching career at Tervarit youth teams and JS Hercules in Finland. During his first season with Js Hercules he led the team to gain a promotion to Kolmonen, Finnish third division and in his second season his team finished on 6th place and thus secured a place in the third division also for next season.
He also represented Mohammedan SC of Bangladesh in the Dhaka Premier Division League.[1]
Coaching career
[edit]Ladi holds a UEFA certified coaching license.
In 2012 Babalola was appointed as a head coach of Bangladesh-based professional team Brothers Union.[1]
In 2014–15, Babalola was appointed as the head coach of Bangladesh-based professional team Feni Soccer Club and remained with them until 2015–16.
External links
[edit]- Oladipupo Babalola – FIFA competition record (archived)
- FIFA U-20 World Cup squads 1987
- Jalkapalloseura Hercules
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- ^ a b "Ladi Babalola is back". The Daily Star. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2024.