Gideon Omokirio
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| Full name | Gideon Omokirio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Honiara, Solomon Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | PRK Hekari United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2002 | Laugu FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | → Nelson Suburbs (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Kossa FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Fairwest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Kossa FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–? | PRK Hekari United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2007 | Solomon Islands[1] | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Solomon Islands Beach[2] | 11 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | FC Isabel United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 July 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gideon Omokirio (born 12 October 1976 in Honiara) is a Solomon Islands footballer who is the current Coach of Isabel Frigates in the current ongoing Solomon Cup 2020.
His brother Eddie was also active in football.[3]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Giggs Omokirio had played most of his club football in his home country, only for a short spell in New Zealand. He then joined Papua New Guinea side Hekari in 2009.
In May 2010, he won the Oceania Champions League with Hekari United.[4]
International career
[edit | edit source]Omokirio made his debut for the Solomon Islands in a May 1996 OFC Nations Cup match against Tahiti and has represented his country in every age group at international level including representing his country at the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Beach Soccer World Cups.[5] He has skippered the national team on several occasions.[citation needed]
He played in 17 World Cup qualification games from 1996 through 2007.[citation needed]
International Goals
[edit | edit source]- Scores and results list Solomon Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Omokirio goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 2000 | Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti |  Cook Islands
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4–1 | 5–1 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup | [6] |
| 2 | 28 June 2000 | Stade Pater, Papeete, Tahiti |  Vanuatu
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2000 OFC Nations Cup | [7] |
| 3 | 12 May 2004 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands | Cook Islands
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2–0 | 5–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8] |
| 4 | 15 May 2004 | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara, Solomon Islands |  New Caledonia
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1–0 | 2–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [9] |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Hekari United
- Oceania Champions League: 2009–10
Solomon Islands
- OFC Nations Cup: runner-up 2004;[10] 3rd place 2000[11]
Other sports
[edit | edit source]Omokirio was the national champion in the 200 metres running and the long jump.
Achievements in other sports
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Solomon Islands
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| 1993 | Oceania Youth Championships | Canberra, Australia | 2nd | High jump | 1.75 m |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Gideon Omokirio at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ^ Gideon Omokirio – FIFA competition record (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ^ Archives on website oceaniafootball.com
- ^ Waitakere United 2-1 Hekari United Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine - OFC
- ^ Solomon Islands squad list at 2007 Beach Soccer World Cup - FIFA.com
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- 1976 births
- Living people
- Solomon Islands men's footballers
- Solomon Islands men's international footballers
- Solomon Islands men sprinters
- Solomon Islands long jumpers
- Men's association football defenders
- Nelson Suburbs FC players
- PNG Hekari FC players
- 1996 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2000 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2002 OFC Nations Cup players
- 2004 OFC Nations Cup players
- Solomon Islands expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
- Expatriate men's footballers in Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Solomon Islands expatriate sportspeople in Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands football biography stubs