Joseph Ladipo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pa Joseph Ladipo[citation needed] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 9 May 2013 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1973 | Shooting Stars | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1973–1977 | Shooting Stars (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1982 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 1982–1988 | Leventis United | ||
| 1990–1992 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2007–2008 | Nigeria Women | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pa Joseph Ladipo (10 July 1941 – 9 May 2013) was a Nigerian football player and manager.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]During his playing career, Ladipo played for Shooting Stars until 1973. Upon his retirement, he became the club's assistant manager, before being promoted to the first team coach in 1977. From 1982 to 1988, he was the manager of Leventis United. He then returned to manage Shooting Stars from 1990 to 1992.[citation needed]
Ladipo was the head coach of the Nigeria women's national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also led Nigeria to win the 2007 All-Africa Games,[2] and finished third place at the 2008 African Women's Championship.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Ladipo was born in Ibadan, and was nicknamed Jossy Lad.[citation needed] He died on 9 May 2013 at his home in Ibadan at the age of 71.[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Joseph Ladipo – FIFA competition record (archived)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Joseph Ladipo at SoccerwayLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1941 births
- 2013 deaths
- Footballers from Ibadan
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Shooting Stars S.C. players
- Nigerian football managers
- Shooting Stars S.C. managers
- Women's association football managers
- Nigeria women's national football team managers
- Leventis United F.C. managers
- 20th-century Nigerian sportsmen
- Nigerian football biography stubs