Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former professional football player who played as a winger.
 Amunike in 2017
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 25 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Eziobodo, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Zamalek | 71 | (26) |
| 1994–1996 | Sporting CP | 51 | (17) |
| 1996–2000 | Barcelona | 19 | (1) |
| 2000–2002 | Albacete | 17 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Busan IPark | ||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| Total | 158 | (45) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–2001 | Nigeria | 27 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Reocín (youth) | |||
| 2008 | Al Hazm (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Julius Berger | ||
| 2009–2011 | Ocean Boys | ||
| 2014–2017 | Nigeria U17 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al Khartoum | ||
| 2018–2019 | Tanzania | ||
| 2020 | Misr Lel Makkasa | ||
| 2021–2022 | Nigeria (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Zanaco | ||
| 2022–2023 | Zanaco (consultant) | ||
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Medal record
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Representing  Nigeria |
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| Men’s football | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations | ||
| Winner | 1994 Tunisia | |
| Runner-up | 2000 Ghana–Nigeria | |
| Olympic Games | ||
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1996 Atlanta | |
| Men’s football | ||
| Representing Nigeria (as manager) |
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||
| Winner | 2015 Chile | |
Amunike played for Zamalek, Sporting CP, Barcelona, and Albacete.
He played 27 times for Nigeria, scoring nine goals. He was part of the team that participated at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, scoring against Bulgaria and Italy; also in that year, he helped the Super Eagles win the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia, eventually being voted African Footballer of the Year.
Additionally, Amunike played all the games at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, scoring the winning goal in the final as the national team won the gold medal. Knee problems kept him out of the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
After retiring at the end of 2004, Amunike moved to Cantabria in 2006, where he lived with his Spanish wife, Fatima, and also was taking his coaching courses. At the same time, he was also coaching some youth teams at SD Reocín. After a spell at Saudi club Al Hazm as an assistant coach, Amunike took charge of the local Nigerian club Julius Berger in August 2008.
on 23 December 2008, Amunike took on training duties for some teams in Nigeria, after completing two years of training courses in Europe. In November 2009, he took charge of Ocean Boys.
Amunike coached the Nigeria U17 national team to win the World Cup in 2015. On 6 August 2018, he was appointed as the coach of the Tanzania national team. He managed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but he resigned from training the team after losing all three games. In November 2019, he said he was looking for a new job.
Amunike was appointed the manager of Egyptian Premier League club, Misr Lei Makkasa in February 2021. In March 2021, his role was changed to director of academies.
He became assistant coach of the Nigeria national team in February 2022.
Amunike’s younger brothers, Kingsley and Kevin, were also footballers. Both also played several years in Portugal, amongst other countries.
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 1991–92, 1992–93
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1993
- CAF Super Cup: 1994
Sporting CP
- Taça de Portugal: 1994–95
Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 1996–97
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations: 1994; runner-up: 2000
- Olympic Games: 1996
Individual
- African Footballer of the Year: 1994
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 1996
Manager
Nigeria U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2015
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