John Utaka

Also known as John Chukwudi Utaka

Nigerian footballer

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Works: 1

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From Africa... To Wembley, Level 4

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Type: Person
Country: JP
Active from: 1977-11-09

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Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
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Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
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The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
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Key facts

2016: Ismaily
Full name: John Chukwudi Utaka
Date of birth: ( 1982-01-08 ) 8 January 1982 (age 44)
Place of birth: Enugu , Nigeria
Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions: Striker winger
Years: Team
1997 1998: Enugu Rangers
1998 1999: El Mokawloon
1999 2001: Ismaily
2001 2002: Al-Sadd
2002 2005: Lens
2005 2007: Rennes
2007 2011: Portsmouth
2011 2013: Montpellier
2013 2016: Sivasspor
2016 2017: Nogoom El Mostakbal
2017 2017: Aswan

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: _Retired-Soccer
Position: Left Winger
Nationality: Nigeria

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 69
Image: John UTAKA.JPG
Height: 179

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date of birth: 1982-01-08
Commons category: John Utaka
start of work period: 1998-00-00

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John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka.

Utaka has played for several clubs across three continents, first for Arab Contractors, subsequently Ismaily of Egypt, and then spending a season playing for Al-Sadd of Qatar, before joining RC Lens and later Rennes in France. He has represented Nigeria at two World Cups and three Africa Cup of Nations since his debut in 2002.