Amaechi Ottiji

Amaechi Ottiji (28 December 1969 – 25 December 2004) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Nigeria, Greece and Germany.

Club career Born in Enugu, Ottiji began playing football for Calabar Rovers. He played for Enugu Rangers and BCC Lions, winning the 1989 Nigerian FA Cup with BCC.

In 1990, Ottiji joined Super League Greece side Panachaiki for 5.5 seasons appearing in 110 league matches and scoring 50 goals for the club. He transferred to Ionikos F.C. in December 1994, and played 2.5 seasons for the club in the Super League.

He moved to German Regionalliga side SV Darmstadt 98 in 1998, but could not prevent the club from being relegated despite scoring 12 league goals. He spent the remainder of his career in the lower levels of German football, playing in the Regionalliga for Sportfreunde Siegen and SV Elversberg.

International career Ottiji made one appearance for the Nigeria national team, in a friendly against Iran in 1998.

Death He died in Colombia in 2004, during a shooting between rival gangs.