George Viduka Odary (born November 28, 1986) is a retired Kenyan striker who featured for Kenyan Premier League sides KCB, Nairobi City Stars, Tusker F.C. and Kenya junior sides U17 and U20.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Lihugu Odary | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1986 | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003-4 | KCB | ||
| 2005-7 | Tusker F.C. | ||
| 2008 | KCB | 16 | (2) |
| 2009-2012 | Nairobi City Stars | 61 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Kenya U17 | 2 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGeorge turned out for KCB in 2003 and 2004,[1] and returned for the 2008 season[2] after spending two seasons at Tusker F.C. He then moved to Kawangware-based Nairobi City Stars in 2009[3] where he spent the 2010,[4] 2011[5] and part of the 2012[6][7][8][9] seasons. He left halfway through the 2012 season to pursue a non-footballing assignment in Juba, South Sudan.[10]
International
editOdary featured for Kenya U17 in 2002 in games against Ghana.[11] He made the provisional kenya national football team team lists in 2005[12] and 2006.[13]
Honours
editClub
edit- Tusker
- Kenyan Premier League title: (2006/7)
References
edit- ^ Allafrica, 1 Feb 2004 Kenya: KCB Wallop Gor Mahia At City Stadium
- ^ Nation Africa, 18 Feb 2008 Bankers’ radical plan to claim
- ^ Standard Media, 9 May 2009 City Stars striker Odari back to face KCB in KPL tie today
- ^ Standard Media, 3 May 2010 City Stars ensure there is blackout for Stima
- ^ Futaa, 21 Dec 2011 Key City Stars player out of contract
- ^ Futaa, 4 April 2012 Odari return hailed
- ^ Futaa, 1 April 2012 'Viduka' returns in City Stars fray
- ^ Michezoafrika, 06 Apr 2012 Odari aiming at top scorers' list
- ^ Michezoafrika, 20 May 2012 Top 8 finish realistic - Odari
- ^ Futaa, 9 June 2012 City Stars veteran leaves
- ^ Modern Ghana, 22 Dec 2002 Kenya hit Ghana in U-17 continental tie
- ^ BBC, 26 Feb 2005 Kheri names first Kenya squad Archived 2021-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Nation Africa, 16 Sept 2006 Olaba makes radical changes
External links
edit- George Odary at Global Sports Archive