词条 | Teslim Balogun |
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| name = Teslim Balogun | image = | caption = | fullname = Tesilimi Olawale Balogun | birth_date = 1927 | birth_place = Nigeria | death_date = {{death date|1972|7|30|df=y}} (aged 45) | death_place = Nigeria | height = | position = Striker | years1 = – | clubs1 = Apapa Bombers | caps1 = ? | goals1 = ? | years2 = 1947– | clubs2 = Marine Athletics | caps2 = ? | goals2 = ? | years3 = – | clubs3 = UAC XI | caps3 = ? | goals3 = ? | years4 = 1949– | clubs4 = Railways XI | caps4 = ? | goals4 = ? | years5 = 1951– | clubs5 = Jos XI | caps5 = ? | goals5 = ? | years6 = 1952 | clubs6 = Pan Bank Team | caps6 = ? | goals6 = ? | years7 = 1953 | clubs7 = Dynamos Club | caps7 = ? | goals7 = ? | years8 = – | clubs8 = SCOA XI | caps8 = ? | goals8 = ? | years9 = 1955–1956 | clubs9 = Peterborough United | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 1956 | clubs10 = Skegness Town | caps10 = ? | goals10 = ? | years11 = 1956–1957 | clubs11 = Queens Park Rangers | caps11 = 13 | goals11 = 3 | years12 = 1957–1958 | clubs12 = Holbeach United | caps12 = ? | goals12 = ? | years13 = 1959–1961 | clubs13 = Ibadan Lions | caps13 = ? | goals13 = ? | totalcaps = ? | totalgoals = ? | nationalyears1 = 1948–1960 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria | nationalcaps1 = ? | nationalgoals1 = ? | manageryears1 = 1968 | managerclubs1 = Nigeria (coach) }} Tesilimi Olawale "Teslim" Balogun (1927 – 30 July 1972) was a Nigerian football player and coach. Balogun played at both professional and international levels as a striker, before becoming Africa's first qualified professional football coach. CareerPlaying careerEducated in Port Harcourt and graduating from St. Mary's Catholic School,[1] Balogun played in his native Nigeria for a number of teams, including Apapa Bombers, Marine Athletics, UAC XI, Railways XI, Jos XI, Pan Bank Team, Dynamos Club and SCOA XI.[2] During his time in Nigeria, Balogun won the Challenge Cup a total of five times in seven finals.[2] He was the first player to have a hat-trick in the competition, in Pan Bank's 6-1 rout of Warri in 1953.[3] After originally touring with a Nigerian select team in 1949, Balogun returned to the UK in August 1955 to sign with Peterborough United.[4] However, Balogun never made a league appearance for Peterborough,[5] and spent time with Skegness Town before signing with Queens Park Rangers, scoring 3 goals in 13 appearances in the Football League during the 1956–57 season.[6] After leaving QPR, Balogun returned to non-League football, playing with Holbeach United. Balogun was also a member of the Nigerian national side for 12 years.[3] Coaching careerBalogun became the first African to qualify as a professional coach.[2] He was a coach for Nigeria at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] LegacyThe Teslim Balogun Stadium in the Nigerian city of Lagos is named in his honour.[2] The Teslim Balogun Foundation was founded after his death to assist the families of Nigerian ex-international footballers who may have fallen on hard times.[7] Personal lifeBalogun was nicknamed "Thunder" because of his powerful shot,[8] and was also known as "Balinga" for a similar reason.[2] During his time touring schools to coach youngesters, he was nicknamed "Baba Ball."[2] Balogun died in his sleep on 30 July 1972, at the age of 45.[2] He had eight children.[2] References1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.indyrs.co.uk/2015/06/i-came-4000-miles-to-score-the-greatest-goal-of-my-life-tesi-balogun/|title='I Came 4,000 Miles to Score the Greatest Goal of My Life' - Tesi Balogun - Independent Rs|date=11 June 2015|work=Independent Rs|access-date=14 May 2018|language=en-US}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Balogun, Teslim}}2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|url=http://teslimbalogun.com/meetteslim.htm|title=Meet Teslim|accessdate=5 November 2010|publisher=Teslim Balogun Foundation}} 3. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria50/news/110613/Teslim_Balogun_Nigerias_first_professional_footballer|title=Teslim Balogun, Nigeria’s first professional footballer|access-date=14 May 2018|language=en-ZA}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://pitchinvasion.net/blog/2008/05/30/the-occluded-history-of-black-footballers-in-britain/|title=The Occluded History of Black Footballers in Britain|accessdate=6 November 2010|date=30 May 2008|author=Phil Vasili|publisher=Pitch Invasion}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uptheposh.com/people/7837/|title=Profile|accessdate=6 November 2010|publisher=Up The Posh!}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/qpr.html|title=QUEENS PARK RANGERS : 1946/47 – 2009/10|accessdate=6 November 2010|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219000017/http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/qpr.html|archivedate=19 December 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://teslimbalogun.com/abouttbf.htm|title=About|accessdate=5 November 2010|publisher=Teslim Balogun Foundation}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,1034741,00.html|title=Leaders of the new school|accessdate=6 November 2010|date=7 September 2003|author=Chris Green|publisher=The Observer}} 11 : 1927 births|1972 deaths|Yoruba sportspeople|Nigerian footballers|Nigeria international footballers|Peterborough United F.C. players|Skegness Town A.F.C. players|Queens Park Rangers F.C. players|Holbeach United F.C. players|English Football League players|Association football forwards |
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