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A former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Wilfred Agbonavbare, finally lost his battle against cancer on Tuesday morning at a Spanish hospital he was receiving.
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Wilfred Agbonavbare
| Full name | Wilfred Agbonavbare | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1966-10-05)5 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 27 January 2015(2015-01-27) (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1989 | New Nigeria Bank | ||
| 1990 | BCC Lions | ||
| 1990–1996 | Rayo Vallecano | 177 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Écija | 23 | (0) |
| 1983–1994 | Nigeria | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Wilfred Agbonavbare (5 October 1966 – 27 January 2015) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[change | change source]In his country, Lagos-born Agbonavbare played for New Nigeria Bank F.C. and BCC Lions FC. In 1990, he moved to Spain where he would spend the rest of his career, starting with Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División.[1]
In his second season