Albert Yobo

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Albert Yobo
Personal information
Full name Michael Albert Yobo
Date of birth May 5, 1979 (1979-05-05) (age 29)
Place of birth    Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height 1.85m
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Unattached
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004		 Rangers International
Rangers International
Rangers International
Auxerre
Auxerre
Auxerre
Osnabrück
Grazer AK
FC Zwolle
Pontevedra		    
National team2
2003 Nigeria 01 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 10:13, 10 April 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 23 July 2005.
* Appearances (Goals)

Michael Albert Yobo (born May 5th, 1979 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian football player. He is the older brother of Nigeria international captain Joseph Yobo.

He made his debut for Nigeria aged 18 against Zambia in a friendly in December 1997.

In Nigeria there is a youth tournament named after him; The Albert Yobo Soccer Championships.

[edit] Charity Work

In 2007, his brother Joseph Yobo set up the Joseph Yobo Charity Foundation, to help under-privileged children in Nigeria. As of July 18, 2007 together they have handed out over 300 scholarship awards ranging from primary to university level. Yobo has started a football academy in the Ogoni region of Nigeria. He also runs football camps in Lagos. See the Everton Lagos project for more information.

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