Connally Edozien

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Connally Edozien

Full name	Connally Edozien
Date of birth	June 26, 1978 (1978-06-26) (age 29)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Carolina RailHawks
Number	10
Youth clubs
1999-2000	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002 2005 2005 2006 2007-	FV Dresden Nord Cincinnati Riverhawks Bastia Cleveland Force (indoor) New England Revolution Rochester Raging Rhinos Carolina RailHawks	09 (0) 27 (7)
Teams managed
2007-	Middle Tennessee State
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:47, 19 May 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Connally Edozien (b. June 26, 1978, in Lagos) is a Nigerian football player who currently plays for the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division in the United States.

1 College
2 Professional
3 National team
4 Coach
5 References

[edit] College

Edozian was born in Nigeria, but spent much of his youth in London, England. He came to the United States in 1999 to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, where he was an All-American and earned Florida Sun Conference Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000. He was the Regional XIV Player of the Year in 1999 and 2000, as well as a four-time All-Region and All-Conference performer. Edozien is the all-time leader in points at Embry-Riddle.

[edit] Professional

After college, Edozian played for FV Dresden Nord in Dresden, Germany. In March 2002, he signed with the Cincinnati Riverhawks after impressing during a February 2002 trial.^[1] At some point, he also played for and the SC Bastia in France and the Cleveland Force in Major Indoor Soccer League. On March 21, 2005, he signed with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.^[2] He played nine games, never scoring in league play, and was released at the end of the 2005 season.^[3] In 2006, he spent one season with the Rochester Raging Rhinos before moving tot he Carolina RailHawks in 2007.

[edit] National team

Edozien also has international experience as a member of the Nigeria U-15 and U-17 National Teams.

[edit] Coach

Beginning in 2007, Edozian became an assistant coach with the men's soccer team at Middle Tennessee State University.^[4]

In 2008 Edozien joined North Carolina's Triangle Futbol Club as Head Coach for the '94 Navy Ladies and the '93 Navy Men teams.

[edit] References

Carolina RailHawks FC – current squad
0 McClellan • 1 Levey • 2 Stokes • 3 Low • 4 Perdomo • 5 Lilly • 6 Zuzga • 7 Nuñez • 8 Worthen • 9 Walker • 10 Edozien • 11 Mackenzie • 12 Solle • 14 Norkus • 15 Sanfilippo • 16 Curfman • 17 Watson • 18 Lemons • 20 Coggins • 21 Fusilier • 22 Antoniuk • 23 Dombrowski • 24 Segovia • 25 Long • 30 Walters • Manager: Schweitzer