Joseph Dosu (born 19 June 1973) is a Nigerian former former

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who played as a

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Club career

Dosu helped Julius Berger win the Nigerian FA Cup in November 1996, by keeping a clean sheet in the finals against Katsina United. His career came to an abrupt end after a serious car accident in

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in 1997, almost left him paralyzed. After the 1996 Olympics, Dosu signed with

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club Reggiana. He never got to make an impact in

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and was forced to hang his boots at a young age of 23, due to his career ending automobile accident.

International career

He was the only home based player to be included in Nigeria's 1996 Olympic team, where despite being the least experienced of the three goalkeepers ended up as the team's first choice goalkeeper. After winning Gold with the Super Eagles in the 1996 Olympics, he went on to play three more international games for Nigeria. The November 1996

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qualifiers against

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, which the Super Eagles won 2–0 in Lagos. The friendly against

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in December 1996, where he kept another clean sheet, and the FIFA World Cup qualifier against

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in January 1997. The match against Kenya which ended in a 1–1 draw, was his last game for the Nigeria.

Coaching career

He started his coaching career 2009 as Head coach by Lagos-based Westerlo Football Academy.Dream Team ace Ayo Saka against match winner Hafiz Aremu Wednesday

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1973 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footballers Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Nigeria Olympic gold medalists for Nigeria Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Abuja {{Nigeria-Olympic-medalist-stub