Paul Ebiye Hamilton (31 July 1941 – 30 March 2017) was a
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
footballer and manager. He died at the Military Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.
Career
He spent the bulk of his playing career (1961-1975) with
NEPA Lagos
NEPA Lagos was a Nigerian football team based in Lagos
Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos w ...
.
Coaching career
After retirement he was hired as coach of the U-20 national team. He was then hired as head coach of the
Nigeria national football team in 1989 but was fired after Nigeria failed to qualify for the
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Me ...
. He went on to coach the
female national team for their first
World Cup. He received his
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
coaching license in summer 2006.
Later life
He was said to have been diagnosed with heart and kidney related health issues some months ago,.
He had his left leg amputated as the result of many injuries. He died after a long illness in March 2017.
External links
Interview on CompleteSportsNigeria.com
References
1941 births
2017 deaths
Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers for Nigeria
Nigeria men's international footballers
1963 African Cup of Nations players
Nigerian men's footballers
Nigerian football managers
Nigeria national football team managers
NEPA Lagos F.C. players
Nigerian amputees
Nigeria women's national football team managers
Men's association football midfielders
1995 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
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