Oladipupo Martins

Oladipupo Olarotimi Martins (12 April 1983 – 9 August 2011), was a professional Nigerian footballer who last played as a forward for University of Ado Ekiti, a non professional side.

Oladipupo Martins
Personal information
Full name Oladipupo Olarotimi Martins
Date of birth (1983-04-12)12 April 1983
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Date of death 8 August 2011(2011-08-08) (aged 28)
Place of death Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2000 First Bank FC
2000–2001 Reggiana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Reggiana 12 (1)
2001–2002 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2002–2005 Partizan Belgrade 0 (0)
2003–2005 → Teleoptik (loan)[2] 9 (0)
2005–2006 WAC St. Andrä 38 (4)
2006–2007 Teleoptik 16 (2)
2007 NEPA Lagos 9 (0)
2007–2009 Innsbrucker AC 12 (4)
2009–2011 University of Ado Ekiti
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He died of a suspected heart attack at the Dorel Specialist Hospital, Ajah, Lagos on Monday, 8 August 2011, after being admitted complaining of chest pains the previous day. He was 28.[3][4]

Career

Oladipupo started his European career with Italian side A.C. Reggiana 1991 before quickly attracting the attention of Inter Milan whom he signed for in 2001. Unlike his brother, Oladipupo did not thrive at Inter and was released at the end of the 2001–02 season. He returned to Nigeria but soon found himself heading back to Europe, this time for a trial with Serbian side FK Partizan. His hard work was rewarded and in 2002 he signed a professional contract. His opportunities at Partizan were limited and most of his opportunities to play ended up being for the satellite FK Teleoptik.[5] In 2004, he was released from his contract and returned to Nigeria again, this time for an extended period before he finally signing for Austrian side Innsbrucker AC in time for the 2007–08 season after a trial period[1] and joined University of Ado Ekiti in February 2009.

Personal life

Oladipupo was the older brother of Nigerian international striker Obafemi Martins.[6]

References
  1. Oladipupo Martins on Playerhistory.com Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Stats 9 (0) are only from the 2003-04 season
  3. Socqer.com. How did Nigeria's Obafemi Martins' Brother Die? Retrieved 10, August, 2011.
  4. Vanguard. Martins Brother Dies of Heart Problem Retrieved 10, August, 2011.
  5. Sportowy365
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-12-18. Retrieved 2009-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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