Personal information | |||
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Full name | Justin Chidi Nnorom | ||
Date of birth | (1978-12-12) 12 December 1978 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Owerri, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1998 | BCC Lions | 67 | (16) |
1998–2003 | Lech Poznań | 31 | (2) |
2003–2004 | Lech Poznań II | 10 | (1) |
Total | 108 | (19) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Justin Chidi Nnorom (born 12 December 1978) is a Nigerian politician and former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Early life
Nnorom was the son of a lecturer.
Career
Nnorom retired from professional football after suffering an injury.
Post-playing career
After retiring from professional football Nnorom ran a language school, which was eventually transformed into a translation agency. He also runs a football management agency.
In 2014, he successfully ran for a seat on the Gmina Dopiewo municipal council. Four years later, he was selected for another term, after receiving the highest number of votes out of all candidates in his jurisdiction. He was reelected in 2024.
Personal life
Nnorom studied English philology in Poznań. He obtained Polish citizenship in early 2011. He currently lives in Dąbrówka, is married and has two children.
References
- "Justin Nnorom i gol, którego nie miało być". interia.pl.
- "Justin Nnorom – Weszlo article".
- ""Nie uwierzysz, jak powiem ci coś o Polsce"". onet.pl.
- "Justin Nnorom – 2x45 article".
- "Justin Nnorom – Afryka article".
- ""Nie uwierzysz, jak powiem ci coś o Polsce". Matka myślała, że zmyśla". przegladsportowy.onet.p (in Polish). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- "NNOROM Justin Chidi". samorzad2024.pkw.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- "Justin Nnorom o kontuzji, która mogła skończyć się amputacją nogi i długu wdzięczności wobec Lecha Poznań". wyborcza.pl.
- "Justin Nnorom. Nigeryjczyk, który zakochał się w Polsce". tvn.pl.
- Living people
- 1978 births
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Owerri
- Nigerian men's footballers
- BCC Lions F.C. players
- Lech Poznań players
- Lech Poznań II players
- Nigeria Professional Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Nigerian politicians
- Naturalized citizens of Poland
- Naturalised association football players