Cornelius Chi-Dubem Udebuluzor (; born 27 August 1974) is a Nigerian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Udebuluzor started his career at Jasper United, before joining Polish club

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in 1996. He represented

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in various friendly matches, including the

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. In 2001, he helped Hong Kong XI beating

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at the

. The following year, he again represented Hong Kong XI in the

and then a pre-

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tournament held in

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against

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. In 2002–2003, he also won

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with

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, as well as the League Cup final. In the league they finished runners-up, one point behind the champions. Was the second best league scorer with 16 goals in 2002–2003.

Personal life

Udebuluzor's son

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(born 1 April 2004) currently plays for

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, and has represented

at international level.

Honours

Sun Hei *

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: 2004–05 *

: 2002–03, 2004–05 *

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: 2002–03, 2004–05 Individual *

top scorer: 2001–02

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Udebuluzor, Cornelius 1974 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Jasper United F.C. players Górnik Zabrze players Ionikos F.C. players Proodeftiki F.C. players Sun Hei SC players Hong Kong Rangers FC players Ekstraklasa players Super League Greece players Hong Kong First Division League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong Hong Kong League XI representative players