Raphael Edereho (born March 21, 1983, in

Delta State Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ...

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) is a retired

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player.

Club career

Edereho started his career at the

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n club Al Sarha FC in 2000. The following year, he moved back to his homeland,

, and played for Ebiedafe FC, and then transferred in 2002 to another Nigerian club, AS Racine FC. In 2004, Edereho made his first move to Europe and was transferred to KF Prishtina playing in the

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. The Finnish Veikkausliiga League was his next destination where he played for

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Rovaniemi,

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and

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Kuopio where he impressed enough to transfer to

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ian giants Persepolis FC in 2006. In November 2006, it was also found out that KuPS Kuopio did not receive the transfer fee for Edereho from Persepolis.

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was investigating the situation and decided that Persepolis must pay the transfer fee. In 2011, he moved to

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. In 2012–13 he played with

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, in 2013–14 with

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, in 2014 with Naft Maysan, and in 2014–15 with

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, all in the

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.Foreign Players in the Iraqi Premier League
at

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International career

Edereho has represented Nigeria at U17 level.

References

External links

KuPS Magazine Article (Finnish)

Edereho to Persepolis FC (Finnish)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edereho, Raphael 1983 births Living people Footballers from Delta State Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Rovaniemen Palloseura players AC Oulu players Kuopion Palloseura players Veikkausliiga players Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Persian Gulf Pro League players Persepolis F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Iran Kazakhstan Premier League players FC Shakhter Karagandy players Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan Football Superleague of Kosovo players FC Prishtina players Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq FC Santa Claus players Tervarit players 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen