Dennis Oliech
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Dennis Oliech is a Kenya
n professional football forward currently playing for Auxerre
.
.
He turned professional in 2003 playing for Al-Arabi in Qatar
until late 2005. In 2004 he was offered to change his citizenship form Kenyan to Qatari. but he refused the offer.
In 2005, Oliech signed a four-year contract with the French Ligue 1 team FC Nantes and started playing for them at the start of 2006. However, FC Nantes were relegated in 2007 after finishing bottom of Ligue 1 and Oliech was signed on loan by Auxerre
who were in need of goals after a bad start to their season. In January Auxerre signed him from Nantes.
On September 25th 2011, Oliech scored his first ever hat-trick for Auxerre in a 4–1 win over Sochaux. The hat-trick was accomplished within the span of 16 minutes.
lost to Nigeria
3–0.
Having come on in the second half Oliech scored which was the winning goal for the national team in the African Cup of Nations
qualifiers for the 2004 finals against Cape Verde Islands
. He played at the 2004 African Cup of Nations
. This was the same year he was voted as one of the most promising talents alongside Wayne Rooney
of Manchester United
.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n professional football forward currently playing for Auxerre
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
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Club career
Dennis Oliech started playing football for Dagoretti Santos in his earlier years, then Mathare UnitedMathare United
Mathare United Football Club is a Kenyan professional football club, based in Mathare Slums Nairobi Kenya,Mathare United was founded in August 1987.The setting is St. Teresa's Church...
.
He turned professional in 2003 playing for Al-Arabi in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
until late 2005. In 2004 he was offered to change his citizenship form Kenyan to Qatari. but he refused the offer.
In 2005, Oliech signed a four-year contract with the French Ligue 1 team FC Nantes and started playing for them at the start of 2006. However, FC Nantes were relegated in 2007 after finishing bottom of Ligue 1 and Oliech was signed on loan by Auxerre
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
who were in need of goals after a bad start to their season. In January Auxerre signed him from Nantes.
On September 25th 2011, Oliech scored his first ever hat-trick for Auxerre in a 4–1 win over Sochaux. The hat-trick was accomplished within the span of 16 minutes.
International career
His first international match was in 2002, when KenyaKenya national football team
The Kenya national football team, nicknamed the Harambee Stars, is the national team of Kenya and is controlled by Football Kenya Limited, the governing body of football in Kenya. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.-History:...
lost to Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
3–0.
Having come on in the second half Oliech scored which was the winning goal for the national team in the African Cup of Nations
African Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...
qualifiers for the 2004 finals against Cape Verde Islands
Cape Verde national football team
The Cape Verde national football team, nicknamed either the Tubarões Azuis or Crioulos , is the national team of Cape Verde and is controlled by the Federação Caboverdiana de Futebol.-Overview:...
. He played at the 2004 African Cup of Nations
2004 African Cup of Nations
The 2004 African Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 2002, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four...
. This was the same year he was voted as one of the most promising talents alongside Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
of Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
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International goals
- Scores and results list Kenya's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 7 September 2002 Moi International Sports Centre Moi International Sports CentreMoi International Sports Centre is a multi-purpose stadium in Kasarani, outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. The stadium holds 60,000. It was built in 1987 for the All-Africa Games held in Nairobi. It is currently used mostly for football matches, the Kenya national football team plays most of its home...
, NairobiNairobiNairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
3–0 3–0 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification 2. 3 December 2002 CCM Kirumba Stadium CCM Kirumba StadiumCCM Kirumba Stadium is a football stadium in Mwanza, Tanzania. It has a capacity of 35,000 people and the third largest stadium in the country after the Main National Stadium in Dar es Salaam and the Lake Tanganyika Stadium in Kigoma.it is where the match between Tanzania national tem played...
, MwanzaMwanzaMwanza is a mid-sized port city on the southern shores of Lake Victoria in northwestern Tanzania. With an urban population of 1.2 million and a metropolitan population of 2 million, it is Tanzania's second largest city, following Dar es Salaam and ahead of other major Tanzanian cities of Arusha,...
, TanzaniaTanzaniaThe United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
1–0 1–1 2002 CECAFA Cup 3. 6 December 2002 National Stadium Benjamin Mkapa National StadiumNational Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, named after the 3rd president of Tanzania, Benjamin William Mkapa. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It currently holds 60,000 people. The stadium opened in 2007. The structure cost TZS 56.4bn/-. It was...
, Dar es SalaamDar es SalaamDar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
, Tanzania2–0 4–1 2002 CECAFA Cup 4. 6 December 2002 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 3–1 4–1 2002 CECAFA Cup 5. 9 December 2002 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1–0 1–0 2002 CECAFA Cup 6. 14 December 2002 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 3–2 3–2 2002 CECAFA Cup 7. 15 March 2003 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 2–0 2–2 Friendly Exhibition gameAn exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...8. 23 March 2003 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 3–0 4–0 Friendly 9. 29 March 2003 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 3–0 4–0 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification 10. 31 May 2003 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 1–1 1–1 Friendly 11. 13 June 2003 Accra Sports Stadium Accra Sports StadiumAccra Sports Stadium is a multi-use, 40,000 all-seater stadium in Accra, Ghana, mostly used for association football matches. Originally known as the Accra Sports Stadium, the stadium was renamed after Ohene Djan, the country's first Director of Sports, in 2004...
, AccraAccraAccra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
, GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
2–0 3–1 Friendly 12. 5 July 2003 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 1–0 1–0 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification 13. 15 November 2003 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 1–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Africa. 51 teams took part , competing for 5 World Cup places.The qualification was composed of two Rounds...14. 15 November 2003 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 3–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 15. 2 February 2004 Stade 15 Octobre Stade 15 OctobreStade du 15 Octobre is a multi-use stadium in Bizerte, Tunisia. It is currently used by football team CA Bizertin, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 20,000 people....
, BizerteBizerteBizerte or Benzert , is the capital city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia and the northernmost city in Africa. It has a population of 230,879 .-History:...
, TunisiaTunisiaTunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
2–0 3–0 2004 Africa Cup of Nations 16. 4 September 2004 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 2–0 3–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 17. 9 October 2004 National Stadium Botswana National StadiumThe Botswana National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Gaborone, Botswana. It is currently used mostly for Football matches. The stadium holds 22,000....
, GaboroneGaborone' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana....
, BotswanaBotswanaBotswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
1–0 1–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 18. 17 November 2004 Nyayo National Stadium Nyayo National StadiumNyayo National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located near the city centre. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1983. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The popular AFC Leopards football club plays most of its home games at Nyayo stadium. ...
, Nairobi, Kenya1–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 19. 26 March 2005 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 1–0 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 20. 8 September 2007 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya 2–1 2–1 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 21. 7 June 2008 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)The Confederation of African Football section of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw teams compete for five berths in the final tournament in South Africa...22. 7 June 2008 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 23. 14 June 2008 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 24. 12 October 2008 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry ConakryConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
, GuineaGuineaGuinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
2–3 2–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 25. 28 March 2009 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya 1–1 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualificaiton 26. 14 November 2009 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya 1–0 2–3 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 27. 25 June 2011 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya 1–1 1–2 Friendly 28. 3 September 2011 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya 2–1 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 29. 11 November 2011 Stade Linité Stade LinitéStade Linité is a multi-use stadium in Victoria, Seychelles. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10,000 and was built in 1992...
, Victoria, SeychellesVictoria, SeychellesVictoria is the capital city of the Seychelles and is situated on the north-eastern side of Mahé island, which is the main island of the archipelago. The city was first established as the seat of the British colonial government...
2–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)The Confederation of African Football section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil.-Format:...30. 11 November 2011 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles 3–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 31. 15 November 2011 Nyayor National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya 2–0 4–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification