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Nigeria Belgium |
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| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 18 August 1981, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria | ||||
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13 November 2011, Merksem, Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp (aged 30 years)
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Bobsam ‘Bob’ Elejiko (18 August 1981 – 13 November 2011) was a Nigerian footballer. He played as a central defender for several domestic teams between 2000 and 2011 before his death on the field during a football match.
Football career
During his career, spent almost exclusively in Belgium, Elejiko represented FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen, K.V. Turnhout, K.V.C. Westerlo, Royal Antwerp FC, S.C. Beira-Mar, K.M.S.K. Deinze, K.V. Red Star Waasland and K. Merksem S.C..
In 2008, he had trials with FC Carl Zeiss Jena, Crewe Alexandra, Gillingham and RBC Roosendaal, but did not gain a contract with any club.
Death
Elejiko collapsed while playing a fifth-tier match with his team K. Merksem S.C. against F.C. Kaart, a team from Merksem, Antwerp, on 13 November 2011. Despite resuscitation attempts pitch side, Elejiko was pronounced dead and the match was abandoned. The cause was later determined to be a traumatic rupture of the aorta.