# Patrick Olalere
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{{Short description|Nigerian footballer and manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Patrick Olalere
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|4|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Lagos](/source/Lagos), Nigeria
| height = 1.88 m
| position = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| currentclub = [Myrtle Beach FC](/source/Myrtle_Beach_FC) ([manager](/source/coach_(sport)))
| youthyears1 = 1991–1992
| youthclubs1 = [Carson-Newman College](/source/Carson-Newman_College)
| years1 = 1993
| clubs1 = [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery)
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 1994
| clubs2 = [New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers](/source/New_Orleans_Riverboat_Gamblers)
| caps2 =
| goals2 = 7
| years3 = 1994
| clubs3 = [Fort Lauderdale Strikers](/source/Fort_Lauderdale_Strikers_(APSL))
| caps3 = ?
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1995–1996
| clubs4 = [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery)
| caps4 = 28
| goals4 = 30
| years5 = 1997
| clubs5 = [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution)
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1997
| clubs6 = [Jacksonville Cyclones](/source/Jacksonville_Cyclones)
| caps6 = 5
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1997–1998
| clubs7 = [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery)
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 12
| years8 = 1998
| clubs8 = [Staten Island Vipers](/source/Staten_Island_Vipers)
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1999
| clubs9 = [South Carolina Shamrocks](/source/South_Carolina_Shamrocks)
| caps9 = 6
| goals9 = 3
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
}}
'''Patrick Olalere''' (born 28 April 1972) is a Nigerian [football](/source/association_football) [manager](/source/Coach_(sport)) and former player. He is the current coach of the [Myrtle Beach FC](/source/Myrtle_Beach_FC).
A former professional player, he was active primarily in the United States, he played as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)).
==Career==
===College career===
Olalere was born in [Lagos](/source/Lagos), Nigeria. He played college soccer at [Carson-Newman College](/source/Carson-Newman_College).[Fort Lauderdale to Sign Gamblers' Leading Scorer, The Times-Picayune, (New Orleans, LA) - Friday, July 15, 1994.] He finished the season with the Strikers, scoring only two goals.[{{cite web|url=http://a-leaguearchive.tripod.com/1994/results94.htm|title=American Professional Soccer League 1994 Season|accessdate=13 October 2009|publisher=A-League Archive}}] He returned to the [Charleston Battery](/source/Charleston_Battery) in 1995 and remained with them until 1998, scoring 47 goals in 83 games.[{{cite web|url=http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=71|title=Player profile|accessdate=13 October 2009|publisher=Charleston Battery|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225120723/http://www.charlestonbattery.com/history_pregister.asp?pid=71|archivedate=25 February 2011}}] In 1997, the [New England Revolution](/source/New_England_Revolution) selected him in the [1997 MLS Supplemental Draft](/source/1997_MLS_Supplemental_Draft). He played one game before being released on April 16, 1997.[[https://archive.today/20120707041128/http://articles.courant.com/1997-04-16/features/9704160417_1_frontier-league-league-approval-tryout-camp April 16, 1997 Transactions]] He then moved to the [Jacksonville Cyclones](/source/Jacksonville_Cyclones) before finishing the season with the Battery. In 1998, he began the season with the Battery, but finished it with the [Staten Island Vipers](/source/Staten_Island_Vipers).{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} In 1999, Olalere finished his career with the [South Carolina Shamrocks](/source/South_Carolina_Shamrocks).
==Managerial career==
In November 2011 he became head coach of the [Myrtle Beach FC](/source/Myrtle_Beach_FC) of the [National Premier Soccer League](/source/National_Premier_Soccer_League) (NPSL).
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{MLS player|patrick-olalere}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Olalere, Patrick}}
Category:1972 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Lagos
Category:Carson–Newman University alumni
Category:Nigerian men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:American Professional Soccer League players
Category:Charleston Battery players
Category:Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994) players
Category:Jacksonville Cyclones players
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:New England Revolution players
Category:New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers players
Category:South Carolina Shamrocks players
Category:Staten Island Vipers players
Category:USISL players
Category:USL Second Division players
Category:A-League (1995–2004) players
Category:New England Revolution draft picks
Category:Men's association football forwards
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