Samuel Okpodu

{{short description|Nigerian football manager (born 1962)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Samuel Okpodu | fullname = | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|10|7}} | birth_place = | height = | position = | currentclub = Maryland Bobcats (head coach) | collegeyears1 = 1981–1984 | college1 = NC State Wolfpack | years1 = 1988 | clubs1 = Orlando Lions | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 1979–1981 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 1988–1993 | managerclubs1 = NC State Wolfpack (assistant) | manageryears2 = 1993–2002 | managerclubs2 = Virginia Tech Hokies | manageryears3 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs3 = Nigeria Women | manageryears4 = 2004–2011 | managerclubs4 = Newberry Wolves | manageryears5 = 2021– | managerclubs5 = Maryland Bobcats }} '''Samuel Okpodu''' (born 7 October 1962) is a Nigerian football manager and former international footballer.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref>

==Career== Okpodu was the head coach of the Nigeria women's national team at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.

In March 2021, Okpodu was named head coach of Maryland Bobcats FC in the National Independent Soccer Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marylandbobcatsfc.com/post/maryland-bobcats-fc-announce-sam-okpodu-as-head-coach-for-2021|title=Maryland Bobcats FC Announce Sam Okpodu as Head Coach for 2021|publisher=Maryland Bobcats|date=24 March 2021|access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{FIFA player}} * {{Soccerway}}

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