Chima Onyeike


Chima Michail Onyeike is a Dutch football coach and former professional player.

Early and personal life

Onyeike was born in Zeist, Netherlands; his father is Nigerian. His brother Obi is also a footballer; both brothers have played for FC Dordrecht.

Career

Playing career

Born in Zeist, Onyeike played for DEV, WGW, HRC, HFC Haarlem, Dordrecht, Excelsior, VVV-Venlo, TOP Oss, Cambuur and Quick Boys. After leaving Dordrecht in the summer of 2004, he went on trial with Volendam in September 2004. He then signed for Cambuur in October 2004.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Onyeike attended a sport's university to obtain his diploma in fitness. He then began work as a personal training, working with players such as Roy Makaay and Aleksandr Kerzhakov.
In July 2011 he became the fitness coach at Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
In June 2013 he became the fitness coach at Greek club PAOK. On 25 November 2014 he started to work as fitness coach for VfB Stuttgart.