Bolton fans had a song for him: "So good they named him twice". Jay-Jay Okocha did things with a football that did not seem to follow the laws of physics.
The attacking midfielder played from 1990 to 2008. He started at Enugu Rangers, moved to Borussia Neunkirchen and Eintracht Frankfurt, then moved on to Fenerbahçe, PSG, Bolton Wanderers and Hull City.
Which Okocha goal do people remember?
The one against Oliver Kahn, scored for Eintracht Frankfurt. It is often listed among the best goals anyone has scored.
For Nigeria he won Olympic gold in Atlanta in 1996 and captained the side at the 1998 World Cup. Mostly, though, people paid to watch him dribble.
Okocha's tricks on film
Tomorrow: number 10.
