1. George Nganyuo Elokobi was born on 31 January 1986 and is a Cameroonian football coach and former player who is manager of Maidstone United.
32 Facts About George Elokobi
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George Elokobi was loaned to Chester City in January 2005, where he made his professional debut, before going on to make 46 appearances for Colchester.
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George Elokobi was signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 2008, helping the club to promotion to the Premier League.
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George Elokobi was loaned out to Bristol City in September 2012, but suffered a near season-ending injury on his debut when he fractured his ankle.
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George Elokobi spent one season with Oldham before returning to Colchester United in 2015.
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George Elokobi had a spell at National League side Braintree Town on loan from Colchester in 2016.
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George Elokobi joined Leyton Orient in July 2017 and was released on his 33rd birthday.
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George Elokobi went to live with his grandmother the same year, while his mother moved to England to study.
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At the age of 16, George Elokobi moved to London to join her, where he attended college, studying business, IT and sociology.
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Shortly after his arrival in England in 2002, George Elokobi joined the youth scheme at Isthmian League Division One side Dulwich Hamlet.
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George Elokobi did not feature for Colchester's first-team in his first season with the club, but he was loaned to League Two Chester City for one month in January 2005, working under Ian Rush.
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George Elokobi replaced Pat Baldwin after 78 minutes of play.
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George Elokobi was ruled out of action through much of October and November 2005 after being diagnosed with mumps.
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George Elokobi made a total of twelve League One appearances across the season, with a further five in cup competitions, as he helped his side to second place in the table and promotion to the Championship.
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George Elokobi made just ten league appearances over the course of the campaign.
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However, in the fourth game of the season, a trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town on 23 August 2008, George Elokobi suffered a serious knee ligament injury that was expected to rule him out for the remainder of the season.
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George Elokobi played 32 games played during the season as Wolves narrowly avoided relegation despite defeat.
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George Elokobi went on to make twelve appearances to help steer Forest clear from relegation to League One, while his parent club were relegated to the Championship.
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However, George Elokobi fell out of favour under new manager Stale Solbakken who preferred Kevin Foley in covering the left-back role, and with Solbakken stating that his squad was three to four players too large, George Elokobi was made available for loan.
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George Elokobi's loan was immediately terminated with the player undergoing surgery.
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George Elokobi's season ended with three goals in 27 appearances.
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Out of favour under new Colchester manager John McGreal, George Elokobi was made available for loan in August 2016.
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George Elokobi joined National League side Braintree Town in a month-long loan deal on 4 October 2016.
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George Elokobi became ever-present until the end of the season, playing 29 League Two games.
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George Elokobi left the club at the end of his contract after failing to agree a new deal.
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On 14 July 2017, George Elokobi signed a two-year contract with National League side Leyton Orient.
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On 12 February 2019, George Elokobi signed for National League side Aldershot Town on a deal until the end of the season.
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On 3 May 2022, George Elokobi announced on Twitter that he would retire from playing professional football at the end of the season.
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George Elokobi was first called up for the Cameroon national team in November 2010 for a training camp in France in December 2010 in preparation for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games.
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George Elokobi was again called-up ahead of a qualifying game with Senegal in March 2011, replacing the injured Gaetan Bong, but was an unused substitute in the match.
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George Elokobi was set to play in a friendly against Gabon in France three days later, but the game was cancelled with no official reason announced for the cancellation.
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On 24 March 2023, George Elokobi was named permanent manager at Maidstone United.