Augustine Jibrin

Augustine Jibrin
Personal information
Date of birth	7 October 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Villan Pojat (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2008	NAF Rockets
2008–2009	OPA
2009–2011	OPS
2012	VPS
2013	OPS
2013–2014	Juventud Independiente
2015	Alianza
2015–2016	Kristianstads FF
2016–2017	OPS
2018–2019	OLS
Managerial career
2019	OLS
~2022	Oulu Nice Soccer C youth
2023–?	OTP
2025–	Villan Pojat
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2018

Augustine Jibrin (born 7 October 1988) is a Nigerian football manager and former player who is the manager of Finnish club Villan Pojat. He played as a centre-back. While in Finland he captained FC OPA and OPS already at the age of 21.

He was one of the very few foreign captains in Finnish professional football.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In the seasons 2009 to 2011 Jibrin played for Finnish club OPS.^[2] Following a one-year stint at VPS, where he made 17 appearances while struggling with an ankle injury, he returned to OPS in 2013.^[2]

In 2022 as coach of the C youth of Oulu Nice Soccer he led the team to the national championship title.^[3] Six players of the team were selected for the Finland under-16 national team.^[3]

Jibrin was appointed head coach at Villan Pojat in November 2025.^[4]

Honours

Individual

Liga El Salvador Team of the year: 2013–14

References

^ Augustine Jibrin at WorldFootball.net
^ ^a ^b Hentilä, Joonas (8 April 2013). "Jibrin palaa OPS:n takalinjoille" [Jibrin returns to the OPS back line]. Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
^ ^a ^b Nevala, Kai (8 October 2022). "Valmentaja Augustine Jibrin opetti ONS:n C-tyttöjä, ja tytöt opettivat valmentajaa – yhteistyö siivitti Suomen mestaruuteen: "Se tekee sydämeni surulliseksi, että joukkue hajoaa"" [Valmentaja Augustine Jibrin opetti ONS:n C-tyttöjä, ja tytöt opettivat valmentajaa – yhteistyö siivitti Suomen mestaruuteen: "Se tekee sydämeni surulliseksi, että joukkue hajoaa"]. Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
^ "Villan Poikien uudeksi päävalmentajaksi on nimetty Augustine Jibrin – UEFA A -lisenssin valmentaja tuo Villaan uuden aikakauden" [Augustine Jibrin has been named the new head coach of VVillan Pojat – the UEFA A-licensed coach ushers in a new era for Villan]. Villan Pojat (in Finnish). 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.

External links

Augustine Jibrin at Soccerway

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[1] Augustine Jibrin at WorldFootball.net

[hentila-2] Hentilä, Joonas (8 April 2013). "Jibrin palaa OPS:n takalinjoille" [Jibrin returns to the OPS back line]. Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.

[nevala-3] Nevala, Kai (8 October 2022). "Valmentaja Augustine Jibrin opetti ONS:n C-tyttöjä, ja tytöt opettivat valmentajaa – yhteistyö siivitti Suomen mestaruuteen: "Se tekee sydämeni surulliseksi, että joukkue hajoaa"" [Valmentaja Augustine Jibrin opetti ONS:n C-tyttöjä, ja tytöt opettivat valmentajaa – yhteistyö siivitti Suomen mestaruuteen: "Se tekee sydämeni surulliseksi, että joukkue hajoaa"]. Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.

[4] "Villan Poikien uudeksi päävalmentajaksi on nimetty Augustine Jibrin – UEFA A -lisenssin valmentaja tuo Villaan uuden aikakauden" [Augustine Jibrin has been named the new head coach of VVillan Pojat – the UEFA A-licensed coach ushers in a new era for Villan]. Villan Pojat (in Finnish). 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.

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