Augustine Jibrin

Augustine Jibrin
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Villan Pojat (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 NAF Rockets 5 (0)
2008–2009 OPA 24 (0)
2009–2011 OPS 51 (3)
2012 VPS 17 (0)
2013 OPS 17 (1)
2013–2014 Juventud Independiente
2015 Alianza ? (?)
2015–2016 Kristianstads FF 4 (0)
2016–2017 OPS 43 (2)
2018–2019 OLS 3 (0)
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.

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

  1. ↑ Augustine Jibrin at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 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.
  3. 1 2 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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