Nigeria midfielder Christian Obodo has joined Belarusian side Dinamo Minsk, in a move to save his football career.
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Obodo, who spent more than a decade in Italian
football, signed a one-and-a-half-year deal after he
was released by Serie A club Udinese last September
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"I had offers from other countries, even in Italy but I
chose to come to Belarus for a fresh start," Obodo
Said.
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"This is the perfect move for me at this point and I
hope to make the best of this chance in front of me.
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"I still have some years ahead. I just want to use this opportunity to put my career back on track.
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"The management of Dinamo are prepared to give me all the support required to succeed, the rest is up to me."
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Obodo, 28, joined Italian side Perugia from local side Plateau United in 2001. He went on to play for Fiorentina, Udinese, Torino and Lecce.
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Although his career blossomed at Udinese, his spell at the club was equally blighted by injury.
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An anterior cruciate ligament injury kept him on the sidelines for almost two seasons before he was eventually loaned out to Lecce in 2011.
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On his return, he failed to break into the Udinese first team and both club and player then agreed to cancel the contract by mutual consent in September 2012.
its being a long time since he last featured in a football match