Oladipupo Olarotimi Martins (12
April 1983 – 9 August 2011), was a professional Nigerian footballer who last played as a forward for University of Ado Ekiti, a non
professional side.
He died of a suspected heart attack at the Dorel Specialist
Hospital, Ajah, Lagos on Monday, 8 August 2011, after being admitted
complaining of chest pains the previous day. He was 28.
Career
Oladipupo started his European
career with Italian side A.C. Reggiana 1919 before quickly
attracting the attention of Inter Milanwhom
he signed for in 2001. Unlike his brother, Oladipupo did not thrive at Inter
and was released at the end of the 2001–02 season. He returned to Nigeria but
soon found himself heading back to Europe, this time for a trial with Serbian side FK Partizan.
His hard work was rewarded and in 2002 he
signed a professional contract. His opportunities at Partizan were limited and
most of his opportunities to play ended up being for the satellite FK Teleoptik. In
2004, he was released from his contract and returned to Nigeria again,
this time for an extended period before he finally signing for Austrian side Innsbrucker AC in
time for the 2007–08 season after a trial period and
joined University of Ado Ekiti in February
2009.
Personal
Life
Oladipupo was the older brother of Nigerian international striker Obafemi Martins.
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