Dennis Oliech

Oliech (2007)

Dennis Oliech (born 2 February 1985 in Nairobi ) is a Kenyan football player and currently plays for AC Ajaccio in France's Ligue 1.

Dennis Oliech striker began his career in Nairobi in the Mathare United, the professional team from the Slumprojekt Mathare Youth Sports Association. Even as he played at Mathare United, Oliech graduated in the 2002/03 season at the age of only 17 years, his first cap for the Kenyan national team. In 2003, Oliech to Qatar to Al Arabi Doha. Yet his club Mathare United had to sue only before the FIFA to get years awarded one million Kenyan shillings later, converted at that time about 12,000 euros.

In Qatar played Oliech among others with the German midfielder Stefan Effenberg as well as with former Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta wonders together. An offer of Qatari oil sheiks to change the nationality he refused. In the African Cup 2004, he made ​​attracted attention and achieved inter alia Kenya's first goal in the history of the African Cup ever.

In January 2006, moved Oliech for allegedly 2.7 million euros to FC Nantes in the French Ligue 1, where he scored 2006/ 07 in 32 games four goals. In the summer of 2007, the FC Nantes rose from the second French league. Oliech was initially loaned out to Serie A club AJ Auxerre and then sold for 1 million euros. There he achieved in 2007/ 08 in 24 games three goals.

Being a year younger brother Kévin Oliech also plays for the Kenyan national soccer team.