Uche Okechukwu

Uche Okechukwu

Uche Alozie Okechukwu (born 27 September 1967), known as Uche for short, is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a central defender.

"Uche" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Uchechukwu" (meaning "God´s will"). He was also honored as the foreign player who played in Turkey for the longest period of time (13 years), going on to obtain Turkish citizenship under the name Deniz Uygar.