Bala Garba

Bala Garba

Personal information
Full name	Bala Ahmed Garba<
Date of birth	(1974-08-09) 9 August 1974
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	NUB
	VIP
	El-Kanemi
1997	Udoji United
1997–2003	Haugesund	137	(54)
2003	Sundsvall	26	(5)
2004–2006	Start	60	(16)
2007–2008	Notodden	36	(4)
2009–2011	Kopervik
2011–2011	Nord
2012–?	Haugaland Fotballklubb
International career
199?–199?	Nigeria	7	(-)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bala Ahmed Garba (born 9 August 1974 in Lagos) is a Nigerian football coach and former player. A forward, he played for Haugesund from 1997 to 2002, scoring 61 goals, which is a club record. In the 2005 season he played for Start, winning silver medal in the Tippeliga with the club. In 2006, he played for Notodden Fotballklubb. Later he settled in Kopervik, where he has been coaching local clubs in addition to daytime work.

Career statistics

As of 17 January 2015

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Season	Club	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haugesund	1997	Tippeligaen	14	6	0	0	—		—		14	6
	1998		21	6	0	0	—		—		21	6
	1999	Norwegian First Division	26	11	3	2	—		—		29	13
	2000	Tippeligaen	23	4	1	0	—		—		24	4
	2001	Norwegian First Division	29	18	2	1	—		—		31	19
	2002		24	8	2	0	—		—		26	8
Sundsvall	2003	Allsvenskan	26	5	0	0	—		—		26	5
Start	2004	Norwegian First Division	29	14	1	0	—		—		30	14
	2005	Tippeligaen	16	2	1	0	—		—		17	2
	2006		14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Notodden	2007	Norwegian First Division	22	3	0	0	—		—		22	3
	2008		11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
Career total			255	77	10	3	0	0	0	0	265	80