Thursday, 9 June 2016

Austrian footballer Rubin Okotie was born in Pakistan to a Nigerian dad and Austrian mum



Just wanted to share a fun fact with you all. He's got such an interesting racial mix.


Rubin Rafael Okotie was born 6 June 1987. He is an Austrian professional footballer currently playing as a striker for German 2. Bundesliga side 1860 Munich.

Born in Pakistan to a Nigerian father and an Austrian mother, Okotie spent the first four years of his life in the Spanish city of Barcelona. 

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As a result of his multinational background he is eligible to represent three countries at national level, namely Austria, Nigeria and Pakistan.

Okotie identifies himself primarily as Austrian, stating that "I live there, it's where I have my friends, and I think of myself as Austrian" in an interview with FIFA's website.

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