John Utaka

John Chukwudi Utaka (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker and is currently a youth coach at Montpellier HSC. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Peter Utaka.

Quotes

 * If the opportunity comes to coach a team in Europe, I will embrace it. My dream is to win the trophies that I didn’t win as a player. I want to win them as a coach. We’ve never had an African coach win the Champions League. That is a goal for me.
 * My Desire Is To Win UCL Title As A Coach –Utaka. Complete Sports, 25 April 2023.


 * I don’t know because football is a very funny game, sometimes you never know. You can never tell.
 * UTAKA: EAGLES CAN WIN 2014 WORLD CUP. AfricanFootball.com, 15 April 2014.


 * I hope to win another trophy with Ismaily. I chose to return to Ismaily because I love the atmosphere here as I still remember the previous period that I spent here.
 * Nigerian fan-favorite Utaka starts another spell with Egypt's Ismaily. Ahram Online, 15 July 2016.
 * On his return to Ismaily after 15 years of European spell.