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5 Christian Okopskyj Captain

Squad No: 5
Name: Christian Okopskyj
Age: 26
Signed: 2002
Apps: 40
Goals: 0
Own Goals: 3

Captain


The very first signing of Jono Way's managerial reign at Hampsthwaite and now Club Captain, Okopskyj has it all.

A tough tackling, no-nonsense centre-half, 'Del' gets the job done.

Capable of making tackles more impossible to pronounce than his surname, Jono Way knew exactly what he was taking on when obtaining Okopskyj's signature.

An absolute rock in defence and organiser of the team around him, the obvious choice to succeed Way as Captain in 03/04 due to his popularity and respect from the players.

More injury prone than a one-legged footballer, 'Del' is usually expected to pick up at least 2 injuries a year and on top of that is substituted with 'cramp' on average, once a month!

However, when available, is the heart & soul of the United Defence