Gideon Omorokio
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Gideon Omokirio is a Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

 footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 who currently plays for PRK Hekari United
PRK Hekari United
Hekari United is a semi-professional association football club, based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.They were winners of the 2006 and the 2007/2008 Papua New Guinea National Soccer League....

.

Club career

Giggs Omokirio had played most of his club football in his home country, only for a short spell in New Zealand. He then joined Papua New Guinea side Hekari in 2009.

In May 2010, he won the Oceania Champions League with Hekari United.

International career

Omokirio made his debut for the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands national football team
The Solomon Islands national football team is the national team of the Solomon Islands and is controlled by Solomon Islands Football Federation. The team shocked the football world in the 2004 Oceania Nations Cup , tying Australia 2–2 to nip heavily-favored New Zealand for second place and a spot...

 in a May 1996 OFC Nations Cup
1996 OFC Nations Cup
The 1996 OFC Nations Cup was not held as a cohesive tournament, but consisted of semi-finals and a final played on a two-legged basis, stretched out between November 1995 and November 1996....

 match against Tahiti
Tahiti national football team
The Tahiti national football team is the national team of French Polynesia and is controlled by the Fédération Tahitienne de Football.They finished second in the OFC Nations Cup in its first three installments, 1973, 1980, and 1996. In 2009 the under 20 team qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in...

 and has represented his country in every age group at international level including representing his country at the 2006
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006
The 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the twelfth edition of the World Cup since it's...

, 2007
2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the thirteenth edition of the World Cup since...

 and 2008
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fourteenth edition of the World Cup since...

 Beach Soccer World Cups. He has skippered the national team on several occasions.

He played in 17 World Cup qualification games from 1996 through 2007.
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