Tony Obi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Lloyd Obi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 September 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Harborne Boys | |||
1981–1983 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Aston Villa | 0 | (0) |
1984 | → Walsall (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1985 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1985 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | (0) |
1985–1987 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
1986 | → Brentford (loan) | 10 | (0) |
1987–1993 | KV Oostende | ||
1993–1994 | KSV Roeselare | 30 | (8) |
1994–1995 | KV Oostende | 1 | (0) |
1995–1996 | FC Roeselare | ||
1996–1997 | KSV Diksmuide | ||
1997–1998 | KSK Wevelgem City | 27 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Anthony Lloyd Obi (born 15 September 1965) is an English retired professional football forward who appeared in the Football League for Brentford, Plymouth Argyle, Walsall, Bristol Rovers and Oxford United.[3][4] He spent the majority of his career in Belgium, most notably with K.V. Oostende, for whom he made 174 appearances in the top three divisions of Belgian football.[5] He later became a youth coach with K.V. Oostende.[6]
Personal life[]
As of 2018, Obi had been running the 't Valentientje bar in Ostend for 23 years.[7] The business was declared bankrupt in May 2019.[8] As of August 2018, he was running Obi's Bar at K.V. Oostende's Versluys Arena.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 1984–85[9] | Third Division | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Oxford United | 1986–87[10] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brentford (loan) | 1986–87[11] | Third Division | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Tony Obi". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 118. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 357. ISBN 978-1906796716.
- ^ Peter Rossel. "VOETBAL 2DE KLASSE / EXQI-LEAGUE KV OOSTENDE-BEVEREN KV Oost... (Oostende) – Het Nieuwsblad". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Yves Vanderhaeghe en Tony Obi in debat". www.kvo.be. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ a b Van Assche, Timmy. "Pinten tappen en zeveren over voetbal" | Oostende | In de buurt | HLN". Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Faillissement beëindigd 'T Ankertje te Oostende (442389779) – FaillissementsDossier.be". www.faillissementsdossier.be. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Scallan, Trevor. "GoS-DB Players". greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Rage Online » AdHoc". www.rageonline.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN 0951526200.
Categories:
- 1965 births
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Living people
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Association football forwards
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- K.V. Oostende players
- K.S.V. Roeselare players
- Belgian First Division B players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Black British sportspeople
- English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- English expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- English football forward, 1960s birth stubs