Tony Obi

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Tony Obi
Personal information
Full name Anthony Lloyd Obi [1]
Date of birth (1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) [2]
Position Forward
Youth career
Harborne Boys
1981–1983 Aston Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 K.V. Oostende
1993–1994 K.S.V. Roeselare 30 (8)
1994–1995 K.V. Oostende 1 (0)
1995–1996 F.C. Roeselare
1996–1997 K.S.V. Diksmuide
1997–1998 K.S.K. Wevelgem City 27 (8)
K.E. Gistel
International career
0 England Youth 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Lloyd Obi (born 15 September 1965) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward 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 and still held the role as of August 2021. [6] [7]

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Personal life

Obi's son Matthieu Hubrouck also became a footballer. [7] As of 2018, Obi had been running the 't Valentientje bar in Ostend for 23 years. [8] The business was declared bankrupt in May 2019. [9] As of August 2018, he was running Obi's Bar at K.V. Oostende's Versluys Arena. [8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 1984–85 [10] Third Division 50——50
Bristol Rovers 1985–86 [11] Third Division10——10
Oxford United 1986–87 [12] First Division 10000010
Brentford (loan) 1986–87 [13] Third Division100——100
K.V. Oostende 1994–95 [14] Belgian First Division 1000—10
Career total1800000180

References

  1. ↑ "Tony Obi". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  278. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 118. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  4. ↑ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2011). The Big Brentford Book of the Eighties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 357. ISBN   978-1906796716.
  5. ↑ Rossel, Peter. "Voetbal 2de Klasse / Exqi-league KV Oostende-beveren Kv Oost... (Oostende)". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Yves Vanderhaeghe en Tony Obi in debat". www.kvo.be. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 Hosten, Hannes (5 March 2021). "Tony Obi bleef na zijn KVO-jaren in Oostende hangen: "Ik ben nogal gesteld op mijn indepencence"" . KW.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. 1 2 Van Assche, Timmy. "Pinten tappen en zeveren over voetbal" | Oostende | In de buurt". HLN. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Faillissement beëindigd 'T Ankertje te Oostende (442389779)". FaillissementsDossier.be. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Scallan, Trevor. "Tony Obi". GoS-DB. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "O and P". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Tony Obi". Rage Online. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  13. ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN   0951526200.
  14. ↑ Tony Obi at WorldFootball.net


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