Tony Obi

Tony Obi
Personal information
Full name Anthony Lloyd Obi[1]
Date of birth (1965-09-15) 15 September 1965 (age 59)
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 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]

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
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 1984–85[10] Third Division 5 0 — — 5 0
Bristol Rovers 1985–86[11] Third Division 1 0 — — 1 0
Oxford United 1986–87[12] First Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brentford (loan) 1986–87[13] Third Division 10 0 — — 10 0
K.V. Oostende 1994–95[14] Belgian First Division 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0

References

  1. ^ "Tony Obi". Barry Hugman's Footballers. 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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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