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 information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |||
Personal life edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rossel, Peter. "Voetbal 2de Klasse / Exqi-league KV Oostende-beveren Kv Oost... (Oostende)". Het Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Yves Vanderhaeghe en Tony Obi in debat". www.kvo.be. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Van Assche, Timmy. "Pinten tappen en zeveren over voetbal" | Oostende | In de buurt". HLN. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Faillissement beëindigd 'T Ankertje te Oostende (442389779)". FaillissementsDossier.be. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Scallan, Trevor. "Tony Obi". GoS-DB. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "O and P". The Bristol Rovers History Group. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Tony Obi". Rage Online. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 399. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ Tony Obi at WorldFootball.net
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