Tony Bedeau
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Charles Osmond Bedeau | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torquay United | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of January 28, 2007 | |||
Anthony Charles Osmond "Tony" Bedeau (born March 24, 1979 in Hammersmith, England) is an English-born Grenadian footballer, and a full international for Grenada. He plays for Torquay United.
After being on Chelsea's books as a schoolboy, he joined Torquay United as an apprentice in 1995, making his debut as a substitute, at the age of 16, on September 9, 1995 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park. Signing professional on July 28, 1997, he sooned established himself as a first-team regular with his pace and ability attracting attention from Premier League sides, which included him training with Sheffield Wednesday for a spell on the recommendation of Chris Waddle, followed by Torquay turning down a bid of £50,000 from Wednesday.
He started the 2000-01 season with an injury, only managing 5 goals in a disappointing season all round for the Gulls. Despite this he was still in demand from other clubs. In September 2000, Torquay turned down a £200,000 offer from a first division side, thought to be Oxford United,[1] just after he had returned from a week on trial at Sunderland. In December 2000, Rochdale offered £150,000 to Torquay for Bedeau, though he decided against the move [2].
In May 2001 he agreed to an extending his Plainmoor contract until 2003. After a poor start to the following season he was transfer-listed, along with fellow forward David Graham, by new manager Roy McFarland[3] and in January 2002 he joined first division Barnsley on loan, playing 3 times as a substitute for the Oakwell side. He returned to Torquay, regaining his place in the first team and played a major role in Torquay securing automatic promotion in 2004, playing in a variety of positions. He was awarded a testimonial by the club in the 2005-06 season, finishing the season as the leading goalscorer, before moving to League 2 rivals Walsall on the 24 May 2006[4].
Bedeau struggled to establish himself at Walsall and was allowed to join Bury on loan in February 2007.[5] He was transfer listed at the end of the 2006-07 season[6] and rejoined Torquay United in June 2007 on a 12 month contract.[7]
Honours
- League Two (Level 4): 2007; Third place: 2004 (as Division 3)
External links
- Tony Bedeau's at Soccerbase
References
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Hammersmith
- Grenadian footballers
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- English-born footballers who played for other national teams
- Grenada international footballers
- English-born footballers who played for Grenada