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 58)
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[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]

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[edit]

  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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