- Tony Bedeau
Football player infobox
playername = Tony Bedeau
fullname = Anthony Charles Osmond Bedeau
height = height|ft=5|in=10
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|3|24
cityofbirth =Hammersmith
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Kingstonian
clubnumber =
position = Forward
youthyears = 1995-1997
youthclubs = Torquay United
years = 1995–2006
2002
2006–2007
2007
2007-2008
2008
clubs = Torquay United
→ Barnsley "(loan)"
Walsall
→ Bury "(loan)"
Torquay United
Kingstonian
caps(goals) = 307 (58)
003 0(0)
018 0(1)
003 0(0)
010 0(0)
0 4 0 (1)
nationalyears = 2004
nationalteam = Grenada
nationalcaps(goals) = 00? 0(?)
pcupdate = October 3, 2007
ntupdate =January 28 ,2007 Anthony Charles Osmond "Tony" Bedeau (born
March 24 ,1979 inHammersmith ,England ) is an English-born Grenadian footballer, and a full international for Grenada.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 atNinian Park (a debut described briefly in Garry Nelson's seminal book about life in the lower divisions of English football, Left Foot in the Grave). Signing professional onJuly 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 ofChris 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, [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/934076.stm Gulls reject Oxford striker bid] ] 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 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/1079986.stm Bedeau stays south] ] .
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 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/1679617.stm BBC SPORT | TORQUAY UNITED | McFarland gets tough ] ] 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 [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/5015418.stm Saddlers sign Bedeau from Torquay] ] .Moving Clubs
Bedeau struggled to establish himself at Walsall and was allowed to join Bury on loan in February 2007. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bury/6390939.stm Bury complete double loan swoop] ] He was transfer listed at the end of the 2006-07 season [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/walsall/6658749.stm Money starts clear out at Walsall] ] and rejoined Torquay United in June 2007 on a 12 month contract. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/6244388.stm Torquay recruit Todd and Bedeau] ]
On Saturday 9th August 2008 Kingstonian announced that they had signed Bedeau on a free transfer. The short statement published on Kingstonian's website read: "The club are pleased to announce the signing of midfielder/striker Tony Bedeau (29) from Conference National side Torquay United. Tony made his professional debut in 1995 at the age of 16 and played in the Football League until 2007. He is also a full international for Grenada.
Manager Alan Dowson comments, "Tony's a quality player and his record speaks for itself. He's got massive Football League experience and that itself counts for a lot, as well as the direct threat he will pose the opposition."
Honours
*League Two (Level 4): 2007; Third place: 2004 (as Division 3)
External links
*soccerbase|9140|Tony Bedeau's
*http://www.kingstonian.net/news.jsp#20080809_2
References
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