Iffy Onuora
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ifem Onuora | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| 1988–1989 | Bradford University Football Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | Huddersfield Town | 165 | (30) |
| 1994–1996 | Mansfield Town | 28 | (8) |
| 1996–1998 | Gillingham | 62 | (23) |
| 1998–2000 | Swindon Town | 74 | (25) |
| 2000 | → Gillingham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Gillingham | 85 | (26) |
| 2002–2004 | Sheffield United | 7 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Grimsby Town | 11 | (2) |
| 2004 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | (1) |
| 2004 | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 453 | (117) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | Swindon Town | ||
| 2007 | Gillingham (caretaker) | ||
| 2008 | Lincoln City (caretaker) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Ethiopia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ifem "Iffy" Onuora (born 28 July 1967) is a Scottish former professional footballer, manager and current equalities coach for the Professional Footballers Association.
As a player he was a forward from 1988 until 2004. He notably had spells with Swindon Town and Gillingham and spent his entire career playing in England. He also played in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Mansfield Town, Sheffield United, Wycombe Wanderers, Grimsby Town, Tranmere Rovers and Walsall. Having moved into coaching with the latter, he moved back to former clubs Swindon and Gillingham before briefly taking over as caretaker manager of Lincoln City before his move to Ethiopia. He now acts as a Match Delegate for referees in the Premier League. Between 2010 and 2011 Onuora coached the Ethiopian national football team.
Born in Glasgow to Nigerian parents, Onuora grew up on Merseyside and attended Sacred Heart Catholic College in Crosby which his cousin Victor Anichebe later attended. He was first spotted playing football on Merseyside and briefly played for Everton's youth team during the mid-eighties.
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