Tony Bedeau
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Charles Osmond Bedeau | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Torquay United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2006 | Torquay United | 307 | (58) |
| 2002 | → Barnsley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Walsall | 18 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Bury (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Torquay United | 23 | (0) |
| 2008 | →Weymouth (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Kingstonian | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 367 | (61) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Grenada | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:45, 5 January 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:31, 25 May 2010 (UTC) |
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Anthony Charles Osmond "Tony" Bedeau (born 24 March 1979) is a Grenadan former international footballer.
After being on Chelsea's books as a schoolboy, he joined Torquay United as an apprentice in 1995. He made his debut as a substitute, at the age of 16, on 9 September 1995 against Cardiff City at Ninian 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 on 28 July 1997, he soon 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 five 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, 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.
In May 2001, he agreed to an extension of his 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 and in January 2002 he joined first division Barnsley on loan, playing three 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 Two rivals Walsall on 24 May 2006.
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