Ugo Ehiogu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ugochuku Ehiogu | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Homerton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Senrab | ||
| –1989 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | (0) |
| 1991–2000 | Aston Villa | 237 | (12) |
| 2000–2007 | Middlesbrough | 126 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | → Leeds United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Rangers | 9 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Sheffield United | 26 | (1) |
| 2012 | Wembley | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 406 | (22) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–1993 | England U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–2002 | England | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014– | Tottenham Hotspur (Under 21s) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:58, 29 May 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:31, 2 November 2008 (UTC) |
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Ugochuku "Ugo" Ehiogu (/ˈɛhiɒɡ/; born 3 November 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back from 1989 to 2009. He is currently the coach of the Tottenham Hotspur U-21 Team.
He played in the Premier League with lengthy spells at Aston Villa and Middlesbrough. He also played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United and Sheffield United, as well as a spell in the Scottish Premier League with Rangers. Ehiogu was an England international, with a record of 4 caps and 1 goal. In 2012, he came out of brief retirement by signing for non-league side Wembley to participate in the club's FA Cup games alongside other retired veteran players.
Ehiogu began his career at West Bromwich Albion as a trainee, turning professional in 1989. After just a few games for Albion in the Second Division, Ron Atkinson brought him to First Division Aston Villa for £40,000 in August 1991. By 1994, he had replaced Shaun Teale as the main central defensive partner to Paul McGrath.
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