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Tony Bedeau
Personal information
Full name Anthony Charles Osmond Bedeau[1]
Date of birth (1979-03-24)24 March 1979
Place of birth Hammersmith, London, England
Date of death February 2025(2025-02-00) (aged 45)
Place of death London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Chelsea
1995 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)
International career
2004 Grenada 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Charles Osmond Bedeau (24 March 1979 – February 2025) was a professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in England, he made four appearances for the Grenada national team.

Career

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Torquay United

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After being on Chelsea's books as a schoolboy, he joined Torquay United as an apprentice in 1995. He made his senior debut as a substitute, at the age of 16, on 9 September 1995 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park. Turning 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[2] of £50,000 from Wednesday.[citation needed]

He started the 2000–01 season with an injury, only managing five goals in a disappointing season all round for Torquay. Despite this, he was still in demand from other clubs.[3][4] 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.[3] In December 2000, Rochdale offered £150,000 to Torquay for Bedeau, though he decided against the move.[4]

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[5] and in January 2002 he joined first division Barnsley on loan[6] 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.[7]

Moving clubs

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Bedeau struggled to establish himself at Walsall, scoring once against Shrewsbury,[8] and was allowed to join Bury on loan in February 2007.[9] He was transfer listed at the end of the 2006–07 season,[10] and rejoined Torquay United in June 2007 on a 12-month contract.[11] He struggled to reestablish himself at Torquay and was loaned to Weymouth in March 2008.[12] He played nine times for Weymouth, scoring once, against Farsley Celtic,[13] and was released by Torquay at the end of the season.[14]

Kingstonian

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On 9 August 2008, Kingstonian announced that they had signed Bedeau on a free transfer.[15] He played in the first four games of the season, scoring once, before his time with Kingstonian was put on hold as he had a number of issues to deal with in Torquay.[16] Bedeau played again for Kingstonian on 5 March 2009.[17]

His last registered club was Kingstonian.[18] After he left them in 2009, he was available as a free agent.

Death

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Bedeau died in February 2025, at the age of 45.[18]

Honours

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Torquay United

Walsall

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References

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  1. ^ Barry J. Hugman (1998). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 1-85291-585-4.
  2. ^ "Chelsea Youngster To Grenada International… Tony Bedeau". Torquay United. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Gulls reject Oxford striker bid". BBC Sport. 20 September 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Bedeau stays south". BBC Sport. 20 December 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  5. ^ "McFarland gets tough". BBC Sport. 27 November 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  6. ^ "Barnsley sign striker". BBC Sport. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Money lures Bedeau to the Bescot". BBC Sport. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Shrewsbury 1–1 Walsall". BBC. 26 September 2006. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Bury complete double loan swoop". BBC Sport. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Money starts clear out at Walsall". BBC Sport. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  11. ^ "Torquay recruit Todd and Bedeau". BBC Sport. 27 June 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  12. ^ "New duo for Terras". NonLeagueDaily. 1 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  13. ^ "Farsley Celtic 4–2 Weymouth". BBC Sport. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  14. ^ "Bedeau among four leaving Torquay". BBC Sport. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  15. ^ "Bedeau coup for K's". NonLeagueDaily. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  16. ^ "Update from Alan Dowson". Kingstonian.net. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
  17. ^ "Kingstonian". Livescores.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  18. ^ a b "Tony Bedeau: Long-serving Torquay United striker dies aged 45". BBC Sport. 12 February 2025.
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