Tony Bedeau

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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

Torquay United

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[1] of £50,000 from Wednesday.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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.[2][3] 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.[2] In December 2000, Rochdale offered £150,000 to Torquay for Bedeau, though he decided against the move.[3]

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

Moving clubs

Bedeau struggled to establish himself at Walsall, scoring once against Shrewsbury,[7] and was allowed to join Bury on loan in February 2007.[8] He was transfer listed at the end of the 2006–07 season,[9] and rejoined Torquay United in June 2007 on a 12-month contract.[10] He struggled to reestablish himself at Torquay and was loaned to Weymouth in March 2008.[11] He played nine times for Weymouth, scoring once, against Farsley Celtic,[12] and was released by Torquay at the end of the season.[13]

Kingstonian

On 9 August 2008, Kingstonian announced that they had signed Bedeau on a free transfer.[14] 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.[15] Bedeau played again for Kingstonian on 5 March 2009.[16]

His last registered club was Kingstonian.[17] After he left them in 2009, he was available as a free agent.

Death

Bedeau died in February 2025, at the age of 45.[17]

Honours

Torquay United

Walsall

External links

References

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