Tony Bedeau

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Tony Bedeau
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Charles Osmond Bedeau
Date of birth	March 24, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	5'10
Position	Centre Forward
Club information
Current club	Walsall
Number	11
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1995–2006 2002 2006–	Torquay United Barnsley (loan) Walsall	233 (58) 0 (0) 0 (0)
National team**
2004	Grenada	? (?)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10/9/2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 10/9/2006.

Anthony Charles Osmond Bedeau (born March 24, 1979 in Hammersmith, London) is a professional footballer, and a full international for Grenada. He plays for Walsall.

After being on Chelsea's books as a schoolboy, he joined Torquay United as an apprentice in 1995, making his debut as a substitute, at the age of 16, on the 9th of September 1995 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park. Signing professional on the 28th of July 1997, he sooned 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. 2000-01 was not Tony's best season, he started it with an injury, only managing 5 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 May 2001 he agreed to an extending his Plainmoor 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 3 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 2 rivals Walsall F.C. on the 24th May 2006.

Walsall F.C. - Current Squad
1 Ince | 2 Pead | 3 Fox | 4 Gerrard | 5 Westwood | 6 Roper | 7 Wrack | 8 Dobson | 9 Butler | 10 Sam | 11 Bedeau | 12 Keates | 14 Wright | 15 Taylor | 16 Kinsella | 17 Picken | 18 Fangueiro | 19 Constable | 20 Demontagnac | 21 Gilmartin | 22 Nicholls | 23 Deakin | 24 Dann | 25 McDermott | 26 Bradley | 27 Smith | 31 Mckeown | 41 Bossu | Manager: Money