Iffy Onuora

Iffy Onuora
Personal information
Full name Ifem Onuora
Date of birth (1967-07-28) 28 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
England U21 (coach)
Youth career
Everton
1988–1989 Bradford University F.C.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1994 Huddersfield Town 165 (30)
1994–1996 Mansfield Town 28 (8)
1996–1998 Gillingham 62 (23)
1998–2000 Swindon Town 74 (25)
2000Gillingham (loan) 1 (0)
2000–2002 Gillingham 85 (26)
2002–2004 Sheffield United 7 (1)
2003Wycombe Wanderers (loan) 6 (0)
2003Grimsby Town (loan) 8 (1)
2003–2004 Grimsby Town 11 (2)
2004 Tranmere Rovers 3 (0)
2004 Huddersfield Town 3 (1)
2004 Walsall 0 (0)
Total 453 (117)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Swindon Town
2007 Gillingham (caretaker)
2008 Lincoln City (caretaker)
2010–2011 Ethiopia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ifem "Iffy" Onuora (born 28 July 1967) is a Scottish former professional footballer, manager, and coach for the England U21 national team. He is also the current equalities coach for the Professional Footballers Association.

As a player, he was a forward from 1988 until 2004. He notably had spells with Huddersfield Town, Swindon Town and Gillingham and spent his entire career playing in England. He also played in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Sheffield United, Wycombe Wanderers, Grimsby Town, Tranmere Rovers and Walsall. Having moved into coaching with the latter, he moved back to former clubs Swindon and Gillingham before briefly taking over as caretaker manager of Lincoln City before his move to Ethiopia. He now acts as a Match Delegate for referees in the Premier League.[1] Between 2010 and 2011 Onuora coached the Ethiopian national football team.[2]

  1. ^ "Onoura Delegate at Man City v WBA". Premier League. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Interview with Iffy Onuora". footballvsoblivion.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.