 Ehiogu in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ugochuku Ehiogu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1972[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hackney, London, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 April 2017 (aged 44) | ||
| Place of death | Edmonton, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | England U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–2002 | England | 4 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Tottenham Hotspur Under-23s | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ugochuku Ehiogu (/ˈɛhiɒɡ/; 3 November 1972 – 21 April 2017) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-back from 1989 to 2009. He was the coach of the Tottenham Hotspur U23 team until his death in April 2017.
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. He won two Football League Cups, with Aston Villa in 1996 and then with Middlesbrough in 2004. Ehiogu was an England international, with a record of 4 caps and 1 goal. In 1993, playing for the England under-21 team, he became the first black player to captain an England team in a competitive match. 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 died on 21 April 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham Hotspur's training ground.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 135. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.