Tony Dorigo

Tony Dorigo
Personal information
Full name Anthony Robert Dorigo[1]
Date of birth (1965-12-31) 31 December 1965 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Adelaide City
1981–1984 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 Aston Villa 111 (2)
1987–1991 Chelsea 146 (11)
1991–1997 Leeds United 171 (6)
1997–1998 Torino 30 (2)
1998–2000 Derby County 41 (1)
2000–2001 Stoke City 36 (0)
Total 535 (20)
International career
1986–1988 England U21 11 (0)
1989–1992 England B 7 (0)
1989–1993 England 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anthony Robert Dorigo (born 31 December 1965) is an Australian former professional footballer, sports pundit and co-commentator.

As a player, he was a defender from 1983 to 2001. He had lengthy spells in the old First Division for both Aston Villa and Chelsea before signing with Leeds United in 1991 where he won the title and went on to feature in the Premier League from 1992 to 1997. He later had spells in Serie B with Torino before returning to top-flight English football with Derby County. He retired in the Football League with Stoke City in 2001. Despite being born and raised in Australia, he represented the England national team receiving 15 caps. He was also capped at England U21 and England B team level.

Since retirement, Dorigo has worked in the media and has worked as a pundit and commentator for Eurosport, Bravo, Channel 5, ESPN and Sky Sports, amongst others.

  1. ^ a b "Tony Dorigo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda, ed. (1999). Playfair Football Annual 1999–2000. London: Headline. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7472-5975-6.