Tony Cottee
Antony Richard Cottee, Antony Richard "Tony" Cottee
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Who is this?
Antony Richard Cottee (born 11 July 1965) is an English former professional footballer and manager who now works as a television football commentator. As a player, he was a striker from 1982 until 2001, notably playing in the top flight of English football for West Ham United, Everton and Leicester City. He was capped seven times by England, and played in the Football League for Birmingham City, Norwich City and Millwall. He also had a spell in Malaysia with Selangor and spent a season as player-manager of Barnet. He played in Everton's 1989 FA Cup final defeat to Liverpool, and won the League Cup with Leicester City in 2000. His final career tally was 579 league games and 226 goals. In all competitions, he played 712 games and 293 goals. He exceeded his ambition to score 200 league goals in his career, but fell just short of his target of 300 goals in all competitions. Still, he was one of the most prolific goalscorers that English football saw during the 1980s and 1990s.
Career
- 1965Born
- 1982Joined West Ham United F.C.
- 1984Joined England national under-21 association football team
- 1986Joined England men's national association football team
- 1988Joined Everton F.C.
- 1994Joined West Ham United F.C.
- 1996Joined Selangor F.C.
- 1997Joined Birmingham City F.C.
- 1997Joined Leicester City F.C.
- 1998Joined Selangor F.C.
- 2000Joined Barnet F.C.
- 2000Joined Norwich City F.C.
- 2001Joined Millwall F.C.
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Forest Gate
- •Citizenship: United Kingdom
- •Known as: association football player, sports commentator, association football coach
- •Sport: association football
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"I think the more clubs that are involved in the end of the season shakeup, the better" - Tony Cottee talks to Squawka about his incredible career and the EFL
'I think he can do it' - Tony Cottee backs Everton to win European trophy under David Moyes
Tony Cottee: Everton must get in love Jack Grealish 'tied down to a permanent transfer'
I fell in love with West Ham when I was six but we aren't a family club anymore: Hammers legend TONY COTTEE delivers his damning verdict on the board's 'terrible' recruitment ...
'Heart bleeds for Bowen & don't blame Paqueta for wanting to quit' - Cottee slams West Ham for 'catalogue of disasters'
West Ham legend Tony Cottee tears into the club's 'dreadful' owners and their 'total lack of class' over...
West Ham legend Tony Cottee opens up on life-changing brain haemorrhage and brother tragedy
“What are the board waiting for? – Tony Cottee calls on West Ham to sack Lopetegui and appoint former Premier League manager
Tony Cottee shares strong eight-word reaction after West Ham loss v Leicester City
Tony Cottee exclusive: Is Lopetegui right for West Ham? Can Mubama make it at Man City?
Tony Cottee speaks on the shock of Leicester City sacking manager Claudio Ranieri
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