Iffy Onuora
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ifem Onuora | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1967 | ||
| 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) |
| 2000 | → Gillingham (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Gillingham | 85 | (26) |
| 2002–2004 | Sheffield United | 7 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2003 | → Grimsby 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 | |||
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. Between 2010 and 2011 Onuora coached the Ethiopian national football team.