Tony Dorigo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Robert Dorigo[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 31 December 1965||
Place of birth |
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
Since retirement, Dorigo has worked in the media and has worked as a pundit and commentator for
Early life
Dorigo was born in
Club career
He made his league debut for Aston Villa against Ipswich in 1984 as an 18-year-old and went on to win the club's Player of the Year award during his time at Villa Park.
He signed for
Dorigo won the First Division Championship with Leeds in his first season at the club, as well as winning the supporters' Player of the Year award in the same year. He stayed with the club until 1997, when he joined Italian side
Due to financial reasons, Torino were forced to release him, with Dorigo ending his playing career with two years at Derby County. He scored three goals during his spell at Derby, with one in the league against Nottingham Forest[5] and two in the FA Cup against Huddersfield Town, one in the original tie[6] and again in the replay.[7] He spent a final season at Stoke City, where he was made club captain, before retiring in 2001 at the age of 35. In his final season he played in Division Two (the third tier of the English senior leagues).
International career
Dorigo was initially called up by Australia for the 1986 World Cup qualifying campaign. However Aston Villa manager Tony Barton refused Dorigo permission to travel.[3][8] Barton felt that playing for Australia would be a waste of time for Dorigo as their opponents were generally weaker opposition from Oceania.[3]
Dorigo later made seven appearances for the
Media career
Since retiring he has been a football pundit with various TV and radio networks starting with
His regular TV work includes La Liga, Serie A and Internationals for Al Jazeera as well as commentating for ESPN. He also commentates for Absolute Radio as part of their live Barclays Premier League coverage as well as appearing a number of times on BBC Radio 5 Live show Fighting Talk.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aston Villa | 1983–84 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1984–85 | First Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
1985–86 | First Division | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
1986–87 | First Division | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
Total | 111 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 2 | ||
Chelsea | 1987–88 | First Division | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
1988–89 | Second Division | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 6 | |
1989–90 | First Division | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
1990–91 | First Division | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
Total | 146 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 178 | 12 | ||
Leeds United | 1991–92 | First Division | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
1992–93 | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | |
1993–94 | Premier League | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |
1994–95 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
1995–96 | Premier League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
1996–97 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 171 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 208 | 5 | ||
Torino
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1997–98 | Serie B | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
Derby County | 1998–99 | Premier League | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
1999–2000 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
Stoke City | 2000–01 | Second Division | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
Career total | 535 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 641 | 24 |
- A. Football League Trophy.
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
England | 1989 | 1 | 0 |
1990 | 4 | 0 | |
1991 | 2 | 0 | |
1992 | 3 | 0 | |
1993 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |
Honours
Chelsea
- Football League Second Division: 1988–89
- 1990
Leeds United
- Football League First Division: 1991–92
- FA Charity Shield: 1992
Individual
- Chelsea Player of the Year: 1988
- 1992–93 Premier League
See also
References
- ^ a b "Tony Dorigo". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-0-7472-5975-6.
- ^ a b c d e "Made In Australia: Tony Dorigo". Australian FourFourTwo. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ Goldsmith, Jason (19 July 2019). "Tony Dorigo – the beginning of the Aussie connection with Leeds United". Football Today. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (16 November 1998). "Carbonari cancels out Dutch delight". The Independent. London. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ Turnbull, Simon (13 February 1999). "Derby penalty evens the score for Smith". The Independent. London. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ Shaw, Phil (24 February 1999). "Baiano stokes Smith's dream". The Independent. London. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "I had no choice" – former Leeds defender Tony Dorigo explains why he had to play for England instead of birth-nation Australia, Ed McCambridge, FourFourTwo, 10 April 2023
- ^ "Italia-Inghilterra: 2–1 – L'Italia non s'è persa" (in Italian). Storie di Calcio. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Tony Dorigo at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Tony Dorigo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.