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Udo Onwere
Personal information
Full name	Udo Alozie Onwere
Date of birth	9 November 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Fulham
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1994	Fulham
1994–1996	Lincoln City
1996	Dover Athletic
1996–1997	Blackpool
1997–1999	Barnet
1999	Aylesbury United
1999–2000	Hayes
2000	Maidenhead United
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Udo Alozie Onwere (born 9 November 1971) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active between 1990 and 2000, Onwere made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.

Career

Born in Hammersmith, Onwere chose to begin his career with the youth team at Fulham F.C., turning down a playing contract at neighbouring club Chelsea FC. After making his professional debut for Fulham against Grimsby Town in 1990, Onwere was transferred in the summer of 1993 for £75,000 to Lincoln City F.C. He became a crowd favourite at Sincil Bank with his aggressive, all action midfield playing style before being taken to Blackpool FC in 1996 by the highly rated manager Gary Megson. Following a short period at Blackpool, Onwere then became new Barnet manager John Still's first signing at Barnet FC in August 1997 where he formed an integral part of the team who reached the play-offs in 1997/98. After leaving Barnet FC on a free transfer, Onwere also played and captained non league teams Dover Athletic, Aylesbury United, Hayes and Maidenhead United.

After retiring as a player in 2000, Onwere qualified as a solicitor and has excelled in his second career developing an impressive client base of professional sportsmen including several high profile Premiership footballers. In Septmber 2008 Onwere was shortlisted for the Young Solicitor of the Year by the Law Society.^[1]

References

^ Ian Clarkson (23 June 2006). "Udo Onwere: a man now making his mark in the legal world". Give Me Football. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

External links

Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
Udo Onwere at Soccerbase
Lincoln City Archive

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[1] Ian Clarkson (23 June 2006). "Udo Onwere: a man now making his mark in the legal world". Give Me Football. Retrieved 4 September 2009.

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 ==Career==
-Born in [[Hammersmith]], Onwere chose to begin his career with the youth team [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham], turning down a playing contract at neighbouring club Chelsea FC. After making his professional debut for Fulham against Grimsby Town in 1990, Onwere was transferred in the summer of 1993 for £75,000 to Lincoln City F.C. He became a crowd favourite at Sincil Bank with his aggressive, all action midfield playing style before being taken to Blackpool FC in 1996 by the highly rated manager Gary Megson. Following a short period at Blackpool, Onwere then became new Barnet manager John Still's first signing at Barnet FC in August 1997 where he formed an integral part of the team who reached the play-offs in 1997/98. After leaving Barnet FC on a free transfer, Onwere also played and captained non league teams [[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic]], [[Aylesbury United F.C.|Aylesbury United]], [[Hayes F.C.|Hayes]] and [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]].
+Born in [[Hammersmith]], Onwere chose to begin his career with the youth team at Fulham F.C., turning down a playing contract at neighbouring club Chelsea FC. After making his professional debut for Fulham against Grimsby Town in 1990, Onwere was transferred in the summer of 1993 for £75,000 to Lincoln City F.C. He became a crowd favourite at Sincil Bank with his aggressive, all action midfield playing style before being taken to Blackpool FC in 1996 by the highly rated manager Gary Megson. Following a short period at Blackpool, Onwere then became new Barnet manager John Still's first signing at Barnet FC in August 1997 where he formed an integral part of the team who reached the play-offs in 1997/98. After leaving Barnet FC on a free transfer, Onwere also played and captained non league teams [[Dover Athletic F.C.|Dover Athletic]], [[Aylesbury United F.C.|Aylesbury United]], [[Hayes F.C.|Hayes]] and [[Maidenhead United F.C.|Maidenhead United]].
 After retiring as a player in 2000, Onwere qualified as a solicitor and has excelled in his second career developing an impressive client base of professional sportsmen including several high profile Premiership footballers. In Septmber 2008 Onwere was shortlisted for the Young Solicitor of the Year by the Law Society.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.givemefootball.com/blast-from-the-past/udo-onwere-a-man-now-making-his-mark-in-the-legal-|title=Udo Onwere: a man now making his mark in the legal world|accessdate=4 September 2009|date=23 June 2006|author=Ian Clarkson|publisher=Give Me Football}}</ref>