Ugo Ehiogu

Ugo Ehiogu's story moves me precisely because it refuses one lane. A towering, uncompromising English centre-back becomes a record-label co-founder of Dirty Hit, then circles back into the game as Tottenham's Under-21 coach. That arc, from defending to building to mentoring, speaks of a restless, generous intelligence I deeply admire. His death in 2017 at just 44 feels like a chapter torn out too soon; you sense he had more worlds left to open. I think of him as a builder more than a stopper, someone whose fingerprints quietly sit on careers and culture far beyond his own playing days.

Ugochukwu Ehiogu (; 3 November 1972 – 21 April 2017) was an English professional football coach and player who played as a centre-back. After retiring, he became a record executive, jointly founding the successful record label, Dirty Hit. Ehiogu was the head coach of the Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s from 2014 until his death in 2017.

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Name (English)

Ugo Ehiogu

Name (Japanese)

ウーゴ・エヒオグ

Reading

うーご・えひおぐ

Born

November 3, 1972 – April 21, 2017

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rat

Origin

London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

188 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%92%E3%82%AA%E3%82%B0

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.