{{Short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1967)}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Nigerian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alloy Agu | image = | fullname = Alloysius Uzoma Agu | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lagos, Nigeria | height = 1.79 m | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1982–1989 | clubs1 = NEPA | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1990 | clubs2 = ACB Lagos | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1990–1992 | clubs3 = MVV | caps3 = 45 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1992–1994 | clubs4 = RFC Liège | caps4 = 18 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1994–1997 | clubs5 = Kayserispor | caps5 = 79 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 1988–1995 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria | nationalcaps1 = 28 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2021-2022 | managerclubs1 = Nigeria ''(Goalkeeper coach)'' | manageryears2 = 2023- | managerclubs2 = Nigeria ''(Goalkeeper coach)'' }}
'''Alloysius "Alloy" Uzoma Agu''' {{Audio|LL-Q33578 (ibo)-Obefelix-Uzoma Agu.wav|Listen|help=no}}(born 12 July 1967 in Lagos) is a Nigerian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
==Club career== Agu started his career in Nigerian football with NEPA, ACB Lagos and BCC Lions<ref>{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/eagles-lost-algiers-90-final-to-gabonese-ref-not-algeria-agu/|title=Eagles lost Algiers ‘90 final to Gabonese ref, not Algeria – Agu|newspaper=Punch|first=Johnny|last=Edward|date=9 April 2023|access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref> before he moved to Europe to join Eredivisie side MVV, whom he helped staying in the top tier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/toen-mvv-de-beste-keeper-van-nederland-in-huis-had|title=Toen MVV de 'beste keeper van Nederland' in huis had|website=Voetbal International|language=nl|first=Geert-Jan|last=Jakobs|date=8 August 2020|access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref> He played 45 matches for the club<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ererat.nl/asp/ererat_spelerpaspoort.asp?spelerid=4188|title=Alloy Agu|website=Ererat|language=nl|access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref> before moving south of the border and play for Belgian side Club Luik. He later played in Turkey, then went to North America where an injury cut short his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/sports/football/455689-why-i-retired-early-my-close-shave-with-death-alloy-agu.html?tztc=1|title=‘Why I retired early, my close shave with death’- Alloy Agu|newspaper=Premium Times|first=Tunde|last=Eludini|date=17 April 2021|access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref>
==International career== Their number one choice in the early nineties, he played 28 international matches for the Nigeria national team. He was the starting goalkeeper in the 1990 African Nations Cup where the team finished as runners-up and was brought to the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1994 African Nations Cup as a cover for Peter Rufai. Agu retired at the age of 30, after having spent most of his career in Africa.
He has served as the goalkeeping coach for Enyimba and in April 2008 was named goalkeeper coach for the national team.
==References== {{Reflist}}
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