- Onandi Lowe
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Onandi Lowe Personal information Full name Onandi Lowe Date of birth 2 December 1974 Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Playing position Manager Youth career 1993–1996 Harbour View Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1996–1997 Montreal Impact 26 (15) 1997–1998 Waterhouse F.C. 30 (14) 1998–1999 Arnett Gardens 10 (8) 1999 Richmond Kickers 16 (15) 2000–2001 Rochester Raging Rhinos 19 (5) 2001 Kansas City Wizards 13 (4) 2001 → Port Vale (loan) 5 (1) 2001–2002 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 12 (7) 2002–2004 Rushden & Diamonds 78 (42) 2004 Coventry City 2 (1) 2004–2005 Arnett Gardens (2) 2005–2007 Portmore United 2006 → Miami FC (loan) 0 (0) 2008 Arnett Gardens (2) Total 211+ (114+) National team Jamaica under-17s Jamaica under-20s Jamaica under-23s 1995–2004 Jamaica 65 (27) Teams managed 2010 August Town F.C. * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Onandi Lowe (born 2 December 1974, also known as Nandi[1]) is a Jamaican former international footballer. He spent some of his career in the Jamaican National Premier League as well as having stints in North America and England. Lowe, a World Cup veteran, was also known for getting on the wrong side of the law with drugs in the latter part of his career.
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Club career
After leaving Dunoon Technical High in his hometown of Kingston,[2] Lowe joined Harbour View, a top Jamaican club, in 1993. A big, versatile free-kick specialist who could play anywhere on the pitch and was known for his strong left foot, Lowe moved to Canada in 1996 to join Montreal Impact. He returned to Jamaica after two seasons with Impact, joining Waterhouse, but moved back to the A-League in 1999 with Richmond Kickers and then Rochester Raging Rhinos.
In 2001 he tried his luck in Europe, joining Port Vale on loan for the end of the 2000–01 season. However his deal was not made permanent after he quit the club when chairman Bill Bell refused to provide him with a car; when a reporter asked if he was upset about paying the wages of a player that had absconded, Bell replied "dunner worry kid, we won't be paying him".[3] Spending the rest of the year with new club Kansas City Wizards he joined Rushden & Diamonds on loan in December 2001. Signing permanently with "Diamonds" in February 2002,[4] he spent two years with the club. Making close to 100 appearances and keeping a goal rate of better than one every two games he was a crowd favourite at Nene Park. Moving on to Coventry City in March 2004,[5] he got off to a bad start with manager Eric Black after failing to report for duty following an international game.[6] He scored once in two matches before he was released at the end of the 2003–04 season due to his ongoing drug trial.
Returning to Jamaica with old club Arnett Gardens, he attempted to return to England with Peterborough United in March 2005 and ran into problems gaining a work permit,[7] rejection for his permit also prevented him a move to Oxford United later in the year.[8] He started the 2006 season with Miami FC in the USA,[9] only to be released after a month because of disciplinary problems.[10] After two years with Portmore United he rejoined Arnett in the Jamaican National Premier League during the January 2008 transfer window.
International career
Lowe made his debut for the Jamaica in 1995 and he played two matches at the 1998 World Cup. He formed a prolific strike partnership with Walter Boyd in 'the Reggae Boyz "Road To France Campaign" in 1998, but since then found himself in-and-out of the team for mainly disciplinary reasons. His last international was a March 2004 friendly match against Honduras in which he also scored a goal. He earned over 60 caps for his country.[11]
During his 2004 drug trial he was suspended from international duty and despite being cleared of the charges in 2005, the 31 year old Lowe was not selected again.
Controversy
Lowe was arrested by British police in April 2004 for trafficking £117,000 worth of crack cocaine, he denied the charges.[12] The exact charge was 'attempting to possess 1.17 kg (2.5 lb) of crack cocaine with intent to supply'.[13] The Prosecution claimed he signed for the package under the fake name of "Kevin Brown" and intended to profit financially from knowingly trafficking the drugs. Lowe countered that the fake name was to avoid paparazzi and that he had no idea about the contents of the package: "I am Jamaican, maybe you think differently. If I am a mate and you said, 'can you do that for me', I am not going to think anything bad of you."[14] Lowe said in a police interview: "I thought he was a friend". In February 2005 he was cleared as the charges were dismissed for lack of evidence.[15]
He was arrested and charged in St Catherine in December 2007 for possession of marijuana.[16] He had been driving a car with 42 marijuana cigarettes, he posted the $300 bail and was released from custody.[17]
Management/Coaching Career
After completing his JFF coaching certification, Lowe coach briefly in the KSAFA Major League and August F.C. in the DPL.
References
- ^ "Onandi Lowe". thereggaeboyz.com. http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/profiles/prolowe.html. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Player Profile". golocaljamaica.com. http://www.golocaljamaica.com/premierleague/scores/player_profile.php?id=645. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ Baggaley, Michael (12 November 2011). "What's in a name? Well plenty if you get caught short at Stafford Rangers". The Sentinel. http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Michael-Baggaley-s-plenty-caught-short-Stafford/story-13829127-detail/story.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "Diamonds seal Lowe deal". BBC Sport. 19 February 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/1830244.stm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Lowe and Hall seal moves". BBC Sport. 25 March 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rushden_and_diamonds/3568147.stm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Black set for Lowe talks". BBC Sport. 8 April 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/3611365.stm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Posh sweating on Lowe work permit". BBC Sport. 15 March 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/4350315.stm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Oxford thwarted in move for Lowe". BBC Sport. 26 August 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/4188338.stm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ Boyd, Audley (12 March 2006). "Onandi to make US league comeback". Jamaica Gleamer. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060312/sports/sports2.html. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ Smith, Gareth (18 April 2006). "Jamaican international Lowe released by Miami FC". caribbeannetnews.com. http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000012/001289.htm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Onandi Lowe". reggaeboyzsc.com. http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/playerprofile.aspx?id=19&squad=Former-Player. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Footballer denies cocaine charge". BBC Sport. 3 August 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/3530920.stm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Soccer star denies cocaine charge". BBC Sport. 11 October 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/3733370.stm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Footballer denies drug possession". BBC Sport. 16 February 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/4271449.stm. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
- ^ "Lowe names friends". The Jamaica Observer. 16 February 2005. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20050215T230000-0500_75218_OBS_LOWE_NAMES_FRIENDS.asp. Retrieved 11 June 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Lowe on ganja rap - report". The Jamaica Observer. 24 December 2007. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20071223T180000-0500_130683_OBS_LOWE_ON_GANJA_RAP___REPORT.asp. Retrieved 11 June 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Former Jamaica forward Onandi Lowe arrested for alleged marijuana possession". CBS Sports. 24 Dec. 2007. http://www.cbssports.com/soccer/story/10544244. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
External links
- Onandi Lowe career stats at Soccerbase
- Profile and UK career stats at Rushden & Diamonds's official site
- Profile at National Football Teams
Jamaica squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 
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