John Hewitt (footballer)

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John Hewitt, born 9 February 1963 in Aberdeen, Scotland, was a professional footballer known primarily for his time with Aberdeen F.C. between 1979 and 1989. He moved on briefly to Celtic F.C. and later St. Mirren F.C.

Whilst with Aberdeen, Hewitt has left a legacy of three very important goals in 'the Dons' history.

He is perhaps the holder of Aberdeen's most famous moment when he scored the winning goal in the 1983 European Cup Winners Cup Final final on 11th May 1983 in the Nya Ullevi stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden. It clinched a 2-1 extra time victory over Spanish greats Real Madrid.

Before this, and on the 23 January 1982, in a 3rd round tie with Motherwell at Fir Park, Hewitt again went down in the history books by scoring the fastest goal in Scottish Cup history after only 9.7 seconds. This was indeed the only goal of the game and ironically the first game that culminated in Aberdeen's venture to that night in Gothenburg.

He scored the winning goal in (again arguably) Pittodrie's greatest night on the 16th March, 1983 when Aberdeen defeated West German giants Bayern Munich 3-2 in 2nd Leg of the Quarter Final tie of the European Cup Winners Cup.

In both the Cup Winners Cup tie's, Hewitt had came on as a substitute and was to gain the tag of 'Super Sub' by fans and media.

In total he won 4 Scottish Cups, 3 League Championships, 1 Scottish League Cup, 1 UEFA Cup Winners Cup, and 1 UEFA Super Cup medals all with the Dons.