Micky Hazard
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| Micky Hazard | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Hazard | |
| Date of birth | February 5, 1960 (age 47) | |
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | |
| Nickname | Duke | |
| Playing position | Central Midfielder | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1976-78 | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1978-85 1985-90 1990 1990-93 1993-95 |
Tottenham Hotspur Chelsea Portsmouth Swindon Town Tottenham Hotspur |
91 (13) 81 (9) 8 (1) 121 (17) 11 (2) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Micky Hazard, sometimes spelled Mickey, (born 5 February 1960 in Sunderland) is a retired football Central Midfielder.
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[edit] Childhood
Growing up in Sunderland, Hazard began playing football with his friends and later joining his local school team. During one of these matches, he was spotted by a scout from London based club Tottenham Hotspur but was too young to be offered a trial.[1]
He was initially invited to train with Spurs when aged 14 and continued to have week long sessions with the club until, aged 16, he moved to London to join the youth squad as an apprentice. Liable to bouts of homesickness, Hazard ran home six times during the next two years until finally settling at the club.[1]
[edit] Playing career
Hazard signed a professional contract with Spurs and made his League debut in a 3-0 victory versus Everton on 19 April 1980 aged 20.
He was a member of the team that won the 1984 UEFA Cup, where his crosses of the ball led to goals in both legs.[2]
Hazard was transferred to Chelsea in 1985 and would remain at that club for the next five years. He moved to Portsmouth in January 1990 before moving once more to Swindon Town in September.
Bought by Ossie Ardiles from Portsmouth for £130,000, Hazard became an influential player in Swindon's play-off winning season of 1992-93 under Glenn Hoddle which saw them promoted to the FA Premier League. He was sold back to Tottenham in November 1993 for £50,000, where he would stay until his retirement on 23 April 1995.
[edit] Post-retirement
He played in the Celebrity Soccer Six charity tournament in 2001 as a member of Damon Albarn's team and was eliminated in the Quarter-finals by Rod Stewart's "Vagabonds".[3]
It was reported in 2006 that he was a taxi-driver[4] and also Youth Academy Coach at Crystal Palace.[5]
He has said of his role at Crystal Palace - "I got my trophies and a whole sackful of terrific memories and now I've moved on helping the kids, and I love it. Playing was great but I still get the biggest buzz from seeing my lads do the best they can."[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Micky Hazard Column. My Eyes Have Seen The Glory. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ When England conquered Europe. United's Euro Showdown. BBC News (1999). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ Six of the best. Funny Old Game. BBC Sport (2001). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ Buckley, Will (2003). Zola's strike of pure genius. The Observer. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ Payne, Gary (2006). Mr Spurfect. The Sun. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
[edit] External links
- Micky Hazard career stats at Soccerbase
- Player Profile - Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk
- Player Profile - Sporting Heroes
