| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Hazard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-02-05)5 February 1960 (age 65)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1978 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1985 | Tottenham Hotspur | 91 | (13) |
| 1985–1990 | Chelsea | 81 | (9) |
| 1990 | Portsmouth | 8 | (1) |
| 1990–1993 | Swindon Town | 121 | (17) |
| 1993–1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | (2) |
| Total | 329 | (42) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Hadley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Hazard (born 5 February 1960) is an English football coach and former professionalfootballer.
He played as a centralmidfielder notably in the top flight forTottenham Hotspur andChelsea. He also played in theFootball League forPortsmouth,Feyenoord in the Netherlands on loan, andSwindon Town. His second spell with Spurs brought numerous appearances in thePremier League.
Following retirement, he had a brief spell atCrystal Palace and later had a three-year spell as manager of non-league sideHadley.
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 clubTottenham Hotspur but was too young to be offered a trial.[3]
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. Prone to bouts of homesickness, Hazard ran home six times during the next two years until finally settling at the club.[3]
Hazard signed a professional contract with Spurs and made his League debut in a 3–0 victory versusEverton on 19 April 1980 aged 20. He was a member of the Tottenham side that won the 1982FA Cup andUEFA Cup in 1984, where his crosses led to goals in both legs of the final againstAnderlecht.[4]
Hazard was transferred toChelsea in September 1985 for £300,000[5] and would remain at the club for the next five years, one of the team that won the1986 Full Members Cup Final. He moved toPortsmouth in January 1990 before signing forSwindon Town in September 1990 for £130,000.
Hazard became an influential player in Swindon's play-off winning season of1992–93 underGlenn Hoddle which saw them promoted to thePremier League. He was sold back to Tottenham in November 1993 for £50,000, where he would stay until his retirement on 23 April 1995.
Hazard has worked as a youth academy coach atCrystal Palace.[6]
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."[3]
In July 2011 it was announced that Micky would be assisting Chigwell Athletic in an advisory role alongside director of football Ben Richman.[7] In the summer of 2014, he became Manager ofSouth Midlands League sideHadley.[8] He left the club in October 2017.
He played in the Celebrity Soccer Six charity tournament in 2001 as a member ofDamon Albarn's team and was eliminated in the Quarter-finals byRod Stewart's "Vagabonds".[9]
It was reported in 2006 that he was a taxi driver.[10]
In July 2009, Hazard signed for Sevenoaks and District Football League team Dunton Green, adding "You never lose that buzz to want to play the game of football."[11]
Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea
Swindon Town
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