Steve Hitchen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven James Hitchen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–2004 | Macclesfield Town | 151 | (1) |
| 2004 | Bangor City | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 162 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven James Hitchen (born 28 November 1976) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender for Blackburn Rovers and Macclesfield Town in the Football League. He is the former Director of Technical Performance for Tottenham Hotspur.
Career
[edit]Hitchen was born in Salford, England. A defender, he played for Blackburn Rovers and Macclesfield Town in the Football League and Bangor City.
After his playing career ended, he worked as a football talent scout . He started at Tottenham Hotspur in the mid-2000s as a part-time European scout, and played a part in the signings of Luka Modrić and Benoît Assou-Ekotto. He moved to Liverpool in 2010 to join Damien Comolli who was once his superior as the director of football at Tottenham. He helped signed Luis Suárez to Liverpool in 2011.[1] He then became head of European scouting for Queens Park Rangers, and in 2016 joint director of recruitment at Derby County. He was appointed the chief scout for Tottenham Hotspur in February 2017 as a replacement for Paul Mitchell[2] and left the club in February 2022.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Pitt-Brooke, Jack (9 February 2017). "Tottenham's new chief scout Steve Hitchen helped Liverpool sign Luis Suarez to continue Spurs reconstruction". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Lyall (6 February 2017). "Tottenham to appoint Steve Hitchen as chief scout - Sky sources". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Steve Hitchen quits Spurs recruitment role amid Everton interest". The Guardian. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Steve Hitchen at Soccerbase
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Salford
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Bangor City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. non-playing staff
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. non-playing staff