- Steve Hetzke
Football player infobox2
playername = Steve Hetzke
fullname = Stephen Edward Richard Hetzke
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1955|6|3
cityofbirth =Marlborough
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
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height = height|ft=6|in=2
currentclub =
position = Defender (retired)
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years = 1971-1982
1976
1982-1986
1986-1987
1987-1988
1988-1989
clubs = Reading
→ Vancouver Whitecaps (loan)
Blackpool
Sunderland
Chester City
Colchester United
Career
caps(goals) = 261 (23)
018 0(0)
140 (18)
031 0(0)
014 0(0)
029 0(2)
475 (43)
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nationalcaps(goals) =Stephen Edward Richard Hetzke (born
June 3 1955 inMarlborough ,Wiltshire ) is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.Hetzke began his career with Reading, where he twice won promotion from
Division Four and received a testimonial match after leaving for Blackpool in July 1982 for a £12,500 fee, which was settled by atribunal .He made his debut for Blackpool in the opening league game of the 1982–83 campaign, a 2–1 defeat at Mansfield Town on
August 28 ,1982 . He went on to make a further 42 league appearances that season, scoring twice.He appeared in all but one of Blackpool's 46 league games in 1983–84, scoring seven goals. Two of these were game-winning penalties in single-goal victories – firstly against Torquay United at
Bloomfield Road onDecember 17 ,1983 , and then ten days later against Hartlepool United at the same venue.In 1984–85, Hetzke, who by now was the club's captain, made 30 league appearances and scored five goals, including both goals in a 2–0 victory at Torquay United on
December 15 ,1984 . Blackpool won promotion to Division Three at the end of the season.Hetzke's final season at Blackpool, 1985–86, saw him make 23 league appearances and score four goals. His final appearance for the club occurred on
February 22 ,1986 , in a single-goal defeat at Cardiff City.In March 1986 Hetzke joined Sunderland, although after relegation to
Division Three in 1986–87 he moved on to Chester City. He made his Chester debut in a 5–0 home defeat to Northampton Town at the start of 1987–88 and added just thirteen more league appearances before joiningColchester United in a £10,000 transfer in February 1988.Hetzke finished his league career at the
Layer Road club at the end of the 1988–89 season.Honours
Reading
*Division Four champions: 1979-80.
*Division Four promotion as third-placed team: 1975-76.Blackpool
*Division Four promotion as runners-up: 1984-85.References
* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/stevehetzke.htm Profile at Neil Brown's statistics site]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=106467 Profile at PlayerHistory.com]
*cite book | first=Roy | last=Calley| coauthors= | title=Blackpool: A Complete Record 1887-1992 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport | location= | year=1992 | editor= | id=ISBN 1-873626-07-X
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