Desmond St. Lloyd Hazel (born 15 July 1967) is a former

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who played at both professional and international levels as a

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Playing career

Club career

Born in Bradford, Hazel played with the youth team of

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and made his senior debut for them in October 1986. Hazel made a total of 274 appearances in

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for Sheffield Wednesday,

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and

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. He later played in Australia for Joondalup City, and also went on trial with Perth Glory in August 1997. After having issues with his visa, Hazel returned to England to play non-League football for

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International career

Hazel represented

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at international football. He received his first call-up in March 1998, alongside a number of fellow English-born players - Andy Watson, Kevin Francis and Bobby Bowry. Hazel made his international debut in 2000, and earned four caps that year.

Coaching career

Hazel worked as the Head of Youth Development at

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. He was previously the head coach of the

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School of Excellence, before becoming their youth team coach in July 2006. Hazel has also coached at Manchester City,

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes. ...

and

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. He later worked for Bradford (Park Avenue) as an academy coach from October 2019, leaving that role in May 2020.

Personal life

His son

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is a footballer who also played at professional level for

References

1967 births Living people Footballers from Bradford English men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's footballers Saint Kitts and Nevis men's international footballers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Perth RedStar FC players Guiseley A.F.C. players English Football League players English people of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Sportspeople of Saint Kitts and Nevis descent Men's association football wingers Halifax Town A.F.C. non-playing staff Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff FC Halifax Town non-playing staff Bradford City A.F.C. non-playing staff Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. non-playing staff {{SaintKittsNevis-footy-bio-stub