Michael Hazard (born 5 February 1960) is an English football coach and former professional

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. He played as a central

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notably in the top flight for

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and

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. He also played in the

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for

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and

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at ...

. His second spell with Spurs brought numerous appearances in the

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. Following retirement, he had a brief spell at

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and later had a three-year spell as manager of non-league side Hadley.

Playing career

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

but was too young to be offered a trial. 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. 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 Tottenham side that won the 1982

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and

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in 1984, where his crosses led to goals in both legs of the final against

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. Hazard was transferred to

in September 1985 for £300,000 and would remain at the club for the next five years, one of the team that won the 1986 Full Members Cup Final. He moved to

in January 1990 before signing for

in September 1990 for £130,000. Hazard became an influential player in Swindon's play-off winning season of 1992–93 under

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which saw them promoted to the

. He was sold back to Tottenham in November 1993 for £50,000, where he would stay until his retirement on 23 April 1995.

Coaching career

Hazard has worked as a youth academy coach at

. 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." In July 2011 it was announced that Micky would be assisting Chigwell Athletic in an advisory role alongside director of football Ben Richman. In the summer of 2014, he became Manager of

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club Hadley. In the summer of 2014, he became Manager of

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side Hadley. He left the club in October 2017.

Personal life

He played in the Celebrity Soccer Six charity tournament in 2001 as a member of

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's team and was eliminated in the Quarter-finals by

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's "Vagabonds". It was reported in 2006 that he was a taxi-driver 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."

Honours

;Tottenham Hotspur *

winner

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

winner

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

;Chelsea *

Full Members Cup The Full Members' Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992. The ...

winner

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

* Division Two winner 1989–1990 ;Swindon Town * Division One Play-off Final winner

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

References

External links

*
Player Profile
– Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk
Player Profile
– Sporting Heroes {{DEFAULTSORT:Hazard, Micky Living people 1960 births Footballers from Sunderland Association football midfielders English footballers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Hadley F.C. managers UEFA Cup winning players English football managers British taxi drivers FA Cup Final players