Mark Hateley

Mark Wayne Hateley (born 7 November 1961), nicknamed Attila during his time in Milan,[2][3] is an English former footballer who played as a centre forward. Hateley's breakthrough season came at Second Division side Portsmouth, where he ended the 1983–84 season as the club's top goalscorer. He then moved to A.C. Milan, and despite his time at the club affected by inconsistent performances and injuries, he is fondly remembered for his winning goal against Inter Milan in 1984. In 1987, Hateley signed for Monaco, winning the league in his first season at the Monegasque club. In 1990, he signed for Rangers. In his five-year spell at the club, he was a part of a title winning squad in every season, and he attained personal success in the 1993–94 season, as he was voted both the SFWA Footballer of the Year and the SPFA Players' Player of the Year, as well as the league's top goalscorer with twenty-two goals. He briefly rejoined the club in 1997, as there were no available forwards for the Old Firm match, but was sent off on his second debut. In 1999, Hateley was named as part of Rangers' greatest ever team, and in 2003, he was inducted to Rangers' Hall of Fame.

Mark Hateley

Mark Hateley in 1994
Personal information
Full name	Mark Wayne Hateley
Date of birth	(1961-11-07) 7 November 1961
Place of birth	Derby, Derbyshire, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1983	Coventry City	93	(25)
1980	→ Detroit Express (loan)	19	(2)
1983–1984	Portsmouth	38	(22)
1984–1987	Milan	66	(17)
1987–1990	Monaco	59	(22)
1990–1995	Rangers	165	(87)
1995–1997	Queens Park Rangers	27	(3)
1996	→ Leeds United (loan)	6	(0)
1997	Rangers	4	(1)
1997–1998	Hull City	21	(3)
1999	Ross County	2	(0)
Total		500	(182)
National team
1982–1984	England U21	10	(8)
1984–1992	England	32	(9)
Teams managed
1997–1998	Hull City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

From 1984 to 1992, Hateley made thirty-two appearances for the English national team, scoring nine goals. He was a member of the squads for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988.

Early life

Mark Hateley was born in Derby[4] on 7 November 1961. His father, Tony Hateley, was also a professional footballer who played as a striker for clubs including Notts County, Aston Villa and Chelsea.

Club career

Hateley started his career at Coventry City, playing over 90 games in the First Division before moving to Portsmouth in the Second Division in the summer of 1983. He scored 22 league goals for them in the 1983–84 season[5]

On 28 June 1984 he was transferred to A.C. Milan for £1million.[5] Despite his inconsistent performances, a series of injuries, and a poor goalscoring rate for the club under Nils Liedholm, he is remembered fondly by the Milan fans for a decisive and historic match-winning goal he scored in a 2–1 win against Inter in the Milan Derby on 28 October 1984, beating out former Milan defender Fulvio Collovati with a header; this was the first time Milan had beaten Inter in the Derby in six years.[6][7][8][9]

Arsène Wenger then signed him for AS Monaco in 1987 and he was part of the team which won the French Division 1 title in 1987–88.[10] After three years at Monaco, Hateley returned to Britain in a £1million move to Rangers on 19 July 1990. Manager Graeme Souness had attempted to bring him to Ibrox three years earlier from A.C. Milan.[11] Hateley became a key part of the Rangers side, and was voted player of the year by the Scottish Football Writers in 1993–94. He scored 87 Premier Division goals for Rangers and scored 112 goals in all competitions. Rangers were league champions in every season that Hateley played for them, as they went on a run of nine successive league titles which lasted from 1989 until 1997.[12]

After making 165 League appearances with Rangers he moved to Queens Park Rangers in November 1995, for a fee of £1.5million.[13]

In early 1997, with Rangers trying to win their ninth title in a row, and with a huge injury list, manager Walter Smith desperately needed a striker, and re-signed Hateley for £300,000 for the vital game against Rangers' biggest rivals, Celtic.[14] Rangers won the game 1–0 but Hateley was sent off for headbutting Stewart Kerr.[15] He played four times in his second spell at Rangers, scoring once, and transferred to Hull City in July 1997, where he acted as player-manager.[5][16] Hateley managed Hull from the summer of 1997 until November 1998.[17]

He ended his playing career with Ross County in September 1999 but only played two games for them.[18][19]

International career

On 2 June 1984 Hateley was capped for England at senior level for the first time in a 2–0 friendly defeat to the USSR. In his next game eight days later, he scored in a 2–0 victory over Brazil. By the end of 1984, he had been capped six times by England and scored three goals. He made the last of his 32 England appearances in a 2–2 friendly draw with Czechoslovakia in 1992.[20]

Style of play

A traditional target man, Hateley was a physical centre-forward who was known in particular for his strength in the air and ability to score goals with his head.[6]

Personal life

Father to four children : Emma, Lucy, Faye and Tom. Mark's son, Tom is also a footballer playing for Piast Gliwice in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[21] Tom was born in Monaco during Mark's spell at AS Monaco and would later play in Scotland, England and Poland.

His late father, Tony was also a footballer who played in the English First Division for teams including Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool and Notts County amongst others during the 1950s to 70s. At one stage, Tony's transfer fees totalled the most for any player in England.

Career statistics

Club

[1][22]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1978–79	Coventry City	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0
1979–80			4	0	1	0	0	0	–		5	0
United States			League		Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
1980[23]	Detroit Express	NASL	19	2	–		–		–		19	2
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1980–81[24]	Coventry City	First Division	19	3	3	0	6	2	–		28	5
1981–82			34	13	4	4	2	1	–		40	18
1982–83			35	9	3	2	0	0	–		38	11
1983–84	Portsmouth	Second Division	38	22	2	1	4	2	–		44	25
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
1984–85	AC Milan	Serie A	21	7	7	1	–		–		28	8
1985–86			22	8	4	1	–		4	2	30	11
1986–87			23	2	5	0	–		–		28	2
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
1987–88	AS Monaco	Ligue 1	28	14	3	0	–		–		31	14
1988–89			18	6	1	1	–		2	0	21	7
1989–90			13	2	1	1	–		2	0	16	3
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1990–91	Rangers	Premier Division	33	10	3	2	4	2	2	1	42	15
1991–92			30	21	2	2	2	0	1	0	35	23
1992–93[25]			37	19	5	2	4	3	8	3	54	27
1993–94[26]			42	22	6	4	5	2	2	2	55	30
1994–95			23	13	1	0	2	2	2	0	28	15
1995–96[27]			0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	4	2
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1995–96	Queens Park Rangers	Premier League	14	2	1	0	1	0	–		16	2
1996–97		Division One	13	1	4	2	0	0	–		17	3
1996–97	Leeds United (loan)	Premier League	6	0	0	0	0	0	–		6	0
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1996–97	Rangers	Premier Division	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1997–98	Hull	Division Three	9	0	0	0	5	0	–		14	0
1998–99			12	3	0	0	1	0	–		13	3
Scotland			League		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1999–2000	Ross County	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		2	0
Country	England		185	53	18	9	19	5	—		222	67
	United States		19	2	—		—		—		19	2
	Italy		66	17	16	2	—		4	2	86[28]	21[28]
	France		59	22	5	2	—		4	0	68	24
	Scotland		171	88	17	10	19	11	17	6	224	115
Career total			500	180	56	23	38	16	25	8	619	229

International

England national team [29]
Year	Apps	Goals
1984	6	3
1985	8	3
1986	7	3
1987	4	0
1988	6	0
1992	1	0
Total	32	9

Honours

Club

AS Monaco [30]

• Ligue 1: 1987–88

Rangers [31]

• Scottish Premier League: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97
• Scottish Cup: 1991–92, 1992–93
• Scottish League Cup: 1990, 1992, 1993

International

England [29]

• European Under-21 Football Championship: 1982, 1984

Individual

• SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1993–94[31]
• SPFA Players' Player of the Year: 1993–94[32]
• UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Golden Player : 1984[33]
• Ballon d'Or: 1987 (14th),[34] 1985 (29th),[35] 1984 (22nd)[36]

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External links

• Mark Hateley management career statistics at Soccerbase