Steve Hodge

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Hodge
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 25, 1962(1962-10-25)
Age	62
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Nottingham
Horoscope	Libra

Steve Hodge Biography

Steve Hodge is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 25, 1962 in Nottingham, United Kingdom. Stephen Brian Hodge (born 25 October 1962) is an English retired footballer who was midfielder. Hodge was a prominent club player as well as an international career throughout the 1990s and 1980s.

Tottenham Manager David Pleat put Hodge wide to the left of the energetic, attacking five-man middlefield that also featured England players Hoddle as well as Chris Waddle, Argentinian veteran Osvaldo Ardiles and the hard-working goalkeeper Paul Allen. Each was expected to score goals and assists for the central center player, Clive Allen, and it did the trick. Hodge scored his first goal in Boxing Day 1986 in a 4-1 thrashing of West Ham United and scored three times more , while generating many goals for his teammates as Spurs pursued three trophy wins.

Forest won the Full Members Cup in 1989 and then reached the League Cup final, with Hodge finally winning a major domestic medal. The 3–1 win over Luton Town at Wembley saw Hodge play a crucial part as it was he, making a foraging run from deep, who was brought down for the penalty which Nigel Clough converted, setting Forest on the road to victory. A week later, however, Hodge was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool. Hodge played in the rescheduled game at Old Trafford, which Liverpool won 3–1.

He joined Queens Park Rangers for a nominal fee in 1994. Two seasons followed with Hodge playing just 15 times.

It was the middle of summer 1985 when Forest was pleasantly enticed by an offer for $450,000 at the time from Aston Villa and Hodge – who was nicknamed Harry moved out of Aston Villa to East Midlands to the West Midlands.

Steve Hodge Net Worth

Steve Hodge is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Hodge 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hodge, left-footed, a midfielder adept in either a wide or central position He was born in Nottingham, England and joined his youth club Nottingham Forest as an apprentice in 1980 . He was first introduced to the team with Ipswich Town on the final day of the 1981-82 season.

Favorite of Forest’s charismatic coach Brian Clough, Hodge became a regular for the team the following season, as the club attempted to establish a young team following the team that had won 2 European Cups began to age and fall apart. Hodge was a regular goal-scorer from the midfield position when Forest built up their League position, but they were unable compete for any other trophies than a semi-final at the UEFA Cup in 1984, which they lost with controversy to Anderlecht.

Hodge retained his place in the team as England began their qualification campaign for the 1988 European Championships with victories over Northern Ireland and Yugoslavia.

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Taylor brought Hodge back for a 2–0 win over Cameroon early in 1991 and he was then given his 24th cap in a 1–0 win against Turkey in İzmir in a qualifier for the 1992 European Championships. He had, however, lost his Forest place by then and was only named as a substitute by Clough for the 1991 FA Cup Final against his old club Tottenham Hotspur. Hodge came on as a second-half substitute but Spurs ran out 2–1 winners after extra time.

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Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Steve Hodge celebrates birthday on October 25 of every year.

Robson recalled Hodge for the first game after the European Championships – a 1–0 win over Denmark at Wembley – as Hodge had been back on form after an astute Clough paid Spurs £550,000 to take him back to Nottingham Forest. Hodge was again cast aside internationally afterwards, but his club form improved dramatically and he found himself regularly called up by Robson as a result, though actual appearances were scarce.

How did Steve Hodge get Maradona's shirt?

Hodge requested to swap his shirt with Maradona after the match in Mexico. Maradona was considered the best player of all time in that era, and the “Hand of God” goal made that shirt more valuable than ever. Hodge admitted that he is “more known for that than for having a pretty decent football career”.

Where is Steve Hodge now?

With a total of eight years spent at Nottingham Forest , Steve Hodge remains one of the clubs most well respected players, despite the fact he now works as a development coach and caretaker manager for the team’s local rivals Notts County .

How old is Steve Hodge?

59 years (October 25, 1962)

Did Steve Hodge sell Maradona shirt?

Former Aston Villa, Leeds and Nottingham Forest ace Steve Hodge lands £7million as Diego Maradona’s 1986 ‘Hand of God’ shirt sells for record- breaking sum at auction. Former England midfielder Steve Hodge has landed a £7million windfall after selling a Diego Maradona shirt at auction.

Who owns the Hand of God shirt?

Hand of God’ shirt owned by Nottingham Forest hero, Steve Hodge , sells for more than £7 million | ITV News Central.