Alex Stepney
| Alex Stepney | ||
 Stepney (1976)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Alexander Cyril Stepney | |
| birthday | September 18, 1942 | |
| place of birth | Mitcham / London , England | |
| position | goalkeeper | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1962-1963 | Tooting & Mitcham United | |
| 1963-1966 | Millwall FC | 137 (0) |
| 1966 | Chelsea FC | 1 (0) |
| 1966-1988 | Manchester United | 433 (0) |
| 1979 | Dallas tornado | 28 (0) |
| 1979-1980 | → FC Altrincham (loan) | 17 (0) |
| 1980 | Dallas tornado | 26 (0) |
| 1981-1982 | Altrincham FC | 1 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1968 | England | 1 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Alexander Cyril Stepney (born September 18, 1942 in Mitcham ) is an English football goalkeeper .
Career
The goalkeeper had unsuccessful trial training at Fulham FC . Instead of being under contract with Fulham, he played for hobby club Tooting & Mitcham United. In 1963 he was signed as an amateur by Millwall FC . Two months after his first amateur contract, he got a professional contract due to good games. Stepney joined Chelsea in 1966 . Just three months later, he moved to Manchester United for a transfer fee of around € 81,000 . He made his debut at the city derby against Manchester City in 1966. In 1967 Stepney was a regular goalkeeper champion with United. One season later he won the championship cup with the Red Devils . He was the preeminent goalkeeper in the final. Stepney made top players like Eusébio desperate. Internationally, he made his debut in May 1968 against Sweden . He was also a member of the English selection at the European Football Championship in 1968 . The goalkeeper was also a substitute goalkeeper at the Football World Cup in Mexico in 1970 . In 1977 he won the FA Cup for the first time . After 546 games and two goals (two penalty goals, to this day most of a United goalkeeper) for the Reds from Manchester , he moved to Dallas Tornado in the USA in April 1978 . After his playing career, Stepney worked as a goalkeeper coach at Manchester City in 2000/2001.
successes
- English champion : 1966/67
- FA Cup : 1977
- European Champion Clubs' Cup : 1968
- Participation in the 1970 World Cup (not used)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Stepney, Alex |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stepney, Alexander Cyril |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English football goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mitcham |