Dennis Mortimer
| Dennis Mortimer | ||
.jpg) Dennis Mortimer (1982)
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| Personnel | ||
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| Surname | Dennis Mortimer | |
| birthday | April 5, 1952 | |
| place of birth | Liverpool , England | |
| position | midfield | |
| Juniors | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1967-1969 | Coventry City | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1969-1975 | Coventry City | 193 (10) |
| 1975-1985 | Aston Villa | 317 (31) |
| 1985 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 7 (0) |
| 1985-1986 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 40 (2) |
| 1986-1987 | Birmingham City | 33 (4) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1972-1973 | England U-23 | 6 (2) |
| 1978-1980 | England B | 3 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Dennis Mortimer (born April 5 , 1952 in Liverpool ) is a former English football player. He was best known as the captain of the Aston Villa team , which won the European Cup in 1982 . The midfielder is considered one of the best players in Aston Villa's history.
Athletic career
Mortimer began his career at Coventry City and developed there from the youth department to a regular player in the first team. A first highlight was his participation in the final of the FA Youth Cup , where he lost to Tottenham Hotspur 3-4. He celebrated his breakthrough in 1972 at the latest when the new coaching team Joe Mercer and Gordon Milne joined the "Sky Blues". Together with Willie Carr , Colin Stein , Brian Alderson and Tommy Hutchison , Mortimer was part of one of the most prestigious attack lines and one of the most promising midfielders in English football at the time.
A number of top clubs have expressed an interest in signing Mortimer, who finally hired shortly before Christmas 1975 at Aston Villa in Birmingham . Between 1975 and 1985 Mortimer made 405 competitive games for Villa and scored 36 goals. After winning the English championship in 1981, he celebrated his greatest success a year later. In the final of the European championship competition, he led his team onto the field as captain and after the 1-0 win against FC Bayern Munich at the De Kuip stadium in Rotterdam - Peter Withe scored the decisive goal - the only European trophy in the club's history to this day from Aston Villa.
After his time in Birmingham, Mortimer made a brief move to Brighton & Hove Albion , but only stayed there for a year before returning to the Midlands . His move to Birmingham City , Aston Villa's local rival, was not without controversy among his old supporters. Mortimer's last active position was as a player-coach in the field of non-league football at Redditch United. He later gained coaching experience as assistant coach to Osvaldo Ardiles at West Bromwich Albion . Despite his success in club football, Mortimer came to appearances in the English U23 and B selection, but never to an international match for the English senior team .
Later Mortimer worked more in the youth field and trained young players and coaches (including Alex Penny ) in the Midlands . In addition, he is also involved in women's football and holds a director position in the women's division of Wolverhampton Wanderers .
successes
- European Champion Clubs' Cup : 1982
- European Supercup : 1982
- English Championship : 1981
- English league cup winner : 1977
Web links
- Profile at mirrorfootball.co.uk (engl.)
- Statistics in the Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database (engl.)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mortimer, Dennis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liverpool |