Kevin Hector
| Kevin Hector | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | Kevin James Hector | |
| birthday | November 2, 1944 | |
| place of birth | Leeds , England | |
| position | striker | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1962-1966 | Bradford Park Avenue | 176 (113) |
| 1966-1988 | Derby County | 430 (147) |
| 1978-1980 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 63 (39) |
| 1978 | → Boston United (loan) | 13 (4) |
| 1979-1980 | → Burton Albion (loan) | 11 (9) |
| 1980-1982 | Derby County | 56 (8) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1973 | England | 2 (0) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Kevin James Hector (born November 2, 1944 in Leeds ) is a retired English football player.
Player career
Bradford Park Avenue
Kevin Hector started his career in 1962 with the English third division club Bradford Park Avenue and was relegated directly to the fourth division. In this league he made a name for himself as a goal scorer and scored 113 goals in 176 league games between 1962 and 1966.
Derby County
In September 1966, Hector moved to the English second division club Derby County and made his debut on September 17, 1966 in a 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace . With the arrival of the new coach Brian Clough at the beginning of the 1967/68 season, the most successful period in the club's history began. In the Second Division 1968/69 Derby managed to return to the First Division after 16 years. The start in the top English division began very successfully in the 1969/70 season with fourth place. After a ninth place in 1970/71 Derby County won the first league title in the club's history in 1971/72 . In addition to his teammates Alan Hinton and John O'Hare , Hector (42 games / 12 goals) proved to be an accurate player. In the 1972/73 season County could not repeat this success with 7th place, but the team managed to move into the semi-finals of the European Cup of National Champions 1972/73 . After u. a. In the second round Benfica Lisbon could be defeated, the Italian champions Juventus Turin waited in the semi-finals . After a 3-1 defeat in Turin, Derby was eliminated from the competition after a 0-0 win at home and so missed the final against Ajax Amsterdam . Hector scored four goals during the competition, making it his team's top scorer.
At the beginning of the 1973/74 season , the board separated from coach Brian Clough under turbulent circumstances and hired the former player Dave Mackay as his successor. Mackay reached a third place with County 1974 and led the team in the Football League First Division 1974/75 to the second championship in the club's history. Hector (38 games / 13 goals) scored the most goals after Bruce Rioch and thus contributed his part to the title before Liverpool FC . The second start in the 1975/76 European Cup ended in the second round. Derby failed after two legendary games 4: 1 and 1: 5 after extra time against Spanish champions Real Madrid . The performance in the league deteriorated significantly after a fourth place in 1975/76 in the two following years.
In 1978 Kevin Hector decided to leave Derby after twelve successful years. He moved to the Vancouver Whitecaps in the North American Soccer League and won there in 1979 with a 2-1 final victory over the Tampa Bay Rowdies the championship. In 1980 he returned to Derby County, which had previously been relegated to the second division from the Football League First Division 1979/80 . In 1982 he finally ended his professional career and was still active for some amateur clubs in the period that followed.
English national team
Kevin Hector made his debut for the England national team at the age of 28. On October 17, 1973, he played his first international match in qualifying for the 1974 World Cup in Germany in the decisive match against Poland . Hector was substituted on by coach Alf Ramsey when the score was 1-1 for Martin Chivers , but failed with a chance at Polish goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski and was eliminated from the qualifying with England. On November 14, 1973, he played his second and last international match in a 1-0 draw against Italy.
Web links
- Kevin Hector at Derby County
- Appearances for the English national team
- Kevin Hector at the Vancouver Whitecaps
Individual evidence
- ↑ Derby County - Juventus Turin (europeancuphistory)
- ↑ Derby County - Real Madrid (europeancuphistory)
- ↑ Return to Derby County (sporting-heroes)
- ↑ England - Poland (FIFA)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hector, Kevin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hector, Kevin James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English national soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leeds , England |