Steve Bull

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Steve Bull
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Steve Bull (2019)
Personnel
Surname Stephen George Bull
birthday March 28, 1965
place of birth Tipton , West Midlands ,  England
position Center Forward
Juniors
Years station
1981-1984 Tipton Town
1984-1985 West Bromwich Albion
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1985-1986 West Bromwich Albion 4 00(2)
1986-1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers 474 (250)
2000-2001 Hereford United 6 00(2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1989 England U-21 5 00(3)
1989-1991 England B 5 00(2)
1989-1990 England 13 00(4)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2000-2001 Hereford United (assistant coach)
2008 Stafford Rangers
1 Only league games are given.

Stephen George "Steve" Bull (born March 28, 1965 in Tipton , West Midlands ) is a retired English football player who has played for the Wolverhampton Wanderers for many years as well as thirteen times for the English national team.

Athletic career

After Steve Bull left Willingsworth High School , the striker joined domestic amateur club Tipton Town in 1981 . His first significant club would then be West Bromwich Albion , which he then left again in 1986 for a transfer fee of 65,000 pounds in the direction of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

During his thirteen-year stay in Wolverhampton , which lasted until 1999 , he became one of the most successful club players and set numerous internal records. This included his 306 goals, 250 of which he scored in championship games. With the supporters he achieved legendary status, which was expressed in the main grandstand named after Bull in the local Molineux Stadium .

He made his debut for the "Wolves" on November 22, 1986 and should appear in a total of 561 games - including 464 in the English league. He then moved at short notice for twelve games to Hereford United , which his former coach Graham Turner looked after.

In the 1987/88 season he scored 52 goals for his club, which was still fourth class at the time, and led it to promotion to the fourth division champion. In addition, Wolverhampton was next to Burnley FC the only team that could win the championship on all four professional league levels in England. In the following year, the third division championship immediately made it through to the second division and Bull increased his goal rate again with 53 goals and thus scored an unrivaled 105 goals in two seasons. Although he was only active in the third division, he was then called up to the English national team, where he came in Hampden Park against Scotland for his first international match.

Bull also performed well in the second division and remained loyal to his club, although he received offers from the first division clubs Aston Villa , Coventry City , Newcastle United and even from the top Italian club Juventus Turin , emphasizing that he was primarily back in the Wolves wanted to lead the top English league.

Steve Bull scored a total of four goals during his 13 international matches for England - including two goals in a World Cup preparation match against what was then Czechoslovakia - and was also in the squad for the 1990 World Cup in Italy . He had secured a place in Bobby Robson's team with his last international goal against Tunisia .

Bull was only substituted on at the World Cup against Ireland , the Netherlands and Belgium and then played again against Egypt from the start. He played his last international game in October 1990 against Poland and was then no longer considered by the new national coach Graham Taylor , who would later train Bull with the Wolves.

In 1995 and 1997, Bull was on the verge of promotion to the Premier League , but when the Wolves failed in both play-offs . During his last two seasons at Wolverhampton, Bull had to contend with injuries that resulted in his losing his first-team spot. In July 1999 he announced his resignation.

He made a brief comeback around two years later when he was hired as a player and kotrainer in the Football Conference at Hereford United under his former coach Graham Turner .

In December 1999, "Bully", as Steve Bull was called by his supporters, was awarded the Order of the British Empire as an MBE for his sporting achievements , although he only played a few first division games with West Bromwich Albion and then always played below the elite class would have.

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personal data
SURNAME Bull, Steve
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bull, Stephen George; bully
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Tipton , West Midlands