Ricky Hill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricky Anthony Hill | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1989 | Luton Town | 436 | (54) |
| 1989–1990 | Le Havre | 20 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Leicester City | 16 | (1) |
| 1992 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| – | Chertsey Town | ||
| – | Cocoa Expos | ||
| National team | |||
| 1982–1986 | England | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| 2000 | Luton Town | ||
| 2003–2005 | San Juan Jabloteh | ||
| 2011–2014 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ricky Hill (born 5 March 1959) is a former English footballer, most recently the head coach of Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Hill attended John Kelly Boys' Technology College in Neasden, where he was spotted playing for his school team by then Luton Town reserve coach David Pleat.
Hill joined Luton in 1975, and made 436 League appearances, scoring 54 goals in the process, from 1976 to 1989.
He earned 3 full England caps during this time, making his debut on 22 September 1982 as a substitute for Bryan Robson in England's 2-2 draw with Denmark in Copenhagen - the nation's first match under the management of Bobby Robson. He was only the fourth black player to represent England at the highest level.[1] He was capped three times in total for England, with his last appearance being against Egypt on 29 January 1986.
He helped Luton win promotion to the First Division in 1981-82 as Second Division champions, and in 1987-88, he was part of the team that won their first - and only to date - major trophy as they achieved a thrilling 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Football League Cup final. In 1989, he moved on a free transfer to French club Le Havre.
In 1990, he transferred to Leicester City for £100,000, rejoining David Pleat for a brief spell, before heading abroad to be player/coach with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the US. As a player-coach where he took them to two national championships and was named 1992 'Coach of the Year'.
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