Mark Hateley

Mark Hateley
Hateley in 1994
Personal information
Full name Mark Wayne Hateley
Date of birth (1961-11-07) 7 November 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Derby, Derbyshire, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1983 Coventry City 93 (25)
1980Detroit Express (loan) 19 (2)
1983–1984 Portsmouth 38 (22)
1984–1987 Milan 66 (17)
1987–1990 Monaco 59 (22)
1990–1995 Rangers 165 (87)
1995–1997 Queens Park Rangers 27 (3)
1996Leeds United (loan) 6 (0)
1997 Rangers 4 (1)
1997–1998 Hull City 21 (3)
1999 Ross County 2 (0)
Total 500 (182)
International career
1982–1984 England U21 10 (8)
1984–1992 England 32 (9)
Managerial career
1997–1998 Hull City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Wayne Hateley (born 7 November 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his career with Coventry City in the First Division of English football. A spell followed at English Second Division club Portsmouth, where he ended the 1983–84 season as the club's top goalscorer. He then moved to Italian club AC Milan, where he suffered several injuries (requiring four operations);[2] however, he did score the winning goal against city rivals Inter Milan in 1984.

In 1987, Hateley signed for French club Monaco, winning Ligue 1 in his first season at the Monegasque club. In 1990, he signed for Scottish Premier Division club Rangers. In his five-year spell in Glasgow, he was a part of a title-winning squad in every season, and he attained personal success in the 1993–94 season, as he was voted both the SFWA Footballer of the Year and the SPFA Players' Player of the Year, as well as the league's top goalscorer with 22 goals. He briefly rejoined the club in 1997, as there were no available forwards for the Old Firm match, but was sent off on his second debut. In 1999, Hateley was named as part of Rangers' greatest-ever team, and in 2003 he was inducted to Rangers' Hall of Fame.

From 1984 to 1992, Hateley made 32 appearances for the England national team, scoring nine goals. He was a member of the squads for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988.

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