Steve Hitchen

Steve Hitchen
Personal information
Full name	Steven James Hitchen
Date of birth	28 November 1976
Place of birth	Salford, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Steven James Hitchen (born 28 November 1976) in Salford, England, is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender for Blackburn Rovers and Macclesfield Town in the Football League.

He worked as a football talent scout after his playing career ended. He started at Tottenham Hotspur in the mid-2000s as a part-time European scout, and played a part in the signings of Luka Modrić and Benoit Assou-Ekotto. He moved to Liverpool in 2010 to join Damien Comolli who was once his superior as the director of football at Tottenham. He helped signed Luis Suárez to Liverpool in 2011.^[1] He then became head of European scouting for Queens Park Rangers, and in 2016 joint director of recruitment at Derby County. He was appointed the chief scout for Tottenham Hotspur in February 2017 as a replacement for Paul Mitchell.^[2]

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Personal information
Full name	Steven James Hitchen
Date of birth	(1976-11-28) 28 November 1976
Place of birth	Salford, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Blackburn Rovers	0	(0)
1997–2004	Macclesfield Town	151	(1)
2004	Bangor City	11	(0)
Total		162	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only