Playmaker

My Life and the Love of Football

Glenn Hoddle

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HarperCollins
23 February 2023

Autobiography: sport; Memoirs; Sports teams & clubs; Sports training & coaching; Football (Soccer, Association football)

‘On the pitch he was a magician’ – Arsène Wenger

The first full autobiography from former footballer and England manager Glenn Hoddle

Glenn Hoddle was one of the most celebrated footballers of his generation. A wonderfully talented No. 10 – he formed part of the great Spurs teams of the early 1980s and cut his teeth in the blood and thunder of an England team that prioritised aggression over creativity.

Often seen as a player ‘out of time’, Glenn was a playmaker in the purest sense. A creator and a goal scorer, he rose through the Tottenham youth academy – playing under Keith Burkinshaw and crossing paths with the likes of club legends Bill Nicholson and Danny Blanchflower – before going on to play in Monaco under the tutelage of Arsène Wenger. In Playmaker, he looks back on his rise as a prodigious young footballer and talks at length about his career that took him from cleaning the cockerel at White Hart Lane to managing the England football team at a World Cup.

From scoring in an FA Cup final to winning the league in France; from revitalising Chelsea in the early 1990s, to managing the fall-out after David Beckham’s infamous sending off at the 1998 World Cup; from surviving a near fatal cardiac arrest at the age of 61, to continuing to work within the game he loves – Playmaker is a life lead through football, and an autobiography of one of the game’s most admired, thoughtful and respected personalities.

By: Glenn Hoddle
Imprint: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 240g
ISBN: 9780008495374
ISBN 10: 0008495378
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 23 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Glenn Hoddle is a former footballer and manager - and one of the most respected players of his generation. He began his career at Tottenham Hotspur and played for AS Monaco under Arsene Wenger. He managed Swindon Town and Chelsea, before becoming England manager in 1996. He is now a pundit for BT Sport.

Reviews for Playmaker: My Life and the Love of Football

'On the pitch he was a magician' Arsene Wenger 'Hoddle? No, it's the bad players who are a luxury' Danny Blanchflower 'It takes great courage to play the way Hoddle does' Brian Clough