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Playmaker

By: Glenn Hoddle, Jacob Steinberg
Narrated by: David John
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Summary

‘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.

©2021 Glenn Hoddle (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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really enjoyed it. learnt things I didn't know about Ghodd. What a tremendous player he was but was good to hear him speak about his ups and downs in management, particularly when in charge of England. spurs legend #coys

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Boyhood Hero gives an insight

Grew up supporting Spurs, and as a teenager worshipped Glenn Hoddle as he was 4 years my senior, and broke into the team aged 17.
Found out so much of what was going on behind the scenes during his career as a player and a manager.

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Well worth a listen

interesting insights from a great career. I would rate it higher than most sports books simply because both his managerial & playing careers are equally interesting

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Insightful, emotional and inspiring

Great insight into a legend, emotional, spiritual and inspiring. Great listen and insight into real life events .

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Brilliant Book about a talent football man

My first football match was with my Grandad and Dad watching our local club Swindon and bumped into Glenn. Since then I was a Hoddle fan and grew up following his career and this book explains all the behind the scenes events.
Great insite into one of the best most gifted tactician of the game.
loved it 5 star from me.

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The man is a legend if you like football give it a listen BRILLIANT

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Good read

Great story about a fantastic footballer and great men in general,, who has such an excellent mind. Offers a different view from the usual reads because of the point of view during his playing career and outside of football.

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Good insight

Nothing really book was very good and there was nothing to hate great player period

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Tottenham Fans will love it

If your a Tottenham fan you will love this book. Personally I’m a Man Utd fan and just wanted to listen to a footballing legend. Glen tells a story of how a young boy playing football can make it big with plenty ups and downs. A few unknown stories in management which was interesting to hear. Overall a decent listen.

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Fab read

As a spurs fan growing up Glen was my idol , he is a god at WHL. What a read of a fabulous man. Loved it. Thank you.

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