Steve Hitchen

Steven James Hitchen (born 28 November 1976) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender for Blackburn Rovers and Macclesfield Town in the Football League. He is the director of football at Unique Sports Group and former Director of Technical Performance for Tottenham Hotspur.

Steve Hitchen

Personal information
Full name	Steven James Hitchen
Date of birth	(1976-11-28) 28 November 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Salford, England
Height	5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)
Position(s)	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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hitchen was born in Salford, England. A defender, he played for Blackburn Rovers and Macclesfield Town in the Football League and Bangor City.

After his playing career ended, he worked as a football talent scout . 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 Benoît 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 sign 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] and left the club in February 2022.^[3] On 26 October 2023, Hitchen became director of football at sporting agency Unique Sports Group.^[4]