Jerry Hitchens ( eng. Gerry Hitchens ; October 8, 1934 - April 13, 1983 ) - English football player, striker of the national team of England .
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| Was born | Cannock , England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Is dead | Hope , Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
The first club Hitchens from the football league was the Welsh club " Cardiff City ", where he established himself as a fairly effective striker. In 1957, for 22,500 pounds, he moved to the club of the first division " Aston Villa ". In it, he spent 4 seasons twice becoming the top scorer of the club and showing a very high performance. His best season in England was the 1960/61 season, when he scored 42 goals per season (including cups) and won the League Cup with the club. In May 1961, as an Aston Villa player, he was first called up to England for the match against Mexico and scored in the third minute. Soon he attracted the attention of foreign clubs and in the summer of 1961, for 85 thousand pounds, he moved to Inter, and played for 8 seasons in Serie A.
I went to the 1962 World Cup as part of the England team. He played at the base and scored goals. However, his international career quickly ended when Alf Ramsay became the England coach. Ramsey chose to call players only playing in England. In 1967, together with Roberto Boninsenya, he left for the United States. Spent on loan 2 games for the American " Chicago Mustangs " [2] . In 1969, Jerry returned to the UK.
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