Stephen "Steve" Brian Foster ( born Stephen "Steve" Brian Foster ; born September 24, 1957 , Portsmouth , England ) is an English footballer who played as a defender. He played for such clubs as Brighton and Hove , with whom he became the finalist of the FA Cup , and Luton Town , with whom he won the Football League Cup . Also played several matches for the national team of England .
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| Full name | Stephen Brian Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 24, 1957 (61 years old) Portsmouth , England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 183 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | completed a player’s career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Football career
Club career
In professional football, he made his debut in 1975 with performances for Portsmouth , who played in the third division . In 1978, the club flew into the fourth division , but Foster continued to play for the club. In total, he spent four seasons for the club from his hometown, taking part in 109 championship matches. Most of the time spent at Portsmouth was the main player in the defense of the team.
In the summer of 1979 he moved to Brighton and Hove , who played in the elite division, where he immediately became the main defender. In 1983, the team reached the FA Cup final, where Brighton lost to Manchester United . In the same year, the “seagulls” flew into the second division, but Steve spent another six months in the team.
In early 1984, he moved to Aston Villa , where he played throughout the year, after which he moved to Luton Town , which also performed in the "elite" [1] . At Luton, Steve became a leader in the center of defense and was the captain of the club in the 1987/88 season, in which the Hatter won the first ever League Cup .
During 1989-1992 he played for Oxford United , who played in the second division. He completed his professional gaming career at the Brighton & Hove club, which he had previously performed on. But at that time the “seagulls” were already in the Third Division . For the second time, Foster joined the team in the summer of 1992 and defended its colors until the termination of performances at a professional level in 1996.
For Team
On February 23, 1982 he made his debut in official matches with England in a friendly match against Northern Ireland , and on May 25 he played his second match - a friendly game with the Netherlands at Wembley, which ended with a 2-0 victory for the British.
In the same year he was included in the application of the national team for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, where he played in only one match against the Kuwait national team .
After the end of the mundial, the new coach of the British was appointed Bobby Robson, who never again attracted Steve to the games of the national team.
Notes
- ↑ Luton legend named in takeover bid - Luton on Sunday Archived on January 28, 2013.