Julian Hazel
English footballer & manager (born 1973)
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Julian Hazel (born 25 September 1973) is an English former football player and manager who played in the Football League as a forward for Colchester United. He was manager of Wivenhoe Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julian Hazel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1973[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Luton, England | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1992 | Colchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1993 | Colchester United | 2 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Chelmsford City | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–? | Braintree Town | ||
| 1991–1993 | Wivenhoe Town | 7 | (0) |
| 1996 | Collier Row & Romford | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–2002 | Wivenhoe Town | 220 | (114) |
| 2001 | Harwich & Parkeston | ||
| 2001–2002 | Stanway Rovers | ||
| 2002–2003 | Heybridge Swifts | ||
| 2003–2004 | Stanway Rovers | ||
| Total | 8 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Wivenhoe Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Luton,[1] Hazel joined Conference club Colchester United as an apprentice,[2] making his first-team debut in an FA Trophy first round replay 3–2 victory at Kingstonian on 14 January 1992, coming on as a substitute for Steve Restarick.[3] He made one further appearance in the 1991–92 season, again as a substitute in the FA Trophy for Ian Stewart in a third round 3–1 home win against Morecambe.[4]
Hazel appeared twice in the Football League following Colchester's non-league double of the Conference title and FA Trophy,[2] playing in two games for the club,[5] the first of which came during a 3–0 home defeat to Darlington on 29 August 1992.[6] He made his final appearance for the U's on 1 September 1992 in a 2–0 home defeat by Shrewsbury Town.[7]
On leaving Colchester, Hazel joined Chelmsford City and later Braintree Town. He signed for Wivenhoe Town following those spells[2] and was appointed player-manager in the summer of 1998 becoming the youngest manager in senior football at the time,[8] leading the club to a 17th position finish in his first season in charge, and a 6th-placed finish in his second, narrowly missing out on promotion.[9]