Ian Hendon

Football player infobox
playername = Ian Hendon


fullname = Ian Michael Hendon
nickname = Hendo
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|12|5
cityofbirth = Ilford
countryofbirth = England
height =
currentclub = Barnet (Player/Assistant Manager)
clubnumber = 20
position = Defender
youthyears = 1981–1989
youthclubs = Tottenham Hotspur
years = 1989–1993 1992 1992 1993 1993–1997 1995 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2003 2003 2003 2003–
clubs = Tottenham Hotspur → Portsmouth (loan) → Leyton Orient (loan) → Barnsley (loan) Leyton Orient → Birmingham City (loan) Notts County Northampton Town Sheffield Wednesday → Barnet (loan) Peterborough United Barnet
caps(goals) = 004 0(0) 004 0(0) 006 0(0) 006 0(0) 131 0(5) 004 0(0) 082 0(6) 060 0(3) 049 0(2) 004 0(1) 007 0(1) 139 (19)
manageryears =
managerclubs =
nationalyears = 1992–1993
nationalteam = England U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 007 0(0)
pcupdate = 19:42, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

Ian Hendon (born December 5, 1971 in Ilford) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Barnet F.C., where he also serves as assistant manager.

Career

A defender, primarily at right-back but sometimes in the centre or in midfield, he began his career with Tottenham Hotspur, winning the FA Youth Cup in 1990. He made his first-team debut in 1989, and made seven appearances for the club over the next four years, also representing England Under-21 seven times. He had loan spells with Portsmouth, Leyton Orient and Barnsley before joining Orient on a permanent basis in August 1993. He spent three and a half years at Brisbane Road, with a brief loan spell at Birmingham City in 1995. He later played for Notts County, Northampton Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Peterborough United before joining then Conference side Barnet in 2003, having been on loan there six months previously. Joining up with his mentor Peter Shreeves, who has coached him at Tottenham and Sheffield Wednesday, he helped the club return to the Football League in his second season, and remained a key player for four years. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Hendon faced a dilemma. Initially, he was not offered a new playing contract by Barnet, but was given the chance to join Paul Fairclough's coaching staff. He was forced to decide whether to seek to further his playing career with another club, or to stay with the club he has grown to love, and start his coaching career earlier than planned. He decided to stay with the club, to work as Assistant Manager, and is still registered as a player, although not expected to feature in the first-team regularly. Nevertheless, he featured in the early fixtures of 2007–08, before dropping back as new players arrived.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur
* FA Youth Cup: 1990
* Charity Shield: 1991

Notts County
* Division 3 (IV): 1998

Barnet
* Conference (V): 2005

External links

* [http://www.barnetfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10431~8313,00.html Barnet FC profile]
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NAME=Hendon, Ian
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=English footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=December 5, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH=Ilford, London, England
DATE OF DEATH=
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