Mel HOPKINS | 1960-1961 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

HOPKINS PES STATS | 1960-1961

electric_trigger Mel HOPKINS | 1960-1961 Tries to stop Garrincha in 1958 Clubs: Tottenham Nationality: Wales, Number: 3 Position: *SB, Era: 1960-1961, Age: 26 Foot: L Side: L Length: 180 Weight: 73 Attack: 68 Defence: 73 Balance: 84 Stamina: 85 Top Speed: 83 Acceleration: 82 Response: 82 Agility: 77 Dribble Accuracy: 77 Dribble Speed: 80 Short Pass Accuracy: 75 Short Pass Speed: 77 Long Pass Acc.: 76 Long Pass Speed: 78 Shot Accuracy: 63 Shot Power: 81 Shot Technique: 63 Free Kick Accuracy: 60 Curling: 78 Header: 80 Jump: 78 Technique: 76 Aggression: 77 Mentality: 80 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 80 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 *Side *Sliding *Covering Mel Hopkins (born 7 November 1934 in Ystrad Rhondda was a Wales international football player. He played at left back. Hopkins was signed by Tottenham Hotspur at the age of 15, when spotted playing for his local boy's club.. He was taken on as an apprentice after just one trial. Mel Hopkins made his debut in January 1952 and winning a League and FA Cup double in 1961.In 1959, he suffered a serious injury following a collision with Ian St John, smashing his nose and upper jaw, an injury which would keep him out of football for two years. In total, Hopkins played 219 games for Spurs, before leaving Spurs for Brighton and Hove Albion in October 1964 for a transfer fee of £8,000. He scored 2 goals and played 58 games for Albion. A brief spell at Ballymena United in Northern Ireland 1967 was followed by a move to Bradford Park Avenue in 1968, where he played 30 games, retiring in 1970. International career Hopkins played for his country between 1956 and 1963 earning 34 caps including playing for the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden, where they lost narrowly to Brazil in the quarter-finals. Mel HOPKINS | 1960-1961 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)