Steve Hetzke

Stephen Edward Richard Hetzke (born 3 June 1955 in Marlborough, Wiltshire) is an English former professional footballer.

Hetzke broke the record for the youngest player to appear in a competitive match for Reading, aged 16 years and 191 days.

He also scored the first goal of the 1980/81 season, when a League Cup match at Northampton was brought forward to the Friday and he put Reading ahead after seven minutes.

He made his debut for Blackpool in the opening league game of the 1982–83 campaign, a 2–1 defeat at Mansfield Town on 28 August 1982.

He made his Chester debut in a 5–0 home defeat to Northampton Town at the start of 1987–88 and added just thirteen more league appearances before joining Colchester United in a £10,000 transfer in February 1988.