Tom Huddlestone

Tom Huddlestone is the kind of footballer I have a soft spot for: a tall, composed defensive midfielder who dictated play rather than chased headlines. Coming up through Nottingham Forest and Derby County before turning pro in 2003, he built a long English career on reading the game and spraying passes. What I like most is the second act. Moving into coaching, now an assistant at Birmingham City, shows he wants to pass on the craft, not just retire on memories. At 188 cm he had the frame, but it was his calm on the ball that made him useful for so long.

Thomas Andrew Huddlestone (born 28 December 1986) is an English former professional footballer and coach, who is currently a first team assistant coach at Birmingham City. He played as a defensive midfielder. Having progressed through the youth ranks at Nottingham Forest and Derby County, Huddlestone began his professional career in 2003 with the latter club.

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Name (English)

Tom Huddlestone

Name (Japanese)

トム・ハドルストーン

Reading

とむ・はどるすとーん

Born

December 28, 1986 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Tiger

Origin

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Blood type

Private

Height

188 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Loughborough College

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%89%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.