Arnold Mühren
 Arnold Mühren in 1972 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Volendam, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax (youth coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1971 | Volendam | 26 | (2) |
| 1971–1974 | Ajax | 62 | (16) |
| 1974–1978 | Twente | 108 | (39) |
| 1978–1982 | Ipswich Town | 161 | (21) |
| 1982–1985 | Manchester United | 70 | (13) |
| 1985–1989 | Ajax | 99 | (14) |
| Total | 516 | (105) | |
| National team | |||
| 1978–1988 | Netherlands[1][2] | 23 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Volendam (youth coach) | |||
| Ajax (youth coach) | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren (born 2 June 1951 in Volendam, North Holland) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. His older brother Gerrie, also a midfield player, won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s. Mühren is among the few players to have won all three major UEFA-organised club competitions,[3] the European Cup (1972–73), the Cup Winners' Cup (1986–87) and the UEFA Cup (1980–81). The last of these was won with Ipswich Town, while the other titles were won while playing for Ajax. He is also one of the two Dutch players, together with Danny Blind, to have won all UEFA club competitions.
Career
After starting his career at FC Volendam, Mühren moved to Ajax Amsterdam in 1971. He had his first domestic success with FC Twente, winning the KNVB Cup in 1977 and reach the 1975 UEFA Cup Final. A year later he moved to Ipswich Town in England for a fee of £150,000; in the same year he made his international debut in a 4–0 win against Tunisia.[2] He was part of the successful Ipswich team that won the 1981 UEFA Cup. In 1982 he transferred to Manchester United. He helped United win the 1983 FA Cup Final by scoring a penalty in the replay, and left the club after the 1985 FA Cup Final, in which United defeated Everton. He did not feature in the match squad for the 1985 final.
He was one of the few players from outside the United Kingdom and Ireland playing in English football in that era.
After his stay in England, Mühren returned to Ajax, where he added the European Cup Winners' Cup (1986–87) to his trophy collection. Mühren also reached the final the following year in 1988 but lost to KV Mechelen. At the age of 37, he achieved the highlight of his career, when he was a vital part of the Dutch national team that won the European Championships in 1988. In the final against the Soviet Union he provided the cross from which Marco van Basten scored the second goal (considered one of the greatest volleyed goals of all time). He continued playing for Ajax for one more season after that, finally hanging up his boots in 1989 at the age of 38.[4]
Honours
Club
- Ajax
- Eredivisie (2): 1971–72, 1972–73
- Dutch Cup (3): 1971–72, 1985–86, 1986–87
- European Cup (1): 1972–73
- UEFA Super Cup (1): 1973
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1986–87
- Intercontinental Cup (1): 1972
- Twente
- Ipswich Town
- Manchester United
International
- Netherlands
See also
- List of players to have won all international club competitions
- List of players to have won the three main European club competitions
References
- ↑ Arnold Mühren at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1 2 Stokkermans, Karel (6 February 2008). "Arnold Mühren – International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ↑ List of players to have won the three main European club competitions
- ↑ "Six of the best". BBC Sport. 26 May 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
External links
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- Arnold Muhren – FIFA competition record
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