Arnold Mühren

Football manager infobox
playername = Arnold Mühren
fullname = Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1951|6|2
cityofbirth = Volendam
countryofbirth = Netherlands
currentclub = Ajax
position = Midfielder
years = 1970–1971 1971–1974 1974–1978 1978–1982 1982–1985 1985–1989
clubs = Volendam Ajax Twente Ipswich Manchester United Ajax
caps(goals)= 02600(2) 0620(16) 1080(39) 1610(21) 0700(13) 0990(14)
nationalyears = 1978–1988
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 02300(3)
manageryears =
managerclubs = FC Volendam "(youth coach)"
Ajax "(youth coach)"

Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren (born June 2 1951 in Volendam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch former footballer.

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. 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. [cite web
last=Stokkermans
first=Karel
date=2008-02-06
url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/amuehren-intl.html
title=Arnold Mühren – International Appearances
publisher=RSSSF
accessdate=2008-08-08] 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 fo the 1985 final.

He was one of the few players from outside the United Kingdom and Republic of 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 (1987) to his trophy collection. At thirty-seven 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 brilliant second goal (considered one of the greatest volleyed goals of all time).

Arnold's older brother Gerrie was a talented midfield player who won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s.

Honours

As a player

Ipswich Town
* UEFA Cup winner 1981

Manchester United
* FA Cup winner 1983, 1985

AFC Ajax
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner 1987

References

See also

* List of players to have won the three main European club competitions

External links

*FIFA player|54674|Arnold Muhren