Arnold Mühren

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Personal information
Arnold Mühren
Full name	Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren
Date of birth	June 2, 1951 (1951-06-02) (age 57)
Place of birth	Volendam, Netherlands
Playing position	Manager (former Midfielder)
Club information
Current club	Ajax
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1970-1971 1971-1974 1974-1978 1978-1982 1982-1985 1985-1989	Volendam Ajax Twente Ipswich Manchester United Ajax	02600(2) 0620(16) 1080(39) 1610(21) 0700(13) 0990(14)
National team
1978-1988	Netherlands	02300(3)
Teams managed
	FC Volendam (youth coach) Ajax (youth coach)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren (born June 2, 1951 in Volendam, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch former footballer, who started his career at FC Volendam.

Mühren moved to Ajax Amsterdam in 1971 and 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. He was part of the successful team that won the 1981 UEFA Cup. In 1982 he transferred to Manchester United. He helped United win the 1983 FA Cup by scoring a penalty in the replayed final, and left the club after the 1985 Cup final in which United defeated Everton. 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.

[edit] Honours

[edit] As a player

Ipswich Town

UEFA Cup winner 1981

Manchester United

FA Cup winner 1983, 1985

AFC Ajax

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner 1987

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jan Jeuring	FC Twente Topscorer 1976 – 1977	Succeeded by Ab Gritter

v • d • e Netherlands squad - UEFA Euro 1988 Winners (1st Title)

1 Van Breukelen • 2 Van Tiggelen • 3 Troost • 4 R. Koeman • 5 Winter • 6 Van Aerle • 7 Vanenburg • 8 Mühren • 9 Bosman • 10 Gullit • 11 Van 't Schip • 12 Van Basten • 13 E. Koeman • 14 Kieft • 15 Koevermans • 16 Hiele • 17 Rijkaard • 18 Suvrijn • 19 Krüzen • 20 Wouters • Coach: Michels