David Mitchell (footballer)
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| Dave Mitchell | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | David Stuart Mitchell | |
| Date of birth | June 13, 1962 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Manager (former Striker) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Perth Glory | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Adelaide City Sydney City |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1980-1983 1983-1985 1985-1987 1987-1989 1988-1990 1990 1990-1991 1991-1993 1993-1993 1993-1995 1995 1996 1996-1997 1997-1999 |
Adelaide City Rangers FC Eintracht Frankfurt Feyenoord Rotterdam Chelsea FC NEC Nijmegen Newcastle United Swindon Town Altay Izmir Millwall FC Selangor Seiko Sydney Olympic Sydney United |
40 (15) 26 (6) 35 (5) 40 (12) 7 (0) 6 (0) 2 (1) 68 (19) 3 (0) 55 (15) (14) 24 (6) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1981 1981-1993 |
 Australia U-20 Australia |
44 (13) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1995-1996 1996-1999 1999-2001 2005 2006-2007 2007-present |
Sydney Olympic Sydney United Parramatta Power Sarawak Perth Glory (Asst.) Perth Glory |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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David "Dave" Mitchell (born 13 June 1962 in Scotland) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player. He moved to Australia as a teenager. He began his professional career with Adelaide City in 1981, and made his Australia debut against Taiwan that same year. He made 44 appearances for the national team, scoring 13 goals.
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[edit] Playing career
In a journeyman career, Mitchell played for clubs in England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Germany, Turkey, Malaysia and Hong Kong, before returning to Australia to coach Sydney Olympic, Sydney United and Parramatta Power in the National Soccer League. He was the assistant manager to Ron Smith at A-League club Perth Glory for the 2006/2007 season and the first half of the 2007/2008 season before before taking the top position after Smith's sacking. He has appeared as a guest on several occasions for the Australian cable television channel Fox sports 1 which cover the English Premier League. He notably scored the winner in the 1995 Malaysia Cup final; this was a golden goal, the first golden goal to be scored in a Malaysia Cup final.
[edit] Managerial career
David's coaching career in the NSL spanned six seasons and 154 matches, in which he recorded 68 wins, 31 draws and 55 losses. When he returned from playing in Europe he was a player/coach for clubs Sydney Olympic and Sydney United. Some of the coaching achievements that he had in Australia was a Grand Final appearance in 1998/99 with Sydney United and also being the inaugural coach of Parramatta Power in 1999/00. He coached Malaysia second tier club Sarawak and left due to unpaid wages. He returned to Australia to coach Sydney Schoolboy side St Aloysius' College, before leaving to join Perth Glory as assistant to Ron Smith. He also used to be a scout for Feyenoord, acknowledging them about Brett Emerton, Brett Holman and Stephen Laybutt.
He has also been recruited by Australian Technical director Rob Baan as an assistant coach for the Australia national under-23 football team squad, who are preparing for the Beijing Olympics.
It was speculated that after the sacking of Sydney FC manager Branko Culina Mitchell would be the replacement.[1]
David was appointed Interim Head Coach of Perth Glory after the sacking of Ron Smith in November 2007 and then was given a contract until March 2009.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Player
Personal Honours:
- FFA Hall of Champions Inductee - 2006
- NSL Papasavas Medal (U-21): 1981
[edit] Manager
Personal Honours:
- NSL Coach of the Year: 1998-1999
[edit] References
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by John Spanos |
NSL U21 Player of the Year 1981 |
Succeeded by David Lowe |
| Preceded by Ange Postecoglou |
NSL Coach of the Year 1998/99 |
Succeeded by Bernd Stange |
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