David Mitchell (Australian association footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Stuart Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Adelaide City | |||
| Sydney City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Adelaide City | 40 | (15) |
| 1983–1985 | Rangers | 26 | (6) |
| 1985 | Seiko | ||
| 1985–1987 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 35 | (5) |
| 1987–1989 | Feyenoord | 40 | (12) |
| 1988–1990 | Chelsea | 7 | (0) |
| 1990 | NEC | 6 | (0) |
| 1990–1991 | Newcastle United | 2 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Swindon Town | 68 | (19) |
| 1993–1993 | Altay Izmir | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Millwall | 55 | (15) |
| 1995–1996 | Selangor | (14) | |
| 1996–1997 | Sydney Olympic | 9 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Sydney United | 24 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 1981 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 1981–1993 | Australia | 27 | (11) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1996 | Sydney Olympic | ||
| 1996–1999 | Sydney United | ||
| 1999–2001 | Parramatta Power | ||
| 2005 | Sarawak | ||
| 2006–2007 | Perth Glory (Assistant) | ||
| 2007–2010 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2013–2014 | Kedah FA | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Stuart "Dave" Mitchell (born 13 June 1962) is a former Australian international football player who most recently worked as head coach of Malaysian Premier League club Kedah FA. A powerful striker, Mitchell is remembered as one of the pioneers for Australian players in Europe, appearing in the German Bundesliga, Dutch Eredivisie, Scottish Premier League, Turkish Super Lig, as well as the top-flight and second tier in England. In Asia, he played for clubs in Hong Kong and Malaysia. He made 27 appearances for the national team, scoring 11 goals, and appearing in the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.
Mitchell was born in Glasgow, but moved to Adelaide as a young child. Mitchell played for overseas clubs for more than a dozen years 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 before taking the top position after Smith's sacking, helping the club end its winless streak.
As a player, Mitchell bought out his own contract at Adelaide City so he could join Rangers, the club that his family supported, in 1983. He broke into the first team at the same time as acclaimed Scotland striker Ally McCoist. Both he and McCoist scored their first goals for the club in the same Scottish League Cup game and he also represented the Glasgow club on the European stage.
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