Dale Mulholland Explained

Dale Mulholland
Birth Date:16 August 1964
Birth Place:Tacoma, Washington, United States
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1980–1983
Youthclubs1:Tacoma Rovers State Premier
Youthyears2:1983
Youthclubs2:Washington State U-19 State Team
Youthyears3:1984
Youthclubs3:Washington State Open Select Team
Youthyears4:1985
Youthclubs4:FC Tacoma City Select Team City Premier
Years1:1985
Clubs1:TSV Reichenbach 05
Years2:1987–1988
Clubs2:TSV Reichenbach 05
Years3:1989
Clubs3:Orlando Lions
Years4:1989–1990
Clubs4:Sing Tao Tigers
Years5:1990
Clubs5:Lokomotiv Moscow[1]
Caps5:6
Goals5:1
Years6:1991–1992
Clubs6:Miami Freedom
Years7:1992
Clubs7:Dukla Prague[2]
Caps7:7
Goals7:0
Years8:1994–1995
Clubs8:Seattle Sounders
Manageryears1:1996
Managerclubs1:Tero Sasana
Manageryears2:1999–2000
Managerclubs2:Persija Timur
Manageryears3:2002–2007
Managerclubs3:Euro Soccer Excellence
Manageryears4:2007–2011
Managerclubs4:Arsenal Soccer Schools

Dale Mulholland (born August 16, 1964) is a former American soccer player and coach. As a player, he played in West Germany, the Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and his native United States. His most notable achievement as a player was signing for Lokomotiv Moscow in 1990. As a coach he has worked in Thailand, Indonesia, and the United States.

Early life

Mulholland was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1964. He attended University of Puget Sound and Warner Pacific College, where he majored in philosophy.[3] [4] [5]

Playing career

In 1990, he was traded by the Orlando Lions in the American Professional Soccer League to Lokomotiv Moscow in the Soviet First League for Aleksandr Golovnya. He signed a one-year contract, becoming the first American to play in the USSR.[6] [7] [8] Mulholland scored once in Moscow, a penalty in a match against FC Kuzbass Kemerovo in Locomotiv's last match of the 1990 Soviet First League.[9]

In 1991, he returned to the United States, playing with Miami Freedom of the American Professional Soccer League (APSL) during the summer of 1991 for the short American outdoor season.[10]

Mulholland made seven league appearances for Dukla Prague during the second half of the 1991–92 Czechoslovak First League season.[2]

Coaching career

Served as the Director of Coaching / Head Coach for the Arsenal Soccer Schools franchise for Indonesia, participating in the local men's league with the Jakarta Vikings and formerly playing and managing with the local men's club, 6 times local champions, the Wanderers FC in the JIFL (Jakarta International Football League).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Малхоллэнд Дейл . 2020-10-08 . footballfacts.ru. ru.
  2. Web site: Dale Mullholand . 2020-10-08 . CSFOTBAL. cs.
  3. Web site: Knisley . Igor . September 2015 . Dale Mulholland: The man who changed soccer history in the U.S. and the USSR simultaneously . October 6, 2020 . FCLMmagazine . en.
  4. News: Ewing . Creig . April 13, 1989 . Lions teammates enjoy different lives, same love . The Orlando Sentinel.
  5. News: Smith . Craig . March 2, 1990 . Tacoman plans Soviet soccer exchange . The Seattle Times.
  6. News: March 26, 1990 . U.S. soccer player signs with Moscow club . en . United Press International . October 6, 2020.
  7. News: April 12, 1990 . Am American in Russia . en-US . The Orlando Sentinel . October 6, 2020.
  8. News: Sport Express. ПРИКЛЮЧЕНИЯ НЕВЕРОЯТНОГО АМЕРИКАНЦА В РОССИИ. ru. 22 December 2006. 6 October 2020.
  9. Web site: Soviet Union 1990 . 2020-10-07 . Andrei. Balitskiy. Mike. Dryomin. RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  10. News: Kugiya . Hugo . May 11, 1990 . Soviet player lands with the Lions . The Orlando Sentinel.