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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Stuart Mitchell | ||
| Date of birth | (1962-06-13)13 June 1962 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| 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 | 6 | (5) |
| 1985–1987 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 35 | (5) |
| 1987–1989 | Feyenoord | 40 | (12) |
| 1989–1991 | Chelsea | 7 | (0) |
| 1990 | →NEC (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1991 | →Newcastle United (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Swindon Town | 68 | (19) |
| 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 1981–1993 | Australia | 27 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Stuart Mitchell (born 13 June 1962) is a Scottish former professionalassociation footballer who most recently worked as head coach of Malaysian Premier League clubKedah FA. A powerful striker, he is remembered as one of the pioneers for Australian players in Europe, appearing in theBundesliga, theEredivisie,Scottish Premier League,Süper Lig, as well as the top-flight and second tier in England. In Asia, he played for clubs in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Mitchell played for overseas clubs for more than a dozen years before returning to Australia to coachSydney Olympic,Sydney United andParramatta Power in theNational Soccer League. Born in Scotland, he played for theAustralia national team at international level. He played 44 times for the national team, scoring a total of 14 goals and a number of assists, and appearing in the 1988Summer Olympic Games in Seoul.
He was the assistant manager toRon Smith atA-League clubPerth Glory before taking the top position after Smith's sacking, helping the club end its winless streak.
Mitchell was born in Glasgow, but moved to Adelaide as a young child. He bought out his own contract atAdelaide City so he could joinRangers, the club that his family supported, in 1983. He broke into the first team at the same time as acclaimed Scotland strikerAlly McCoist. Both he and McCoist scored their first goals for the club in the sameScottish League Cup game and he also represented theGlasgow club on the European stage.
In 1985, Mitchell became the first Australian to feature in the Bundesliga, playing for two seasons forEintracht Frankfurt. He also played for Dutch football clubFeyenoord—appearing in theUEFA Cup—before securing a move toChelsea in the top flight of English football. He also played – and scored – on-loan forNewcastle United becoming first Aussie to play and score for the famous North-East club.
Playing in the second-tier of English football, he had spells atSwindon Town where he played withGlenn Hoddle and helped them earn promotion to theEnglish Premier League andMillwall where he scored 15 league goals in 55 games. He then moved to Malaysia and scored the winner in the 1995 Malaysia Cup final; this was agolden goal, the first golden goal to be scored in a Malaysia Cup final.
Mitchell finished his career with Australian clubsSydney Olympic andSydney United as he transitioned into coaching.
Mitchell's coaching career in theNSL 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 clubsSydney Olympic andSydney United. Some of his coaching achievements include a Grand Final appearance in 1998–99 with Sydney United and also being the inaugural coach ofParramatta Power in 1999–2000.
Mitchell was appointed interim head coach ofPerth Glory after the sacking ofRon Smith in November 2007 and was then given a contract until March 2009. It was further extended to the end of the 2010–11 season in November 2008.[1] Some of his major achievements while manager of Perth Glory was to sign key international players includingRobbie Fowler andAndy Todd.
Mitchell stepped down as Perth Glory coach during the 2010–11 A-League season after an unbeaten run of five games until his side conceded four consecutive losses. He decided to move to the role of Director of Football. Mitchell then moved Ian Ferguson to the head coaching role to replace himself. Both positions were for the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. On 4 March 2011, Mitchell was released from his contract from the club after the role was deemed redundant after an independent review of football operations at Perth Glory.
In November 2013, Malaysian Premier League clubKedah FA announced on its website that Mitchell had been appointed head coach and was preparing for the 2014 Premier League season. But despite the Red Eagles' solid start to the 2014 campaign and a Malaysia FA Cup quarterfinal appearance, he was sacked in April due to political in-fighting within the club.
2014 worked as a pundit for Astro TV for the EPL in Malaysia and also for the Brazil World cup 2014
2015 he was engaged by Mike Charlsworth the owner of Central Coast Mariners FC in the Australian A League as GM of Asia. This was for possible connections and joint ventures in the growing Asia market.
Worked with Frenz United in Malaysia with ex Liverpool legend Steve McMahon to help bring the under 19's of Frenz United to the final of the Asian Championship trophy where they were defeated by a robust and tough Japanese team Kashima Antlers in the final.
2015 – 2016 in the past Mitchell has also worked as a scout forFeyenoord Rotterdam and is currently their Asian Ambassador for the club.
2016 worked for Astro TV as a pundit for the EPL
2017 worked forESPNFC as a pundit for Australia's 2018 World Cup playoff against Syria.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 1981 | Olympic Park Stadium |  Fiji | 1–0 | 10–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 2 | 14 August 1981 | Olympic Park Stadium | Fiji | 2–0 | 10–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 3 | 14 August 1981 | Olympic Park Stadium | Fiji | 10–0 | 10–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 4 | 13 October 1982 | Singapore National Stadium |  Indonesia | 0-1 | 0-2 | Merlion Cup |
| 5 | 13 October 1982 | Singapore National Stadium | Indonesia | 0-2 | 0-2 | Merlion Cup |
| 6 | 17 October 1982 | Singapore National Stadium |  South Korea | 0-2 | 0-2 | Merlion Cup |
| 7 | 8 October 1985 | Ramat Gan Stadium |  Israel | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) |
| 8 | 23 October 1985 | Hindmarsh Stadium |  Taiwan | 3-0 | 7-0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) |
| 9 | 23 October 1985 | Hindmarsh Stadium | Taiwan | 4-0 | 7-0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) |
| 10 | 23 October 1985 | Hindmarsh Stadium | Taiwan | 6-0 | 7-0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) |
| 11 | 3 November 1985 | Sydney Sports Ground |  New Zealand | 2-0 | 2-0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC) |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Perth Glory | 2007 | 2010 | 68 | 24 | 14 | 30 | 035.29 |
| Total | 68 | 24 | 14 | 30 | 035.29 | ||
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