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Revision as of 19:31, 13 February 2016
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michael Alexander Mols | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Geuzenveld | |||
Eendracht '82 | |||
Blauw Wit | |||
1984–1990 | Ajax | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1991 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Cambuur | 43 | (13) |
1993–1996 | Twente | 107 | (26) |
1996–1999 | Utrecht | 94 | (49) |
1999–2004 | Rangers | 98 | (38) |
2004–2005 | Utrecht | 14 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Den Haag | 60 | (8) |
2007–2009 | Feyenoord | 39 | (4) |
Total | 455 | (139) | |
International career | |||
1995–1999 | Niederlande | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michael Alexander Mols (born 17 December 1970) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Born in Amsterdam to Indo (Eurasian) parents, Mols, a product of local AFC Ajax's youth system, never appeared officially for its first team, making his professional debuts in the second division, with Cambuur Leeuwarden, which he helped obtain Eredivisie promotion in 1992. Early into the following year, he signed with another club in the top level, FC Twente, continuing to score regularly with this and his following team, FC Utrecht.
In the 1999 summer, Mols signed with Scottish giants Rangers, scoring nine times in his first nine Scottish Premier League matches. However, during a UEFA Champions League clash against FC Bayern Munich, he collided with opposing goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, which resulted in a serious knee injury – in the same competition, he previously helped his club crush PSV Eindhoven 4–1 at home by scoring twice, whilst in the league, he put four past former Ranger Andy Goram's Motherwell.
In the following years, Mols endured a tough rehabilitation process,[1][2] eventually recovering fully and scoring 13 times in 27 matches during the 2002–03 championship-winning season, which earned him a one-year extension in his contract.[3] In December 2002, he notably scored the winner in the Old Firm contest against Celtic (3–2),[4] and left club and country in June 2004, having collected a total of five trophies. He unfortunately got sent off on his final appearance for Rangers against Dunfermline.[5]
After an unassuming year with Utrecht, Mols signed with ADO Den Haag, where he played two seasons and netted eight league goals combined. At the end of 2006–07, as his side relegated to the second division, he decided to retire, at almost 37.
However, after sacking agent Mark Brandon, he later reconsidered:[6] He began his attempt to find a new club with an unsuccessful trial with Australian club Perth Glory FC,[7] before he signed a one-year deal with Feyenoord Rotterdam, as cover for also recently signed Roy Makaay.[8][9] He retired for good at the end of 2008–09 (18 matches, two goals).
International career
During a four-year span, Mols won six (scoreless) caps for the Netherlands, the first coming on 18 January 1995 in a 0–1 friendly loss with France, in Utrecht.
Honours
- Rangers
- Scottish League: 1999-2000, 2002–03
- Scottish Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
- Scottish League Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
- Feyenoord
- Dutch Cup: 2007–08
- Individual
References
- ^ Pars will not rush Rossi; BBC Sport, 21 October 2000
- ^ On-off debut for Pars' Rossi; BBC Sport, 8 November 2000
- ^ Mols re-signs for Rangers; BBC Sport, 15 June 2003
- ^ Gers win Old Firm thriller; BBC Sport, 7 December 2002
- ^ "Dunfermline 2–3 Rangers". BBC. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.nu.nl/sport/1137460/michael-mols-ziet-af-van-perth-glory.html Template:Nl icon
- ^ Mols won't be joining Glory; The World Game, 2 July 2007
- ^ Feyenoord presenteert morgen pinch-hitter Mols (Feyenoord presents goal-getter Mols tomorrow), FC Update, 8 July 2007 Template:Nl icon
- ^ Michael Mols toegevoegd aan selectie Feyenoord; Feyenoord's official website, 9 July 2007 Template:Nl icon
External links
- Beijen profile Template:Nl icon
- Stats at Voetbal International Template:Nl icon
- Michael Mols at Soccerbase
- Michael Mols at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
- Michael Mols at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands international footballers
- Indo people
- Dutch people of Indonesian descent
- Sportspeople from Amsterdam
- Association football forwards
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- AFC Ajax players
- SC Cambuur players
- FC Twente players
- FC Utrecht players
- ADO Den Haag players
- Feyenoord players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Blauw-Wit Amsterdam players