Dave Mitchell (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dave Mitchell (footballer)

Australian soccer player

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1962

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

David Stuart 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 played 44 times for the national team, including 27 appearances in 'A' internationals, scoring a total of 13 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.