![]() Toine van Mierlo amidst the Dutch national football team (Oct. 1980) | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Antonius Wilhelmus Matthias Theodore van Mierlo [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 August 1957 | ||
Place of birth | Soerendonk, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Kraanvogels | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1976–1979 | PSV Eindhoven | 18 | (0) |
1979–1981 | Willem II | 65 | (15) |
1981–1982 | Birmingham City | 44 | (4) |
1982–1983 | Willem II | 22 | (6) |
1983–1985 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | 34 | (1) |
1985–1986 | MVV Maastricht | 25 | (4) |
1986–1988 | K.A.A. Gent | 46 | (2) |
1988–1990 | K.R.C. Harelbeke | ||
1989 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | ||
International career | |||
1980 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Antonius Wilhelmus Matthias Theodore van Mierlo (born 24 August 1957), known in England as Tony van Mierlo, is a former Netherlands international footballer who played primarily as a left winger but can also play as a forward.
Van Mierlo was born in Soerendonk. He played for PSV Eindhoven, Willem II, MVV Maastricht and VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands, for Birmingham City in England and for R.W.D. Molenbeek, K.A.A. Gent and K.R.C. Harelbeke in Belgium. [1] [2] He won three caps for the Netherlands national football team in 1980. [3] After his playing career ended he joined the coaching staff at former club Willem II, [4] and went on to become chief scout and later technical coordinator for Roda JC. [5]