Dale Mulholland (born August 16, 1964) is an American former soccer player who became a coach. As a player, he spent time 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 was 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.

Playing career

In 1990, he was traded by the

Orlando Lions The Orlando Lions were an American soccer team from Orlando, Florida which existed from 1985 to 1996. Over the years, the Lions competed at both the amateur and professional levels including some seasons as an independent team. The Lions is a ni ...

in the

American Professional Soccer League The American Professional Soccer League (APSL) was a professional men's soccer league with teams from the United States and later Canada. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of the third American Soccer League with the Western Soccer League. It ...

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. 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 1990 Soviet First League was part of the Soviet football competition in the second league division. With the ongoing fall of the Soviet Union some clubs left the Soviet competitions and the league was reduced. Teams Promoted teams *Dinamo Sukhumi ...

. In 1991, he returned to the United States, playing with Miami Freedom of the

(APSL) during the summer of 1991 for the short American outdoor season. Mulholland made seven league appearances for Dukla Prague during the second half of the

1991–92 Czechoslovak First League Statistics of Czechoslovak First League in the 1991–92 season. Peter Dubovský was the league's top scorer with 27 goals. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and ŠK Slovan Bratislava won the championship. Stadia and locations League stan ...

season.

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, th
Wanderers FC
in th
JIFL
(Jakarta International Football League).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mulholland, Dale 1964 births Living people American soccer players American expatriate soccer players American Soccer League (1988–89) players American Professional Soccer League players Miami Freedom players Orlando Lions players FC Lokomotiv Moscow players Dukla Prague footballers Soviet First League players Czechoslovak First League players Expatriate footballers in the Soviet Union Expatriate footballers in Czechoslovakia Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Soccer players from Tacoma, Washington Association football forwards American expatriate sportspeople in Germany American expatriate sportspeople in Russia American expatriate sportspeople in Czechoslovakia American expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic American expatriate sportspeople in the Soviet Union American expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate football managers in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in Germany