Daniël Muller (born 11 August 1969) is a Dutch former

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who played as a

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. During a 12-year professional career he amassed

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totals of 118 games and 18 goals, over the course of six seasons. He also played in Spain and Belgium.

Football career

Born in

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, Muller played youth football with local

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

, making his senior debuts with

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's reserves in

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. During his spell in Spain, first-team manager

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was often accused of having purchased the player mainly because he was the fiancé of his daughter Chantal; the 1988–89 season – his only with the Catalans – ended in relegation for the B's. Released by ''Barça'' Muller return to his homeland and Ajax, playing no games during his only campaign. He then moved to neighbouring Belgium where he spent the next three years, in representation of Standard Liège and

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. Muller's most solid years were 1993–97, when he played an average of 26 league matches with AZ (one season) and

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

(three), always in his country's top level. He spent most of his career nursing chronic

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problems and hardly received any playing time for his final two clubs,

Royal Antwerp F.C. Royal Antwerp Football Club, often referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp, is a Belgian football club based in the city of Antwerp. Founded around 1880 as ''Antwerp Cricket Club'' by English students residing in Antwerp, 15 years before ...

and

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

, retiring from professional football in 2000 at the age of only 30.

Personal life

Muller's father, Bennie, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He played his entire career with Ajax.BVV'31 – Lucky Ajax 2–7 (1–5)
De Goeie Ouwe Tijd, 26 September 2009 (in Dutch)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Danny 1969 births Living people Dutch people of Jewish descent Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch men's footballers Jewish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players AFC Ajax players AZ Alkmaar players RKC Waalwijk players SC Cambuur players Segunda División players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Belgian Pro League players Standard Liège players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium