Arnold Mühren

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Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren (born June 2, 1951 in Volendam) is a Dutch former footballer, who started his career at FC Volendam.

Mühren moved to Ajax Amsterdam in 1971 and had his first domestic success with FC Twente, winning the KNVB Cup in 1977. A year later he moved to Ipswich Town in England for a fee of £150,000. He was part of the successful team that won the 1981 UEFA Cup. In 1982 he transferred to Manchester United. He helped United win the 1983 FA Cup by scoring a penalty in the replayed final, and left the club after the 1985 Cup final with eighteen goals in his career. He was one of the few players from outside the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland playing in English football in that era.

After his stay in England, Mühren returned to Ajax, where he added the European Cup Winners' Cup (1987) to his trophy collection. At thirty-seven he achieved the highlight of his career, when he was a vital part of the Dutch national team that won the European Championships in 1988. In the final against the Soviet Union he provided the cross from which Marco van Basten scored the second goal.

Arnold's older brother Gerrie was a talented midfield player who won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s.