Arnold Scholten

Arnold Scholten

Personal information
Full name	Arnold Scholten
Date of birth	December 5, 1962 (1962-12-05)
Place of birth	Den Bosch, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Midfielder (retired)
Youth career
	BVV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1983–1986	Den Bosch	74	(10)
1986–1990	Ajax	70	(5)
1990–1995	Feyenoord	165	(20)
1995–1997	Ajax	44	(3)
1997–1998	JEF United Ichihara	48	(2)
1999–2001	Den Bosch	66	(2)
Teams managed
2001–2002	Den Bosch (technical director)
2002–2006	RKC Waalwijk (youth coach)
2006–2007	Feyenoord (youth coach)
2009–	Den Bosch (youth coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2007

Arnold Scholten (born December 5, 1962 in Den Bosch, North Brabant) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands. He played for Den Bosch, Ajax, Feyenoord and JEF United Ichihara (Japan). Because of his white-blonde haircolor, Scholten was nicknamed The White Socrates after Brazilian playmaker Sócrates.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Netherlands			League
1983/84	Den Bosch	Eredivisie	9	1
1984/85			30	1
1985/86			34	8
1986/87	Ajax	Eredivisie	18	1
1987/88			17	2
1988/89			29	2
1989/90			5	0
1989/90	Feyenoord	Eredivisie	16	2
1990/91			33	1
1991/92			33	1
1992/93			25	4
1993/94			30	6
1994/95			28	6
1995/96	Ajax	Eredivisie	16	1
1996/97			28	2
Japan			League
1997	JEF United Ichihara	J. League 1	15	0
1998			33	2
Netherlands			League
1998/99	Den Bosch	Eerste Divisie	16	1
1999/00		Eredivisie	21	1
2000/01		Eerste Divisie	30	0
Country	Netherlands		418	40
	Japan		48	2
Total			466	42

Honours

Dutch Champion: 1990, 1996, (Ajax). 1993, (Feyenoord).

Dutch Cup: 1987, (Ajax). 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, (Feyenoord).

References

• (Dutch) Profile