Mike Belfield
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Robert Belfield | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Wandsworth, London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1983 | Wimbledon | 24 | (4) |
| 1981–1982 | → Koparit | 39 | (20) |
| 1983–1987 | FC Ilves | 118 | (23) |
| 1988–1990 | Reipas Lahti | 79 | (29) |
| 1991–1993 | FC Kuusysi | 77 | (36) |
| 1994–1995 | FC Haka | 29 | (7) |
| 1996–1998 | PK-35 | – | (39) |
| 1998 | TPV | 3 | (3) |
| 1999 | HIFK | 12 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | HyPS | 17 | (6) |
| 2004 | Atlantis FC | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | HyPS | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Robert Belfield (born 10 June 1961) in Wandsworth, London, England, is a retired English professional footballer and a football manager who is currently working as a youth coach in Finnish club RiPS.[1]
He played as a winger for Wimbledon in the Football League and had a long career in Finland. Belfield played 16 seasons and 355 caps in the Finnish premier divisions Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga for Koparit, FC Ilves, Reipas Lahti, FC Kuusysi, FC Haka and PK-35 from 1981 to 1995 and 1998.[2] After his professional career Belfield has been coaching several Finnish clubs.
Honours
- Finnish championship: 1983, 1991, 1995
References
- Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.
- ^ Riihimäen Palloseura (in Finnish)
- ^ Veikkausliiga players
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Wandsworth
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Wimbledon F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Veikkausliiga players
- FC Ilves Tampere players
- FC Haka players
- PK-35 Vantaa players
- Hyvinkään Palloseura players
- Atlantis FC players