Arnold Scholten

Arnold Scholten
Scholten in 1989
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-12-05) 5 December 1962
Place of birth Den Bosch, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
BVV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 Den Bosch 74 (10)
1986–1990 Ajax 69 (5)
1990–1995 Feyenoord 165 (20)
1995–1997 Ajax 44 (3)
1997–1998 JEF United Ichihara 48 (2)
1999–2001 Den Bosch 65 (2)
Total 465 (42)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Den Bosch (technical director)
2002–2006 RKC Waalwijk (youth coach)
2006–2007 Feyenoord (youth coach)
2009–2017 Den Bosch (youth coach)
2017– Feyenoord (youth coach)
2019–2020 Jong Feyenoord
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arnold Scholten (born 5 December 1962) is a Dutch football coach and former player who works as youth coach at Feyenoord. He played as a midfielder 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.