Mike Belfield


Michael Robert Belfield is an English retired professional footballer and coach who works as a youth coach at Finnish club RiPS.
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. Whilst at Kuusysi he memorably scored the only goal as they beat Liverpool in a 1991–92 UEFA Cup tie, however despite winning 1–0 on the night Kuusysi lost 6–2 on aggregate. After his professional career Belfield has been coaching several Finnish clubs, including HIFK.

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