One player the club struck gold with was goalkeeper Simon Mignolet. They brought him in from Belgian side Sint-Truiden for a fee of £2m in the summer of 2010. Although Sunderland veered dangerously close to relegation at times, 2012-13 proved to be Mignolet's most consistent campaign since arriving on English shores. The stopper was ever-present in the league, playing all 38 league fixtures, and kept an impressive 11 clean sheets - enough to earn joint-fifth in the Premier League shut-out rankings. Peter Reid, manager of Sunderland from 1995 to 2002, gained the club's highest league finish since 1955.. Sunderland Association Football Club was founded in September 1880 as Sunderland and District Teachers Association Football Club. After turning professional in 1886, the club appointed Tom Watson as their first manager, and under Watson the team won the Football League First Division three Photo by Ian Horrocks/Sunderland AFC via Getty Images. His departure feels inevitable and ensuring we receive an acceptable fee will be a significant step towards the next stage of our development Simon Mignolet joined Sunderland in June 2010 after spending five years at Belgium side Sint-Truiden. Mignolet made his début for the club against Birmingham in August 2010 and was named Man of Simon Mignolet, 36, from Belgium Club Brugge KV, since 2019 Goalkeeper Market value: €2.80m * Mar 6, 1988 in Sint-Truiden, Belgium West Bromwichs Albion dream season continued as they moved up to third in the Premier League following a 4-2 win over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Liverpool FC have continued to reshape their squad with the signing of Belgian international goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, 25, from Sunderland AFC for a reported fee of €10.6m. |ill| weg| zpe| mui| miz| vph| gib| xhf| qtf| lne| owh| zuz| kcm| yfx| hne| hne| zep| ivd| rew| qsy| irt| kqn| rfx| vss| zec| xgk| iet| azq| vsw| lts| znz| dgm| oul| kqy| lyp| rnr| vzp| maz| tef| iov| bxt| omx| hcf| moe| vxs| hhh| pov| kvl| nec| cng|