Roland Müller

Roland Richard Guaves Müller (German pronunciation: [ˈmʏlɐ]; born 2 March 1988)[1] is a Filipino professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Ceres-Negros. Müller formerly played for the Philippines national team, earning 22 caps before his international retirement in 2017.[2]

For the German sport shooter, see Roland Müller (sport shooter).

Roland Müller
Müller with Duisburg in 2012.
Personal information
Full name Roland Richard Guaves Müller
Date of birth (1988-03-02) 2 March 1988
Place of birth Cologne, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1998–2007 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 1. FC Köln II 64 (0)
2010–2013 MSV Duisburg II 34 (0)
2010–2013 MSV Duisburg 8 (0)
2013–2016 Servette FC 56 (0)
2016 →Étoile Carouge (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2020 Ceres–Negros (0)
National team‡
2011 Philippines U-23 5 (0)
2011–2017 Philippines 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:39, 10 June 2014 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:13, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Career

Early career in Germany

Müller started at his hometown club, Köln, where he went through the ranks and eventually played their reserve team in the lower leagues. He made a total of 64 appearances for them in three seasons, and never made any first team appearances. His contract expired in the summer of 2010 and he then signed for 2. Bundesliga side Duisburg. He made his first league appearance on 25 November 2012 vs St. Pauli due to an injury to regular first choice shot-stopper Felix Wiedwald. He was not able to answer his international duties with the Philippines for the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup.[3]

Switzerland stint

On 16 July 2013, he joined Swiss club Servette FC, signing a one-year deal with an option for two more years.[4]

Sometime in 2016, Müller was loaned to Étoile Carouge of the Swiss league, 1. Liga Promotion. On June 11, 2016, Ceres F.C. of the United Football League announced that Muller will be joining the club. He is set to be included in the squad during the transfer window from July 18–31 at the end of the first round of the double-round robin league. His contract with Étoile Carouge was scheduled to be terminated by the end of June.[5]

Ceres-Negros in the Philippines

Ceres F.C. which then plays in the United Football League signed Müller mid-season of the 2016 edition of the league after the goalkeeper had stint with Etoile Carouge on loan.[6]

He remained with Ceres when it joined the Philippines Football League, as Ceres-Negros F.C. in 2017. However he announced he took a leave from Ceres-Negros in December 21, 2017 after helping the club win the league title and revealed that he has earlier informed his club as early as June that he would be leaving the club after the inaugural season ended. He stated through social media that he made the decision to give more attention to his pregnant wife.[7] He returned to club duty in July 2018.[8]

International career

Towards the end of August 2011, Müller went to the Philippines and joined the national team's training ahead of the 2011 Long Teng Cup. He was eventually named in the final 20-man squad for the tournament and the provisional Philippines under-23 squad for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.[9][10][11] He made his debut for the Philippine U23 national team at the Southeast Asia-wide regional games and later for the senior squad at the 2011 Long Teng Cup.[12]

In 2013, he was included in the Philippines squad for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification campaign. In both matches he was chosen to start ahead of Neil Etheridge and did not concede a single goal, helping the Philippines to qualify for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

On March 22, 2017, he announced his retirement from the Philippine national team to spend more time with his family.[13] He made 22 international caps for the Philippines often serving as an alternate goalkeeper to Neil Etheridge. He was originally listed in the 23-man Philippine squad which was set to play a friendly against Malaysia the following the day,[12] which was the national team's first full international match in 2017.

References
  1. "[2016 AFF Suzuki Cup] Final Round Group Competition Group A - Final Registration of Officials and Players - Team: Philippines" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  2. Tupas, Cedelf P. (23 March 2017). "No longer Azkals' keeper: Muller retires". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. Krzossa, Tobias (9 February 2010). "Roland Müller wechselte vom 1. FC Köln zum MSV" (in German). RP Online. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. "Roland Müller rejoint les Grenat". Servette Football Club. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  5. De Guzman, Icko (15 June 2016). "Roland Muller Set to Join Star-Studded Ceres-La Salle". Football.com.ph. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. Tupas, Cedelf (15 June 2016). "Ceres signs GK Muller". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  7. "Minegishi leaves Global Cebu for Pattaya United". The Manila Times. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  8. Co, Adrian Stewart (19 July 2018). "Ceres lets Uesato go, gets 5 new players". Panay News. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. Tupas, Cedelf P. (21 September 2011). "New Azkals team join Long Teng Cup tilt". Inquirer.net. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  10. Manahan, John Paul (9 September 2011). "Provisional roster for Southeast Asian Games named". Soccer Central Philippines. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  11. "Fil-German goalkeeper joins Azkals training". abs-cbnNEWS.com. Alto Broadcasting System-Chronicle Broadcasting Network. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  12. Jacinto, Christian (22 March 2017). "Roland Muller retires from international play after six years with Philippine Azkals". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  13. Giongco, Mark (22 March 2017). "Azkals goalkeeper Muller retires from international football". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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