Please answer the following question: Facts: - heightweight: 180cm / 76kg - position: defender - years: 1972 '' ' -- 1976 1976 -- 1983 '' ' total - statsend: 1983 - originalteam: north ballarat - coachyears: 1984 2013 -- 2015 '' ' total '' ' -- 1989 1990 -- 1999 2000 -- 2011 - coachstatsend: 2015 - birth date: 17 august 1953 - fullname: michael malthouse - name: mick malthouse - birth place: ballarat , victoria Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mick malthouse .
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michael '' mick '' malthouse -lrb- born 17 august 1953 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer and former australian football league -lrb- afl -rrb- coach .although his playing career included a premiership for in 1980 , he is best known for his long coaching career at four clubs .after beginning as a coach with footscray in 1984 , malthouse became the most successful coach in the history of the west coast eagles , holding several club coaching records including the most grand final appearances -lrb- 1991 , 1992 , 1994 -rrb- , most premierships -lrb- 1992 and 1994 , both against geelong -rrb- , as well as the highest win ratio .the 1992 afl grand final win was the west coast eagles ' first ever premiership and the first afl premiership won by a team from outside victoria .malthouse then coached collingwood to grand finals in 2002 , 2003 , 2010 and 2011 ; with success in the 2010 grand final replay , leading collingwood to its first premiership since 1990 .he spent 2 1/2 seasons as the senior coach of from 2013 until mid-2015 .malthouse 's coaching career spanned 718 senior games -- the all-time vfl/afl record -- over thirty-one seasons .malthouse was involved as a player or senior coach at six clubs - an afl record .