Oscar Moens
Encyclopedia
Oscar Moens is a former Dutch
footballer who currently has a commercial position at Sparta Rotterdam
.
team SVV
in the 1990/1991 season. The team merged with Dordrecht '90 forming SVV/Dordrecht'90 and for the 1992/1993 season he transferred to Excelsior Rotterdam
. He then transferred to Go Ahead Eagles
in the winter of 1995/1996 as this gave him the opportunity to play in the Eredivisie
. At the end of this season he was bought by AZ Alkmaar for the sum of ƒ750.000,- (€340.000).
Chairman Dirk Scheringa was so contented with Moens' performance that AZ Alkmaar offered him a lucrative new contract, including a payment for his image rights, which was unprecedent for the Eredivisie at the time. He also earned his first National cap
.
This contract did not pass the IRS scrutiny however, and a subsequent conflict between Moens and Scheringa resulted in Moens calling in sick at the end of the 1999/2000 season. For this he got suspended from the first team indefinitely.
In the season 2000/2001 he was loaned out to RBC Roosendaal. With this club he played 14 games and halfway the season 2000/2001 he was called back to AZ Alkmaar where he played till 2002/2003.
Serie B
club Genoa contracted Moens for the 2003/2004 season, although he never played a match for this club. Willem II saved him from falling into obscurity by signing him the following season.
In 2004/2005 Moens had a good first season, earning him a recall to the Netherlands national football team
.
In 2005/2006, however, he suffered an injury which only allowed him to play 11 games. In the summer of 2006 he moved to PSV Eindhoven, as second keeper behind Heurelho da Silva Gomes
. He ended his career in 2007 but returned to the game in 2008 at Willem II.
, with whom he played at Go Ahead Eagles
in 1995-1996, and asked him to join the fledgling Dayton Dutch Lions
team, which will debut in the USL Premier Development League
in 2010. Moens agreed, and would play for Dayton from April to August 2010.
December 2010 he went back to the Netherlands, where he joined Sparta Rotterdam
. Although he extended his contract with a year in May 2011 he ended his career at the end of the 2010/11 season and picked up a commercial job at Sparta Rotterdam.
in the Gelredome
in Arnhem
, which ended in 0-0. His second appearance was on 10 November 2001 against Denmark
where he played the entire match. The final score was 1-1, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
scoring for Holland.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
footballer who currently has a commercial position at Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
.
Early career
Moens started his professional football career at first divisionEerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
team SVV
Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging
Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging was a Dutch professional football club from Schiedam. Founded in 1904, the club won the Dutch national football title in 1949. In 1991, SVV and neighbouring Dordrecht'90 merged to form FC Dordrecht.-History:...
in the 1990/1991 season. The team merged with Dordrecht '90 forming SVV/Dordrecht'90 and for the 1992/1993 season he transferred to Excelsior Rotterdam
Excelsior Rotterdam
SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'...
. He then transferred to Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
in the winter of 1995/1996 as this gave him the opportunity to play in the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
. At the end of this season he was bought by AZ Alkmaar for the sum of ƒ750.000,- (€340.000).
AZ Alkmaar
At AZ Alkmaar he played from 1996/1997 till 1999/2000 as a member of the starting line-up.Chairman Dirk Scheringa was so contented with Moens' performance that AZ Alkmaar offered him a lucrative new contract, including a payment for his image rights, which was unprecedent for the Eredivisie at the time. He also earned his first National cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
.
This contract did not pass the IRS scrutiny however, and a subsequent conflict between Moens and Scheringa resulted in Moens calling in sick at the end of the 1999/2000 season. For this he got suspended from the first team indefinitely.
In the season 2000/2001 he was loaned out to RBC Roosendaal. With this club he played 14 games and halfway the season 2000/2001 he was called back to AZ Alkmaar where he played till 2002/2003.
Later career
ItalianItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
club Genoa contracted Moens for the 2003/2004 season, although he never played a match for this club. Willem II saved him from falling into obscurity by signing him the following season.
In 2004/2005 Moens had a good first season, earning him a recall to the Netherlands national football team
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
.
In 2005/2006, however, he suffered an injury which only allowed him to play 11 games. In the summer of 2006 he moved to PSV Eindhoven, as second keeper behind Heurelho da Silva Gomes
Heurelho da Silva Gomes
Heurelho da Silva Gomes , born 15 February 1981 in João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais), commonly known as Heurelho Gomes or just Gomes, is a Brazilian goalkeeper, who currently plays for . He previously made a name for himself at Dutch club PSV....
. He ended his career in 2007 but returned to the game in 2008 at Willem II.
United States
In December 2009 Moens was approached by Erik TammerErik Tammer
Erik Tammer is a former professional Association football striker from the Netherlands.-External links:...
, with whom he played at Go Ahead Eagles
Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times...
in 1995-1996, and asked him to join the fledgling Dayton Dutch Lions
Dayton Dutch Lions
Dayton Dutch Lions is an American soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having promoted themselves from the USL Premier Development League at the...
team, which will debut in the USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
in 2010. Moens agreed, and would play for Dayton from April to August 2010.
December 2010 he went back to the Netherlands, where he joined Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887....
. Although he extended his contract with a year in May 2011 he ended his career at the end of the 2010/11 season and picked up a commercial job at Sparta Rotterdam.
National team
Oscar Moens made two appearances for the Dutch national squad. On 13 October 1998 he played his first international match in a friendly with GhanaGhana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
in the Gelredome
Gelredome
The GelreDome is a football stadium in the city of Arnhem, in the Netherlands. It serves as the home of the football club Vitesse. It was opened on 25 March 1998, featuring a retractable roof, as well as a convertible pitch, that can be retracted, when unused during concerts or other events held at...
in Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
, which ended in 0-0. His second appearance was on 10 November 2001 against Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
where he played the entire match. The final score was 1-1, with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Jerrel Hasselbaink usually known as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is a Dutch former football striker who played for various clubs in the Netherlands, Portugal, England, and Spain, as well as the Dutch national team. He scored more than 200 career goals...
scoring for Holland.