Stanley Menzo
Encyclopedia
Stanley Purl Menzo is a retired Dutch
footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach
.
Most of his professional career was spent at Ajax (ten full seasons), appearing in more than 300 official matches with the club and winning nine major titles.
Menzo represented the Dutch national team
in one World Cup
and one European Championship
.
, Suriname
, Dutch Empire
, Menzo arrived at Eredivisie
giants Ajax Amsterdam at the age of 19, from amateurs A.V.V. Zeeburgia.
After two seasons deputising for Hans Galjé
, and a loan to fellow league side HFC Haarlem
, he became the starter for the 1985–86 campaign. Newly-appointed manager Johan Cruyff
believed that Menzo was one of the first goalkeepers who could also make his mark as a field player.
Menzo then proceeded to remain an undisputed starter for seven full seasons, helping Ajax to the 1989–90 national title, as well as the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. However, after a game in the latter competition the following season, a 2–4 loss at AJ Auxerre
, during which he scored an own goal
and was also directly related to another, he lost his place to youth graduate Edwin van der Sar
, and never regained it.
In the 1994 summer, Menzo signed with PSV Eindhoven, where he backed up Ronald Waterreus
for two seasons. The 33-year old managed to revive his career in Belgium
with Lierse SK
, which he helped win one league and one cup
, eventually amassing nearly 100 official appearances. For a brief period of time, he also played in France
for FC Girondins de Bordeaux
, arriving in August 1997 to replace Gilbert Bodart
. However, having lost his place to Ulrich Ramé
(who would be the club's first-choice for more than one decade), he returned to Lierse, in January 1998.
In the summer of 2001, after a second spell at Ajax, Menzo joined amateur club AGOVV Apeldoorn
, helping it to the amateur title
. He retired from football at the end of the season. When coach Peter Bosz
left in June 2005, he became AGOVV's manager, remaining in the position for only one season: AGOVV became a professional club in the second division
, but he did not have the qualifications to exercise in that category, subsequently moving to Amsterdam-based amateur club Amsterdamsche FC
.
In February 2005, Menzo received the necessary diploma to coach professional clubs. That summer, he returned as head manager of AGOVV. A year later, he joined FC Volendam
, lasting two seasons (incomplete) and signing with Cambuur Leeuwarden, which he led to the second position in the second level in 2009–10
, even though the team ultimately failed in the playoffs.
In October 2010, Menzo resigned from his position at Cambuur in order to join Vitesse as assistant to new head coach Albert Ferrer.
for Holland
, the first arriving in 1989. He then spent nearly three years without any further appearances, but was summoned for the squads present at both the 1990 FIFA World Cup
and UEFA Euro 1992, as third-choice.
After legendary Hans van Breukelen retired from international play following the latter competition, Menzo was named the starter for the qualification stages
of the 1994 World Cup
; following two unassuming performances, the 1–2 loss in Norway
and a 2–2 home draw against Poland
, he was benched, and ultimately did not even made the squad at all (Van der Sar would be the third goalkeeper in the list).
In the summer of 2004, after former Ajax teammate Marco van Basten became head coach of the national team, Menzo was named its goalkeeping coach, remained there for two years.
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 played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
.
Most of his professional career was spent at Ajax (ten full seasons), appearing in more than 300 official matches with the club and winning nine major titles.
Menzo represented the Dutch national 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 one World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
and one European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
.
Club career
Born in ParamariboParamaribo
Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...
, Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
, Dutch Empire
Dutch Empire
The Dutch Empire consisted of the overseas territories controlled by the Dutch Republic and later, the modern Netherlands from the 17th to the 20th century. The Dutch followed Portugal and Spain in establishing an overseas colonial empire, but based on military conquest of already-existing...
, Menzo arrived at 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....
giants Ajax Amsterdam at the age of 19, from amateurs A.V.V. Zeeburgia.
After two seasons deputising for Hans Galjé
Hans Galjé
Hans Galjé is a Dutch football coach and former professional player who is the current manager of Belgian Juliper League side Mouscron....
, and a loan to fellow league side HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem
HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889. The club won the Dutch national title in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912...
, he became the starter for the 1985–86 campaign. Newly-appointed manager Johan Cruyff
Johan Cruyff
Hendrik Johannes Cruijff OON , known as Johan Cruyff, is a retired Dutch footballer and is currently the manager of the Catalan national team as well as a member of the AFC Ajax board of directors. He won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974, which is a record jointly held with...
believed that Menzo was one of the first goalkeepers who could also make his mark as a field player.
Menzo then proceeded to remain an undisputed starter for seven full seasons, helping Ajax to the 1989–90 national title, as well as the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1991–92 UEFA Cup. However, after a game in the latter competition the following season, a 2–4 loss at AJ Auxerre
AJ Auxerre
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise is a French association football club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the...
, during which he scored an own goal
Own goal
An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents....
and was also directly related to another, he lost his place to youth graduate Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar
Edwin van der Sar OON is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for AFC Ajax, Juventus, Fulham and Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history...
, and never regained it.
In the 1994 summer, Menzo signed with PSV Eindhoven, where he backed up Ronald Waterreus
Ronald Waterreus
Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus is a former Dutch football goalkeeper, who most notably played for PSV Eindhoven, before ending his career at New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer.-Club career:...
for two seasons. The 33-year old managed to revive his career in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
with Lierse SK
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...
, which he helped win one league and one cup
Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
, eventually amassing nearly 100 official appearances. For a brief period of time, he also played in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
for FC Girondins de Bordeaux
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Football Club des Girondins de Bordeaux is a French association football club based in the city of Bordeaux. The club currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, and won its last Ligue 1 title in the 2008–09 season....
, arriving in August 1997 to replace Gilbert Bodart
Gilbert Bodart
Gilbert Bodart is a Belgian football manager who was working for La Louvière in the Jupiler League until 21 February 2006....
. However, having lost his place to Ulrich Ramé
Ulrich Ramé
Ulrich Ramé is a French footballer who plays for CS Sedan Ardennes as a goalkeeper.In a professional career which spanned two decades, he played mainly for Bordeaux , appearing in more than 500 official games and winning six major titles.A French international during four years, Ramé represented...
(who would be the club's first-choice for more than one decade), he returned to Lierse, in January 1998.
In the summer of 2001, after a second spell at Ajax, Menzo joined amateur club AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts...
, helping it to the amateur title
Hoofdklasse
The Hoofdklasse is the 2nd highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fourth tier in general.-Background:The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of the traditional pillarisation , the segregation of Dutch society. The Saturday-clubs are by...
. He retired from football at the end of the season. When coach Peter Bosz
Peter Bosz
Peter Bosz is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands currently serving as head coach of Dutch Eredivisie team Heracles Almelo.-Career:...
left in June 2005, he became AGOVV's manager, remaining in the position for only one season: AGOVV became a professional club in the second division
Eerste 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...
, but he did not have the qualifications to exercise in that category, subsequently moving to Amsterdam-based amateur club Amsterdamsche FC
Amsterdamsche FC
Amsterdamsche Football Club, known as AFC is a football club from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.The club was founded in 1895, is currently playing in the Topklasse, the third tier of football in the Netherlands.- Current squad :2010/2011 season...
.
In February 2005, Menzo received the necessary diploma to coach professional clubs. That summer, he returned as head manager of AGOVV. A year later, he joined FC Volendam
FC Volendam
Football Club Volendam is a Dutch football club based in Volendam, North Holland, Edam-Volendam. Founded on June 1, 1977, as a result of a split up with RKSV . It currently plays in the Eerste Divisie, holding home games at Kras Stadion, with a 6,260-seat capacity.-History:Football Club Volendam...
, lasting two seasons (incomplete) and signing with Cambuur Leeuwarden, which he led to the second position in the second level in 2009–10
2009–10 Eerste Divisie
-Coaches and budget:-Results table:Source: -Standings:-Standings 1st Period:Source: -Standings 2nd Period:Source: -Standings 3rd Period:Source: -Standings 4th Period:Source: ...
, even though the team ultimately failed in the playoffs.
In October 2010, Menzo resigned from his position at Cambuur in order to join Vitesse as assistant to new head coach Albert Ferrer.
International career
Menzo gained six capsCap (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...
for Holland
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...
, the first arriving in 1989. He then spent nearly three years without any further appearances, but was summoned for the squads present at both the 1990 FIFA World Cup
1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
and UEFA Euro 1992, as third-choice.
After legendary Hans van Breukelen retired from international play following the latter competition, Menzo was named the starter for the qualification stages
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the European zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification....
of the 1994 World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
; following two unassuming performances, the 1–2 loss in Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
and a 2–2 home draw against Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
, he was benched, and ultimately did not even made the squad at all (Van der Sar would be the third goalkeeper in the list).
In the summer of 2004, after former Ajax teammate Marco van Basten became head coach of the national team, Menzo was named its goalkeeping coach, remained there for two years.
Honours
- Ajax:
- UEFA Cup Winners' CupUEFA Cup Winners' CupThe UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...
: 1986–87 - UEFA Cup: 1991–92
- Dutch LeagueEredivisieThe 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....
: 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94 - Dutch CupKNVB CupThe KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
: 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1995–96
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Lierse:
- Belgian League: 1996–97
- Belgian CupBelgian CupThe Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...
: 1998–99