VVV Venlo
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VVV-Venlo (ˈveː ˈveː ˈveː ˈvɛn.lo) (Venlose Voetbal Vereniging Venlo [ˈvɛn.loːzə ˈvut.bɑl vər.ˈeːnə.ɣɪŋ ˈvɛn.lo]) is a football club from Venlo in the Netherlands
, currently playing in the Eredivisie
. The club plays its home games in the De Koel
stadium, known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel - for sponsorship reasons.
VVV returned to the Eredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeating RKC Waalwijk
in the promotion/relegation play-offs of the season 2006-2007. After one season in the Eredivisie VVV-Venlo relegated back to the Eerste Divisie
. After a single season, VVV-Venlo won the Eerste Divisie 2008-09
title and returned to the Eredivisie.
In the 2009-2010 season the team booked its best league result since 1988, finishing 12th in the Eredivisie. Another remarkable event was the transfer of star player Keisuke Honda
to CSKA Moscow
for a club-record breaking transfer fee of around €9 million.
They made headlines in April 2011 by signing 1 year old boy, Baerke van der Meij, on a symbolic 10-year contract, after a video featuring him scoring a hat trick
into a toy box went viral.
in Venlo. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was built in 1972. It is named after its main sponsor, hence its current name 'Seacon Stadion De Koel'.
For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011
(on loan from Internazionale)
in 1956.
Sandro Calabro
John de Wolf
Maurice Graef
Jos Luhukay
Patrick Paauwe
Peter Ressel
Remy Reynierse Pleun Strik
Stan Valckx
Baerke van der Meij Faas Wilkes
Brazil Vampeta Joni SC
Japan Keisuke Honda
Morocco Nordin Amrabat
Nigeria Tijani Babangida
Philippines Jason de Jong
United States Earnie Stewart Brannon Crymes
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...
, currently playing 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....
. The club plays its home games in the De Koel
De Koel
De Koel , also known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel after the main sponsor, is a multi-purpose stadium in Venlo, Netherlands. It is currently mostly used for football matches and is the home stadium of VVV-Venlo. The stadium is able to hold 8,000 people and was built in 1972....
stadium, known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel - for sponsorship reasons.
VVV returned to the Eredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeating RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...
in the promotion/relegation play-offs of the season 2006-2007. After one season in the Eredivisie VVV-Venlo relegated back to the Eerste Divisie
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...
. After a single season, VVV-Venlo won the Eerste Divisie 2008-09
Eerste Divisie 2008-09
Eerste Divisie 2008–09 began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion playoffs. Sixteen clubs were remained in the Eerste Divisie, whilst Excelsior and VVV-Venlo were relegated from the Eredivisie 2007-08...
title and returned to the Eredivisie.
In the 2009-2010 season the team booked its best league result since 1988, finishing 12th in the Eredivisie. Another remarkable event was the transfer of star player Keisuke Honda
Keisuke Honda
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World...
to CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow is a major Russian sports club based in Moscow. It is popularly referred to in the West as "Red Army" or "the Red Army team" because during the Soviet era, it was a part of the Armed Forces sports society, which in turn was associated with the Soviet Army...
for a club-record breaking transfer fee of around €9 million.
They made headlines in April 2011 by signing 1 year old boy, Baerke van der Meij, on a symbolic 10-year contract, after a video featuring him scoring a hat trick
Hat Trick
Hat trick, hat-trick or hattrick may refer to:* hat-trick — in various sports, achieving three goals, wickets, etc. in a single match* Hattrick — online football management game** Hattrick Limited — producers of this game...
into a toy box went viral.
Stadium
VVV Venlo currently play at De KoelDe Koel
De Koel , also known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel after the main sponsor, is a multi-purpose stadium in Venlo, Netherlands. It is currently mostly used for football matches and is the home stadium of VVV-Venlo. The stadium is able to hold 8,000 people and was built in 1972....
in Venlo. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was built in 1972. It is named after its main sponsor, hence its current name 'Seacon Stadion De Koel'.
Current squad
As of 1 August 2011For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011
(on loan from Internazionale)
Domestic Results
Below is a table with VVV-Venlo's domestic results since the introduction of the EredivisieEredivisie
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....
in 1956.
| Domestic Results since 1956 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic league | League result | Qualification to | KNVB Cup KNVB Cup The 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... season |
Cup result |
| 2010–11 Eredivisie 2010–11 Eredivisie -Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
17th | - (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs) | 2010-11 | third round |
| 2009–10 Eredivisie 2009–10 Eredivisie -Personnel and sponsoring:-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:... |
12th | - | 2009-10 | third round |
| 2008–09 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2008-09 Eerste Divisie 2008–09 began in August 2008 and concluded in May 2009, with the promotion playoffs. Sixteen clubs were remained in the Eerste Divisie, whilst Excelsior and VVV-Venlo were relegated from the Eredivisie 2007-08... |
1st | 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.... (promotion) |
2008-09 | second round |
| 2007–08 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie 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... (losing promo./releg. play-offs) |
2007-08 | second round |
| 2006–07 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2006-07 The 2006/2007 season of the Eerste Divisie began on August 11, 2006 and ended in May 2007.-Relegated teams:This team was relegated from the Eredivisie at the start of the season:*RBC Roosendaal -Promoted teams:... |
2nd | 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.... (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) |
2006-07 | second round |
| 2005–06 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2005-06 The 2005/2006 season of the Eerste Divisie began on August 12, 2005 and ended on April 7, 2006. The title was won by Excelsior Rotterdam.-Newly admitted team:The following team was admitted to the Eerste Divisie at the start of the season:*FC Omniworld... |
2nd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2005-06 | round of 16 |
| 2004–05 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2004-05 The 2004/2005 season of the Eerste Divisie began in August 2004 and ended in April 2005. The title was won by Heracles Almelo.-Relegated teams:These teams were relegated from the Eredivisie at the start of the season:... |
3rd | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2004-05 | second round |
| 2003–04 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2003-04 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2003/2004 season was contested by 19 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to AGOVV Apeldoorn entering from the amateurs... |
7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 2003-04 | second round |
| 2002–03 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2002-03 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2002/2003 season was contested by 18 teams. ADO Den Haag won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 2001-02* FC Den Bosch* Fortuna Sittard* Sparta Rotterdam-League standings:... |
13th | - | 2002-03 | third round |
| 2001–02 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2001-02 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2001/2002 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Zwolle won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 2000-01* RBC RoosendaalTelstar merged with Stormvogels this season to form Stormvogels/Telstar... |
13th | - | 2001-02 | third round |
| 2000–01 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 2000-01 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2000/2001 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1999-2000* Cambuur Leeuwarden* FC Den Bosch* MVV-League standings:... |
18th | - | 2000-01 | round of 16 |
| 1999–2000 Eerste Divisie | 15th | - | 1999-2000 | group stage |
| 1998–99 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1998-99 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1998/1999 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Den Bosch won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1997-98* FC Groningen* FC Volendam-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:... |
11th | - | 1998-99 | second round |
| 1997–98 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1997-98 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1997/1998 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ won the championship.-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:... |
11th | - | 1997-98 | group stage |
| 1996–97 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1996-97 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1996/1997 season was contested by 18 teams. MVV won the championship.-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:... |
4th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1996-97 | second round |
| 1995–96 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1995-96 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1995–1996 season was contested by 18 teams. AZ won the championship. This was the first year teams earned three points for a win instead of two.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1994-95* Dordrecht '90* MVV... |
5th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1995-96 | quarter final |
| 1994–95 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1994-95 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1994/1995 season was contested by 18 teams. Fortuna Sittard won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1993–94 * Cambuur Leeuwarden* VVV-Venlo-League standings:-Promotion/relegation play-offs:... |
12th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1994-95 | second round |
| 1993–94 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie 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... (relegation) |
1993-94 | third round |
| 1992–93 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1992-93 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1992/1993 season was contested by 18 teams, two less than in the previous season. This was due to the departure of VCV Zeeland and FC Wageningen. VVV-Venlo won the championship.... |
1st | 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.... (promotion) |
1992-93 | third round |
| 1991–92 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie 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... (relegation) |
1991-92 | quarter final |
| 1990–91 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1990-91 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1990/1991 season was contested by 20 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to VC Vlissingen entering from the amateurs... |
3rd | 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.... (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) |
1990-91 | second round |
| 1989–90 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1989-90 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1989/1990 season was contested by 19 teams. Schiedamse Voetbal Vereniging won the championship.-New play-off system:... |
4th | - | 1989-90 | second round |
| 1988–89 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie 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... (relegation) |
1988-89 | second round |
| 1987–88 Eredivisie | 5th | - (losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs) |
1987-88 | semi-final |
| 1986–87 Eredivisie | 5th | - (losing UC UEFA Cup The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League... play-offs) |
1986-87 | round of 16 |
| 1985–86 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 1985-86 | first round |
| 1984–85 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1984-85 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1984/1985 season was contested by 18 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to RKC Waalwijk entering from the amateurs... |
2nd | 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.... (promotion) |
1984-85 | second round |
| 1983–84 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1983-84 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1983/1984 season was contested by 17 teams, one more than in the previous season. This was due to RBC Roosendaal, entering from the amateurs... |
10th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1983-84 | second round |
| 1982–83 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1982-83 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1982/1983 season was contested by 16 teams, two less than the previous season. This was due to the disbandment of FC Amsterdam at the end of last season and the disbandment of SC Amersfoort halfway this year... |
7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1982-83 | round of 16 |
| 1981–82 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1981-82 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1981/1982 season was contested by 18 teams, one less than in the previous season. This was due to the bankruptcy of FC Vlaardingen. Helmond Sport won the championship.... |
7th | promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion | 1981-82 | second round |
| 1980–81 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1980-81 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1980/1981 season was contested by 19 teams. HFC Haarlem won the championship.-League standings:-Promotion competition:... |
13th | - | 1980-81 | round of 16 |
| 1979–80 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1979-80 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1979/1980 season was contested by 19 teams. FC Groningen won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1978-79* FC Volendam* FC VVVDordrecht changed their name to DS '79 this season... |
12th | - | 1979-80 | first round |
| 1978–79 Eredivisie | 18th | Eerste Divisie 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... (relegation) |
1978-79 | second round |
| 1977–78 Eredivisie | 14th | - | 1977-78 | second round |
| 1976–77 Eredivisie | 13th | - | 1976-77 | second round |
| 1975–76 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1975-76 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1975/1976 season was contested by 19 teams. HFC Haarlem won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1974-75* HFC Haarlem* FC Wageningen-League standings:-Promotion competition:... |
2nd | 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.... (winning promotion/releg. play-offs) |
1975-76 | second round |
| 1974–75 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1974-75 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1974/1975 season was contested by 19 teams, one team less than in the previous year. This was due to the absorption of Volewijckers by eredivisie-club FC Amsterdam... |
5th | - | 1974-75 | second round |
| 1973–74 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1973-74 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1973/1974 season was contested by 20 teams. Excelsior won the championship.-New entrants:Relegated from the Eredivisie 1972-73* FC Den Bosch* ExcelsiorHVC changed their name to SC Amersfoort for this season.... |
16th | - | 1973-74 | second round |
| 1972–73 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1972-73 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1972/1973 season was contested by 20 teams, one less than in the previous year. This was due to the merger of Blauw-Wit Amsterdam with eredivisie-club Door Wilskracht Sterk to form FC Amsterdam. Roda JC won the championship.... |
18th | - | 1972-73 | second round |
| 1971–72 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1971-72 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1971/1972 season was contested by 21 teams, five more than in the previous year. Due to the disbandment of the Tweede Divisie, six teams were promoted to the Eerste Divisie; the rest of the teams returned to amateur football. As a result of the disbandment, teams no... |
16th | - | 1971-72 | first round |
| 1970–71 Tweede Divisie | 11th | Eerste Divisie 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... (promotion) |
1970-71 | first round |
| 1969–70 Tweede Divisie | 16th | - | 1969-70 | first round |
| 1968–69 Tweede Divisie | 15th | - | 1968-69 | first round |
| 1967–68 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1967-68 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1967/1968 season was contested by 19 teams, one team less than in the previous season. This was due to a merger between FC Zaanstreek and Alkmaar '54 to form AZ'67... |
18th | Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie The Tweede Divisie was the lowest professional football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The... (relegation) |
1967-68 | group stage |
| 1966–67 Tweede Divisie | 2nd | Eerste Divisie 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... (promotion) |
1966-67 | DNC |
| 1965–66 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1965-66 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1965/1966 season was contested by 15 teams, one less than in the previous year. This was due to the merger of Enschedese Boys with eredivisie-club SC Enschede, to form FC Twente... |
15th | Tweede Divisie Tweede Divisie The Tweede Divisie was the lowest professional football league in the Netherlands. It was established in 1956, together with the Eredivisie and the Eerste Divisie. Between 1956 and 1960 and between 1962 and 1966, the league consisted of two divisions, Tweede Divisie A and Tweede Divisie B. The... (relegation) |
1965-66 | group stage |
| 1964–65 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1964-65 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1964/1965 season was contested by 16 teams. Willem II won the championship for the second time.-New entrants:Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1963–64:* Alkmaar '54* NECRelegated from the Eredivisie 1963-64:... |
8th | - | 1964-65 | second round |
| 1963–64 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1963-64 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1962/1963 season was contested by 16 teams. Sittardia won the championship for the second time.-New entrants:Promoted from the Tweede Divisie 1962–63:* BVV... |
14th | - | 1963-64 | second round |
| 1962–63 Eerste Divisie Eerste Divisie 1962-63 The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 1962/1963 season was contested by 16 teams. Teams from two leagues were united in one national eerste divisie league for the first time this season... |
14th | - | 1962-63 | round of 16 |
| 1961–62 Eredivisie | 17th | Eerste Divisie 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... (relegation) |
1961-62 | ? |
| 1960–61 Eredivisie | 3rd | - | 1960-61 | ? |
| 1959–60 Eredivisie | 6th | - | not held | not held |
| 1958–59 Eredivisie | 9th | - | 1958-59 | winners |
| 1957–58 Eredivisie | 7th | - | 1957-58 | ? |
| 1956–57 Eredivisie | 7th | - | 1956-57 | ? |
Notable players
Holland Ruud BoymansRuud Boymans
Ruud Boymans is an Dutch footballer who currently plays as a striker for AZ of the Dutch Eredivisie. He formerly played for Fortuna Sittard and VVV-Venlo....
Sandro Calabro
Sandro Calabro
Sandro Calabro is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Swiss club FC St. Gallen as a striker.- Career :...
John de Wolf
John de Wolf
Johannes "John" Hildebrand de Wolf is a retired Dutch footballer, who earned six caps for the Dutch national team, scoring two goals.-Club:...
Maurice Graef
Maurice Graef
Maurice Graef is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1988-1989 season for VVV-Venlo. Later on he played for Roda JC, NEC Nijmegen and VVV Venlo again.-References:...
Jos Luhukay
Jos Luhukay
Jos Luhukay is a Dutch football coach and former player.- Career as a player:He began his career at the age of 15 at his hometown club VVV-Venlo. In 1989, he went to play at SVV Schiedam, where he stayed until 1991...
Patrick Paauwe
Patrick Paauwe
Patrick Paauwe is a former professional football player from the Netherlands.-Career:He played for Feyenoord Rotterdam in a defensive midfield role, although he has been used mainly as defender in the past. Other teams he served are PSV Eindhoven, De Graafschap, Fortuna Sittard, Valenciennes FC...
Peter Ressel
Peter Ressel
Peter Helmut Ressel is a retired football winger from the Netherlands, who obtained three caps for the Dutch national team. He won the UEFA Cup with Feyenoord Rotterdam in 1974 by defeating Tottenham Hotspur, scoring the 2-0 in the 84th minute of the second leg, which secured Feyenoord's win...
Remy Reynierse Pleun Strik
Pleun Strik
Pleun Strik is a former Dutch international footballer.He played two matches for the Netherlands national football team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament, and he made the Dutch squad for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, although he did not play in the tournament.Strik played club...
Stan Valckx
Stan Valckx
Stanislaus "Stan" Henricus Christina Valckx is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a central defender.-Club career:...
Baerke van der Meij Faas Wilkes
Faas Wilkes
Servaas "Faas" Wilkes was a Dutch football forward, who earned a total of 38 caps for the Dutch national team, in which he scored 35 goals...
Brazil Vampeta Joni SC
Japan Keisuke Honda
Keisuke Honda
is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Russian CSKA Moscow and the Japan national football team. His current position is as a deep-lying playmaker, but he can equally play as an attacking midfielder or second striker. He is also a very skilled free kick taker scoring one in the FIFA World...
Morocco Nordin Amrabat
Nordin Amrabat
Nordin Amrabat is a Moroccan football player, who is currently playing for Kayserispor in the Turkish Süper Lig. He has played for Dutch national youth teams and has been called up for the senior national side one time. However, on October 1, 2009, Amrabat announced his decision to play for...
Nigeria Tijani Babangida
Philippines Jason de Jong
Jason de Jong
Jason Nicolas Maria Dantes de Jong is a Filipino international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dordrecht. He is a product of the NAC Breda youth system but never made any first-team appearances for the club. He's gone on to have a stint in the Belgian Second Division before having...
United States Earnie Stewart Brannon Crymes