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| Vitesse
extend Sikora deadline |
11 July 2002
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Vitesse have decided to give Ajax and Fulham
three more days to make an impoved/acceptable offer for Victor Sikora
before finally shutting the door on a transfer. Neither club have met the
€6 million Euros demanded by the Arnhemmers for the 24 year-old winger
and, if they don't come up with the right amount of money by Monday,
Sikora will soon be rejoining the Vitesse squad.
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| Vitesse
target Alexandar Rankovic |
11 July 2002
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Vitesse are targeting Yugoslavian
midfielder Alexandar Rankovic and the 23 year-old Rad Belgrado player
should be arriving in Arnhem for a trial next week. Vitesse want to
reinforce their squad with a defensive midfielder and the Gelredome side's
technical manager Jan Streuer has confirmed their interest but also added
that the youth international is only one of several candidate. Vitesse will
first have to sell Victor Sikora before they can afford to buy any new
players.
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| Sikora
gets 3 days to leave Vitesse |
09 July 2002
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Victor Sikora has been
given three more days to sort out the long rumoured move to Ajax or the
more recent candidate Fulham! If there's no contract signed with a new
employer by Thursday he'll have to rejoin the Vitesse squad and prepare
for the new season. Depending on the stories you may have read he's
either going to Amsterdam, because that's his preferred destination, or
he's off across the channel to English Premiership side Fulham because
it's his dream to play there! Ajax have made an offer of €4 million
Euros and followed it up with an improved offer of €4 million plus
midfielder Richard Knopper while Fulham are said to have offered Vitesse a
straight €6 million Euros! However, Mike Snoei has said that the offers
on the table are still €2 million Euros short of what Vitesse want!
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| Sikora
missing at Vitesse's first training |
08 July 2002
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Victor Sikora was conspicuously absent during
Vitesse's first training session of their pre-season preparations this
morning. Technical manager Jan Streuer explained on the club's web-site
that they wanted to highlight the new squad for the coming season and
Sikora obviously has his mind on other things (a move to Fulham or Ajax
for example). The new trainer Mike Snoei said, "I wanted to
start this morning with a squad who are motivated to give their all for
Vitesse and Victor clearly has other plans. He has the ambition to take
the next step in his career and, though I'm not the person to decide who
goes or stays, I think he'll be better off at another club. I've also
spoken to Dejan Stefanovic about his situation and he's made clear he
wants to stay in Arnhem and I expect him to stay."
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| Sikora
signs for Fulham? |
07 July 2002
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Victor Sikora looks set to sign for English
Premiership side Fulham after the Vitesse striker and Dutch international
was quoted in Sunday newspaper "The News of the World" as saying
that the London side had beaten Ajax at the post in the battle to bag him.
Ajax will be disappointed but Sikora is reportedly delighted with the
prospect of playing in the Premiership and joining Edwin van der Sar's
team!
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| Fulham
bid 6 million Euros for Sikora |
05 July 2002
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| According
to a story in Dutch provincial newspaper "De Gelderlander",
Fulham have made a bid of €5 million Euros for Vitesse's Victor Sikora,
one million more than Ajax's last offer. Vitesse have said that
they want €6 million Euros
for the Dutch international and we can expect the
Amsterdammers to come up with a counter-bid within the next few
days.
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| Vitesse
reject latest Ajax bid for Sikora |
02 July 2002
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| Michel
Kreek moves to AEK Athene |
26 Jun 2002
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| Vitesse's
Michel Kreek is moving to play for top Greek club AEK Athene. The
midfielder, whose contract with the Arnhemmers ran till 2003, has signed a
deal for two seasons with an option for a third but there is no
information concerning the transfer fee the Greeks have paid. Kreek's
agent Alex Kroes, from MTV Sports International, said there had been
interest from Birmingham City, Stoke City, Derby County, Italian side
Modena and a couple of German clubs but AEK were the most serious
contender. Kreek had asked for permission to leave Arnhem a few months
back, saying that he wanted a new challenge. The 31 year-old former Ajax
player now has the transfer he wanted and a new opportunity to shine
abroad as he has in the past with Italian clubs Padova (1994-96) and
Perugia (1996-97).
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| Vitesse
sell Diarra to Olympique Lyon |
22 Jun 2002
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| Vitesse
have sold Mahamadou Diarra to French side Olympique Lyon. The 21 year-old
midfielder has signed a contract for 5 years and the Arnhemmers have
received €6 million Euros for him. He's played 16 internationals for
Mali, scoring 3 goals and was hailed as the most promising player during
the recent African Nations Cup. He began his professional career in 1993
in Mali with Salif Keita de Bamako, moving on to Greek side OFI Kreta
before spending the last 3 years with Vitesse.
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| Stefanovic
wants move to Spain |
27 May 2002
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| Ajax,
PSV, Internazionale and FC Barcelona have all approached Vitesse for Dejan
Stefanovic. The 27 year-old former Rode Ster Belgrado, Sheffield Wednesday
and Perugia defender would prefer to sign for a top Spanish side. Vitesse,
who are already discussing the sale of Remco van der Schaaf to PSV and
Victor Sikora to Ajax, would be prepared to let Stefanovic go him so that
they will be able to afford to keep one of their remaining top players,
midfielder Mahamadou Diarra.
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| Vitesse
sign Ethiopian player Yordanos Abay |
24 May 2002
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| Vitesse
have signed Ethiopian side EEPC's Yordanos Abay, from Addis Ababa, in a
deal worth €40,000 Euros. The 22 year-old only has to pass the
obligatory medical in order to make the move to the Gelredome where
several other African players are stalled: Mahamadou Diarra from Mali,
Emile Mbamba from Cameroon, Mamadou Zongo from Burkina Faso and Matthew
Amoah from Ghana.
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| Vitesse's
Bas Wijnen signs for Eagles |
11 May 2002
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| Vitesse
are lending former youth international Bas
Wijnen to Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles. The 20 year-old
keeper is being hired out next season because he's seeing little action in
Arnhem. Eagles-director Martien Vreijsen has also reached an agreement
with Vitesse concerning Martijn Kuiper. The 23 year-old defender has been
on loan to RKC and RBC but has now signed a contract with the Eagles for
the coming 3 years. Go Ahead have recently added Bram Marbus (Sparta),
Dennis Hulshoff (Twente) and Michel Kruijer (Excelsior) to the squad.
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| New
Vitesse trainer passes exam |
08 May 2002
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Vitesse's new trainer Mark Snoei, who has
recently taken over from Edward Sturing as trainer of the club, passed his
final trainers' exams yesterday and is now officially qualified to start
at the Gelredome. The ex-Sparta and Excelsior player received his diploma
at the side of PSV's manager Frank Arnessen who also passed the exam.
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| Vitesse's
Diarra attracts foreign interest |
05 May 2002
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Vitesse's Malinese forward Mahamadou Diarra has attracted the attention
of Spain's Pri mera Division leaders Valencia. According to Dutch
provincial daily
newspaper, "De Gelderlander", Valencia have already approached
Diarra's manager Raymond van Lierop. Diarra has been in form all season
and was looking really good during the recent African Nations Cup. Ajax's
trainer Ronald Koeman, who worked with Diarra during his Vitesse days, has
also shown a keen interest in signing the player. According to
"De Gelderlander" Spanish Primera Division side Atlético Madrid
and French club Paris Saint-Germain are also in the running for Mahamadou. |
| Stefanovic
not interested in Inter Milan |
30 Apr 2002
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Vitesse's
Yugoslavian defender Dejan Stefanovic has stated that he would rather
remain at Vitesse after talking to Italian side Inter Milan.
Speaking to Dutch radio station "Omroep Gelderland" Stefanovic
said "I have talked to Inter but I think I will stay at Vitesse
Arnhem. You never know what might happen, but I would like to stay in
Holland." The defender has played a crucial role in the center of
Vitesse's defense since joining the club 3 years ago and is very popular
with their supporters. It is also thought that another
reason for Stefanovic wanting to remain in Holland is the fact that Yugoslavian
and his family will become eligible for Dutch nationality in 2004.
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| Top
3 target midfielder Farnerud |
29 Apr 2002
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|
Swedish midfielder Alexander Farnerud has
attracted the attention of Ajax, Feyenoord and Vitesse Arnhem. It would
appear that the 17 year-old talent paid a visit to all 3 clubs during the
winter break and that all 3 clubs regularly enquire about his progress.
Farnerud, who has also attracted the attention of Manchester United and
Fulham would prefer a move to Spain or Holland.
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| Vitesse
beat Willem II 4-2 |
28 Apr 2002
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Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Stefanovic, Nanu, Hofs, Diarra,
Kreek, Martel, Amoah, Sikora.
Willem II lineup: Martin,
Jaliens, J. Mathijsen, Janssens, Mariana, Landzaat, D. Mathijssen, Caluwé,
Sektioui, Bombarda, Shoukov.
Vitesse reclaim 4th place after this win
against the "Tricolores" and Heerenveen's defeat by Feyenoord
while Willem II drop a place to 11th. Youssef Marianad the score for
the visitors in the 11th minute, but Didier Martel equalized 2 minutes
later. Mahamadou Diarra gave the Arnhemmers the advantage on the halfhour
and
Dejan Stefanovic increased the gap in the 56th. Tarik Sektioui got one
back for the visitors in the 78th but Matthew Amoah put the result beyond
doubt with a 4th for Vitesse in the 82nd.
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| Feyenoord
want Sikora and Van der Schaaf |
28 Apr 2002
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| According
to Dutch provincial newspaper "De Gelderlander",
Feyenoord have officially approached Vitesse for 25 year-old striker Dutch
international Victor Sikora and 23 year-old midfielder Remco van der
Schaaf. The Rotterdammers are now competing with Ajax and PSV who would
also like to sign the players. Van der Schaaf has a deal which runs till
2003 while 25 year-old Sikora's deal runs till 2005. Vitesse are in need
of money to sort out their debt problems and are apparently asking €10
million Euros for the duo. |
| Sparta
lose to Vitesse 0 -1 |
20 Apr 2002
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Sparta
lineup: Vandenbussche, De Fauw, Marília, Goossen, Van der Meer, Bouchiba,
Winter, Koevermans, Boukhari, Conteh, Sanou.
Vitesse lineup: Jevric,
Nanu, Knol, Stefanovic, Tim Cornelisse, Diarra, Van der Schaaf, Kreek,
Sikora, Amoah, Martel.
Vitesse secured a UEFA Cup place this evening via a 16th minute Victor
Sikora goal . Edwin Sturing has done a good job of keeping the team
together after Ronald Koeman's departure, they remain undefeated since the
winter break and their string of fine performances has now taken them past
Heerenveen into 4th place. Sparta have not managed to win in their last 17 games and
haven't scored in the last 6! Their nearest thing to a goal this evening
was an Elbekay Bouchiba shot that hit the crossbar. In fact they've failed
to score in 572 minutes of Ere Divisie football, are without a win since
last November and their 7 defeats in a row is a club record! The Spartans are now doomed to
taking part in the end- of-
season playoffs in order to try and remain in the Ere Divisie.
|
| Groningen
lose at home to Vitesse 0-1 |
14 Apr 2002
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| Groningen
Lineup: Beukenkamp, Allach, Paul Janssen, Schoenmakers, Johansson, Hoogstrate,
Matthijs, Van Gessel, Boussaboun, Robben and Tuhuteru.
Vitesse Lineup: Jevric, Knol, Stefanovic, Kreek, Nanu, Diarra,
Van der Schaaf, Laros,
Sikora, Martel and Mbamba.
Vitesse took another all-important step towards UEFA Cup football next
season via an unimpressive
0-1 away win against Groningen this afternoon. It was terrible game to
have to watch and the 1st attempt at goal was Matthew Amoah's 64th minute
match-winning
header. Groningen's Arjen Robben had a few feeble attempts at goal late in
the 2nd half but he was unable to show the class that PSV believe he
possesses.
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| Bob
Peeters back in training |
12 Apr 2002
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| Vitesse
hope that their Belgian forward Bob Peeters will be recovered in time for
the last two games of the season. Peeters commenced training last Saturday
after spending the last 2 months recuperating from surgery he underwent on his
injured foot last February.
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| Lyon
join the race for Mahamadou |
12 Apr 2002
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|
Mahamadou Diarra's Vitesse
days could soon be over now that several major clubs have shown their
interest in the striker. After attracting the attention of Manchester United and Lazio
Roma during the African Nations Cup it is now reported that French club Lyon are
going to be making Vitesse an offer for the 20 year old Malian
international. "It's a good club," said Diarra.
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| Ajax
approach Vitesse for Diarra |
09 Apr 2002
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|
Ajax have made an official approach to Vitesse
for striker Mahamadou Diarra after earlier making
known their interest in Victor Sikora. The Arnhemmers' technical manager, Jan
Streuer, and Ajax's technical manager, Leo Beenhakker, have confirmed the Amsterdammers' interest in
both players.
It shouldn't be long before Ajax puts in a bid for the duo!
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| Ajax
approach Vitesse for Sikora |
07 Apr 2002
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| Ajax
have made an official approach to Vitesse for Victor Sikora - the
Amsterdammers were known to have had their eyes on the Dutch international
for some time now. The 24 year-old midfielder was the subject of
Feyenoord's interest earlier this season but the two clubs couldn't agree
terms. Vitesse need the money they'll receive for his transfer and made
known in February that they were prepared to sell him. Sikora himself
wants to continue his career in Holland for the time being and seems to
have made a conscious choice to sign for Ajax in preference to other
clubs.
|
| Vitesse
and Heerenveen in goalless draw |
06 Apr 2002
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| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Stefanovic, Nanu, Kreek, Van der
Schaaf, Diarra, Martel, Mbamba and Van Beukering.
Heerenveen
lineup: Vonk, Hegeman, Venema, Bakkati, Edman, Väyrynen, Radomski,
Selakovic, Nurmela, Allbäck and Lurling.
Vitesse and Heerenveen are two of
the contenders for a place in Europe next season. They shared the
points in a goalless draw tonight and stay in 5th and 4th place, on 51
points from 30 games and 52 points from 30 played, respectively.
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| Mahamadou
Diarra in trouble with KNVB |
06 Apr 2002
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|
The Dutch
FA (KNVB) are to hold an investigation into Mahamadou Diarra's misconduct during
the recent match against Ajax. Video footage has shown the Vitesse forward
stepping on Steven Pienaar's face and giving Jan van Halst a headbutt later
in the match.
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| Vitesse
bailed out by Arnhem City council |
03 Apr 2002
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| Vitesse
have been granted a loan totalling € 5.4 million Euros by Arnhem city
council to allow them to continue operating as a professional club. It was
an important decision because a negative vote would have meant almost
certainly that Vitesse would have gone bankrupt. This, in turn, would have
resulted in a similar fate for the Gelredome as the club is the stadium's
main customer, providing most of its income.
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|
PSV want Van der
Schaaf
|
31 Mar 2002
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| PSV
have made an official approach to Vitesse for midfielder Remco van der
Schaaf. The 23 year-old is under contract with the Arnhemmers till 2003
but, although a fee has still to be set for the transfer, both clubs have
already reached a preliminary agreement. |
| Vitesse
beat Ajax 3 - 1 |
31 Mar 2002
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|
Vitesse
lineup: Jevric - Cornelisse, Knol, Stefanovic, Nanu - Hofs, van der Schaaf,
Diarra, Martel - Sikora, Amoah Ajax
lineup: Grim
- Vierklau, Bergdølmo, Chivu, Maxwell - van Halst, Pienaar, Yakubu - van
der Meyde, Mido, Wamberto Ajax
lost valuable championship points today after losing to Vitesse. Ajax were
marginally better in the 1st half in Arnhem, creating more chances than the home
side. Wamberto came close to scoring, one shot hit the bar
and another went just wide.
In the 32 minute Mido was brought down in the penalty area and spot-shot specialist Bergdølmo
put the inevitable 0 - 1 on the score
board, with his 5th of the season. In the 2nd half Vitesse pushed forward and Ajax began to feel the
pressure of their opponents' physical style. In the 71st minute Johny Beukering found the back of the
net, drawing Vitesse level and, 3 minutes later, Dutch youth
international Ruud Knol put them ahead with a powerful 25 yard shot. In
the 85th minute Ajax's Jan van Halst ended any illusions Ajax may have had
of leaving Arnhem with a point when he passed the ball to Vitesse's Mbamba
who coolly shot passed Ajax's goalie Fred Grim for the points.
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| Trustfull
and Fortes to leave Vitesse |
28 Mar 2002
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| Orlando
Trustfull and Carlos Fortes will be looking for a new club after hearing
that Vitesse are not going to extend their contracts. Trustfull, who
joined the Arnhemmers from Sheffield Wednesday in the summer of 1997, has
been plagued by injury and made few appearances, while Fortes has got in a
few matches this season but failed to convince. Martijn Kuiper, Danny Lücke
and Michael Samuel have also been told to start looking for a new employer.
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| |
| NAC
draw with Vitesse 3 - 3 |
24 Mar 2002
|
NAC
lineup: Gabor Babos, Csaba Fehér, Mark Schenning, Rob Penders, Nebosja
Gudelj, Tamas Petö, Alfred Schreuder, Sergio (65. Youssouf Hersi), Earnest
Stewart, Glenn Salmon, Kevin Bobson.
Vitesse
lineup: Dragoslav Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Ruud Knol, Dejan Stefanovic (48.
Mahamadou Diarra), Stefan Nanu, Nicky Hofs, Remco van der Schaaf, Michel
Kreek, Gert Claessens (46. Didier Martel), Victor Sikora, Matthew Amoah.
NAC and Vitesse, who are still both on target for European football also saw
their forwards on target in last night's 3-3 draw. Glen Salmond the score for NAC, picking up
a ball from close range
after Vitesse's goalie had let it slip through his fingers. Salmon
also put away the 2 - 0 only 7 minutes after the break, heading a Stewart
cross into the far corner of the net. Nick Hofs reduced the gap to 2 - 1 with a
blistering shot after a lucky pickup from a NAC defender.
Vitesse levelled the score via Matthew Amoah, who headed in a Didier Martel
cross. Csaba Feher took the score to 3 - 2 in the 68th minute with s
pot-shot after the home side were
awarded a penalty for Kreek's foul on Hersi. 10 minutes later NAC
goalkeeper Babos fumbled a Martel cross, allowing the ball to slip out of his hands
and into the path of the eagerly awaiting Nick Hofs who then
had no trouble in slamming the ball into the empty net, putting the final
3 - 3 score on the board.
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| Mahamadou
Diarra attracts interest |
22 Mar 2002
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| Vitesse's
attacking midfielder, Mahamadou Diarra, has been attracting the interest of foreign
clubs . Both Manchester United and Lazio Roma have been following the 20
year old African international who made such an impression recently during the African
cup in helping Mali to reach the semi-finals.
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| Vitesse
and PSV in goalless draw |
17 Mar 2002
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| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Stefanovic, Nanu, Hofs, Van der
Schaaf, Kreek, Sikora, Amoah and Fortes.
PSV
lineup: Waterreus, Ooijer, Faber, Nikiforov, Heintze, Rommedahl, Van
Bommel, Lucius, Gakhokidze, Kezman and Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Vitesse held PSV to a goalless draw
which means no change in either team's table position. The Eindhoven side
drop even more vital points in their attempt to retain the title and
26,000 fans were 'treated' to a scrappy and disappointing match. Vitesse
dominated the 1st half with their tight and compact style but ran out of
energy after the break. PSV took over halfway through the 2nd half but
failed to impress or score. They remain
3rd on 50 points from 26 games while Vitesse stay in 5th place on 46 from
27 played.
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| Ere
Divisie Friendly Roundup |
13 Mar 2002
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| Vitesse
won their friendly (a chance for players coming back from injury to get in
some matchplay) against Vitesse amateurs 7 - 0 with goals by Sone (2),
Martel, Kuiper, Verhaar, Claessens and Aelbrecht.
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| Vitesse
beat Twente 2 - 0 |
09 Mar 2002
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| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Stefanovic, Laros, Hofs, Kreek,
Fortes, Sikora, Van Beukering and Amoah.
Twente
lineup: Boschker, El-Brazi, Grujic, Pothuizen, Hulshoff, Cziommer, Van der
Doelen, Van de Paar, Van der Laan, Caïro and De Gier.
Vitesse stay on course for their goal of a place in Europe next season
with this hollow victory in a match characterised by bad passing and
sloppy football. Neither side 'deserved' to win but 2 goals in the last 15 minutes
gave the Arnhemmers the points. Dejan Stefanovicd the
score from a Michel Kreek freekick with his second goal of the season and
Belgian substitute Gert
Claessens made it 2 - 0 for Vitesse in the dying seconds of a match that
never came alive.
|
| Mbamba
gets 3 match ban |
09 Mar 2002
|
| Vitesse's
Emile Mbamba has been suspended for 3 matches by the Dutch FA (KNVB) for
hitting Marc Luijpers on the back of the head in the recent match against
Roda. The Cameroon striker will miss the matches against Twente, PSV and
NAC.
|
| Babangida
leaves Vitesse this summer |
07 Mar 2002
|
| Roda
lose to Vitesse 0 - 2 |
04 Mar 2002
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| Roda
lineup: Kalac, Vrede, Rudge, Luijpers, Sonkaya, Lawal, Van Dessel,
Vicelich, Tchoutang, Sonko and Anastasiou.
Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessum, Cornelisse, Stefanovic, Knol, Diarra, Laros, Fortes,
Hofs, Sikora, Amoah and Mbamba.
Vitesse stay on course for European
football next season after this win against a hard working Roda. The
'Kerkrade Crew' were
determined to show the fans that their performance in their UEFA Cup 4th round return leg adventure in Milan
last Thursday wasn't a one-off! Sonko, Anastasiou and Liujpers all had
good chances to score for them but failed to find the back while Vitesse were
sharper in their counters and Emile Mbamba put them ahead
in the 42nd minute. Roda worked even harder after the break but, despite
the visitors being reduced to 10 men in the 68th when
Mbamba got a red card, Matthew Amoah
sealed the points in the 79th minute to lift the Arnhemmers past NAC into
5th place on 42 points from 25 played. Roda will not be pleased with the
result and the speculation that trainer George Leekens will not stay
beyond this season will undoubtedly continue. The 'Kerkrade Crew' stay in
15th place on 28 points from 25 played.
|
| Bob
Peeters out for 10 weeks |
04 Mar 2002
|
| Vitesse's
Bob Peeters is about to have an operation to repair a fractured bone in
his foot which will keep the Belgian striker out of action for the next 10
weeks. The injury was discovered in February but, at the time, an
operation was not deemed necessary. The former Roda player has been having
a poor season with only 2 goals in 16 appearances.
|
| Vitesse
and Den Bosch draw 1 - 1 |
23 Feb 2002
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| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Stefanovic, Knol, Kreek, Hofs, Diarra,
Fortes, Sikora, Mbamba and Laros.
Den
Bosch lineup: Mampaey, Faerber, Van der Hoorn, Uneken, Van Kapel,
Mourad, Peys, Michels, Deckers, Van den Eede and De Freitas.
Den Bosch's trainer Wiljan Vloet
had said, before the match, that he was planning to build a wall of blue
in front of his goalie Kris Mampaey, and he wasn't joking! Vitesse did
their best to penetrate the 'Berlin Wall' and kept banging their
collective head on it throughout the 1st half, without success. Instead
Den Bosch were able to take the lead with their first chance of the match
via Fabian de Freitas in the 19th minute. The Arnhemmers persisted in
their attacks and were rewarded when Michel Kreek's cross was headed in by Mahamadou Diarra
for the equalizer in
the 34th. After the break they managed to break through the visitors'
defence more often but without the desired effect - some more goals! Dejan
Stefanovic came closest but his attempt hit the post. Vitesse climb one place to 5th on
39 points from 24 played after this draw while Den Bosch drop a place to
14th on 26 points from 24 played.
|
| Vitesse's
injured trio |
19 Feb 2002
|
| Didier
Martel, Stefan Nanu and Bob Peeters are all injured, the first two picked
up hamstring injuries in last weekend's 2 - 1 win against Feyenoord while
the Belgian striker has bruising of the upper foot. None will be available
for the coming match against Den Bosch and it's unlikely whether Remco van
der Schaaf will be ready to play either as he's still not resumed training
with the squad.
|
| Vitesse
beat Feyenoord 2 - 1 |
17 Feb 2002
|
| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Stefanovic, Kreek, Nanu, Hofs, Knol,
Martel, Fortes, Sikora and Diarra.
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier, Emerton, Gyan, Paauwe, Rzasa, Ono, Bosvelt, Van
Wonderen, Kalou, Van Hooijdonk and Van Persie.
The youthful aggression of the Arnhemmers on
show this afternoon earn them 3 valuable points, while Feyenoord have dropped what
could turn out to be vital points in their bid for the championship title,
and still have to book a win in the Gelredome. "Japanese Wizard" Shinji Ono
put the Rotterdammers ahead in the 26th minute, Kalou serving up the pass,
Pierre van Hooijdonk stepping over the ball for Ono to slot home. The
advantage was short-lived as Dejan Stefanovic equalized 4 minutes later.
After the break the home team pressed for a goal and got one with Emile Mbamba's 52nd
minute shot. They had more chances to increase the number of
goals-on-the-board but Mbamba and Cornelisse both wasted theirs. Despite
Bert van Marwijk bringing on Leonardo, Korneev and Elmander Vitesse
remained the more threatening of the two teams, Ono's shot hitting the
woodwork in the dying seconds the only real chance Feyenoord had to earn a
point.
|
| Feyenoord
bid for Sikora? |
12 Feb 2002
|
| Feyenoord
are rumoured to have made Vitesse an offer for striker Victor Sikora.
Although several clubs have expressed interest in the Dutch international
Feyenoord are the first to actually amke an official bid. The
Rotterdammers are offering €4 million Euros but the Gelredome side want
€7 million while German side Hertha Berlin and Ajax's Ronald Koeman
(Sikora's former trainer) could well soon join the bidding. |
| Purrel
Fränkel signs for Vitesse |
11 Feb 2002
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| Vitesse
and Fortuna share points 1 - 1 |
09 Feb 2002
|
| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse,
Van der Schaaf, Stefanovic, Nanu, Hofs,
Kreek, Martel, Fortes, Van Beukering and Sikora.
Fortuna
lineup: Hesp, Emeran, Dirkx, Volmer, Hermans,- Heering,
Van der Hoeven,
Haeldermans, Landerl, Simons and Hamming.
This was the 3rd time the teams had
faced each other this season and once again Fortuna denied Vitesse a win.
The visitors deserved their point with tight defensive work and a
frontline that looks a lot more dangerous since the addition of hired gun
Regillio Simons last Thursday. Marco Heering gave the visitors the
lead in the 29th minute but Didier Martel equalized in the 41st. Vitesse
had their chances in the 2nd half but failed to put any more
goals-on-the-board, to the obvious and audible disatisfaction of their
fans. The Arnhemmers move up a place to 6th on 35 points from 22 games but Utrecht play
tomorrow and could well leapfrog them again. Fortuna are without hope at
the bottom on 11 points from 22 games.
|
| Seville
want Vitesse's Kreek |
08 Feb 2002
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| PSV
want Vitesse's Remco de Graaf |
06 Feb 2002
|
| PSV
scouts have been following Vitesse's Remco van der Schaaf with increasing
interest and the club is said to be prepared to offer €3½ million Euros
for him. The 22 year-old midfielder is being lined up as a possible
successor to Mark van Bommel who, in his turn, is being linked with a move
to Arsenal as successor to Patrick Vieira who could be off to Real Madrid
this summer. Van der Schaaf, who has a contract till the summer of 2003
with the Arnhemmers, is happy where he is for the moment and is expecting
to be made an improved offer shortly.
|
| Gert
Kruys to take over at Vitesse?? |
29 Jan 2002
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| Feyenoord
bid for Sikora? |
12 Feb 2002
|
| Feyenoord
are rumoured to have made Vitesse an offer for striker Victor Sikora.
Although several clubs have expressed interest in the Dutch international
Feyenoord are the first to actually amke an official bid. The
Rotterdammers are offering €4 million Euros but the Gelredome side want
€7 million while German side Hertha Berlin and Ajax's Ronald Koeman
(Sikora's former trainer) could well soon join the bidding. |
| Purrel
Fränkel signs for Vitesse |
11 Feb 2002
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| Vitesse
and Fortuna share points 1 - 1 |
09 Feb 2002
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| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric - Tim Cornelisse, van der Schaaf, Stefanovic, Nanu - Hofs,
Kreek, Martel, Fortes - van Beukering, Sikora
Fortuna
lineup: Hesp - Emeran, Dirkx, Volmer, Hermans - Heering, van der Hoeven,
Haeldermans, Landerl - Simons, Hamming
This was the 3rd time the teams had
faced each other this season and once again Fortuna denied Vitesse a win.
The visitors deserved their point with tight defensive work and a
frontline that looks a lot more dangerous since the addition of hired gun
Regillio Simons last Thursday. Marco Heering gave the visitors the
lead in the 29th minute but Didier Martel equalized in the 41st. Vitesse
had their chances in the 2nd half but failed to put any more
goals-on-the-board, to the obvious and audible disatisfaction of their
fans. The Arnhemmers move up a place to 6th on 35 points from 22 games but Utrecht play
tomorrow and could well leapfrog them again. Fortuna are without hope at
the bottom on 11 points from 22 games.
|
| Seville
want Vitesse's Kreek |
08 Feb 2002
|
| PSV
want Vitesse's Remco de Graaf |
06 Feb 2002
|
| PSV
scouts have been following Vitesse's Remco van der Schaaf with increasing
interest and the club is said to be prepared to offer €3½ million Euros
for him. The 22 year-old midfielder is being lined up as a possible
successor to Mark van Bommel who, in his turn, is being linked with a move
to Arsenal as successor to Patrick Vieira who could be off to Real Madrid
this summer. Van der Schaaf, who has a contract till the summer of 2003
with the Arnhemmers, is happy where he is for the moment and is expecting
to be made an improved offer shortly.
|
| Gert
Kruys to take over at Vitesse?? |
29 Jan 2002
|
| Vitesse
want De Graafschap's
Fränkel
|
29 Jan 2002
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| Vitesse
are interested in signing De Graafschap's Purrel Fränkel as a replacement
for Marc van Hintum, who
recently moved to German side Hannover 96. The Arnhemmers' technical
manager Jan Streurer confirmed their interest - "left-backs are thin
on the ground at the moment". The 25 year-old, whose contract in
Doetinchem runs out at the end of this season, joined the
"SuperBoeren" from Telstar in 1998 and has played 93 league
matches for them. |
| Vitesse
beat NEC 2 - 1 |
27 Jan 2002
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| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Stefanovic, Dingsdag, Nanu, Fortes, Van
der Schaaf, Hofs, Sikora, Peeters and Martel.
NEC
lineup: Gentenaar, Schuurman, Hesp, Wisgerhof, Leiwakabessy, Simr,
Latuheru, Wielaert, Dennis de Nooijer, Demouge and Van Rijswijk.
Vitesse won the Gelderland derby,
trainer Edwin Sturing fielding a young side with Michael Dingsdag in a
central defending role and a debut for A-junior Nicky Hofs. Hofs had a
great game in an attacking midfield role and showed some good handling of
the ball - a talent to be watched and enjoyed! Another teenager, Frank Demouge, put the visitors
ahead in the 10th minute but (Burnley-bound) Bob Peeters equalized in the
25th and Remco van der Schaaf put away a spot-shot for the 2 - 1 in the
49th minute. Vitesse remain unbeaten in the Gelredome this season and are
now 7th on 33 from 20 while NEC are 11th on 25 from 20 played.
|
| Vitesse
lend Zeman to PAOK Saloniki |
26 Jan 2002
|
| Vitesse
are lending their Slovakian international Marian Zeman to Greek side PAOK
Saloniki with an option to buy. The 22 year-old, who's under contract in
Arnhem till 2003, has failed to make an impression since arriving in
Holland in 1997 but may do better in Greece where PAOK, in 3rd place, are
currently in hot pursuit of the title.
|
| Vitesse
miss injured players against NEC |
23 Jan 2002
|
| Vitesse
will miss midfielder Louis Laros in their match against NEC on Sunday
- he's still not fully recovered from a knee injury. The injured Gert
Claessens and Theo Janssen will also be unavailable to play, and so will
Tijjani Babangida, Matthew Amoah and Mahamadou Diarra, who are all playing
for their respective countries in the Africa Cup.
|
| Dragoslav
Jevric is back at Vitesse |
22 Jan 2002
|
| Dragoslav
Jevric is back
as 1st choice goalie at Vitesse after losing the job under Ronald Koeman,
who preferred to use Jimmy van Fessem when Edwin Zoetebier left for
Feyenoord. Van Fessem is angered by Edwin Sturing's choice but the coach
obviously thinks otherwise.
|
| Burnley
want Vitesse's Bob Peeters |
21 Jan 2002
|
| Van
Hintum signs for Hannover |
17 Jan 2002
|
| Vitesse's
Dutch international Marc van Hintum has signed for German Bundesliga 2nd
Division side Hannover on a contract for one and a half years, with an
option for another year. Hannover have paid €350.000 for the 34 year-old
former Willem II and RKC defender in the hope that his experience will
help the table-toppers gain promotion to the top rank in Germany.
|
| Vitesse
still in financial no-man's land |
16 Jan 2002
|
| Vitesse
remain faced by huge financial problems and are having to use the last
€3.3 million Euros of the money lent the club by the "Vrienden van
Vitesse" (Friends of Vitesse) to pay January and February's bills.
The group of 16 private individuals lent the Arnhemmers €7.3
million Euros at the end of last year to get them through this season.
However, the unsuccessful search for a new shirt sponsor plus the fact
that their attempt to get a reduction in the costs of the hire agreement
for the 'Gelredome' has also failed means they will have used up all of
the money before the 2nd half of the season kicks-off. |
| Vitesse
beat Rostock 3 - 0 |
15 Jan 2002
|
| Vitesse
won their friendly against German side Hansa Rostock 3 -0 0 thanks to two
goals by Dejan Stefanovic and one by Emile Mbamba. They were
3 - 0 up by halftime and played most of the 2nd half with only ten men after
Remco van der Schaaf was sent off in the 48th minute. The match also saw the
debut of talented young midfielder Nicky Hofs. |
| Vitesse
lose to Hannover 96 2 - 0 |
13 Jan 2002
|
| Edwin
Sturing is having real problems getting Vitesse back on track since he
took over as trainer following Ronald Koeman's departure for Ajax. The
Arnhemmers lost 2 - 0 in their friendly in Vilamoura Portugal against
Bundesliga 2nd Division side Hannover 96. Jan Simak and Babacar
N'Diaye scored the German side's goals.
|
| Sturing
trainer only till end of season |
04 Jan 2002
|
| Edwin
Sturing and Vitesse have agreed that the team's current trainer, who took
over after Ronald Koeman's departure for Ajax, will move over at the end
of this season. The 38 year-old will get the assistance of former Vitesse
defender Theo Bos before being put in charge of the club's youth academy,
alongside Joop Brand.
|
| Vitesse
and RKC draw 1 - 1 |
22 Dec 2001
|
| Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Kreek, Nanu, Diarra, Van der Schaaf,
Laros, Sikora, Peeters and Martel.
RKC
lineup: Van Dijk, Lamey, Nascimento, Van den Berg, De Graef, Van
Diemen, Van Wanrooy, Fuchs, Hoogendorp, Janssen and Yuri Cornelisse.
Vitesse went down 4 - 1 to Den
Bosch and 5 - 1 to Ajax in their last two matches but were unable to
change their fortunes in this match. RKC could have gone a couple of goals
up after Gary de Graef put away the first in the 1st minute but Nanu
cleared Peter van den Berg's header off the line and another attempt hit
the woodwork. Vitesse tried to get into the match but were too
disorganised and sloppy to put together threatening moves. Ruud Knol
headed in the equalizer from a Didier Martel corner in the 23rd. After the
break the Arnhemmers were more agressive and Martel's run ended with a
penalty for De Graef's handsball. Unfortunately Kreek didn't get it past
goalie Van Dijk and both teams were left sharing the points.
|
| Sturing
stays till end of season |
22 Dec 2001
|
| Edward
Sturing, formerly assistant to ex- Vitesse coach Ronald Koeman, has been
given the go ahead to look after the team for the rest of the current
season.
|
| Ajax
smash Vitesse 5 - 1 |
19 Dec 2001
|
| Ajax
lineup: Dudilica, Heitinga, Bergdølmo, Chivu, De Cler, Yakubu, Van der
Vaart, O'Brien, Van der Meyde, Machlas and Wamberto.
Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Nanu, Knol, Kreek, Van Hintum, Diarra, Van der Schaaf,
Claessens, Laros, Sikora and Amoah.
Ajax had no trouble putting away
Vitesse tonight and the win puts them top of the table again. Rafael van der Vaart
gave them the lead in the 16th minute but Gert
Claessens equalized quickly for Vitesse in the 18th before Van der Vaart put away his
2nd in the 26th. John O'Brien made it 3 - 1 in the 29th, Wamberto
took the score to 4 - 1 in the 47th and Van der Vaaart made it a hattrick
for him in the 82nd for the 5 - 1. After 4 consecutive defeats in the
ArenA at the hands of the Arnhemmers this resounding win really gave the
home fans something to celebrate!
|
| Den
Bosch beat Vitesse 4 - 1 |
15 Dec 2001
|
| Den
Bosch
lineup: De Jong, Faerber, Van der Hoorn, Uneken, Plum, Michels, De
Freitas, Deckers, Van der Laak, Van den Eede and Mourad.
Vitesse
lineup: Jevric, Nanu, Stefanovic, Kreek, Van Hintum, Diarra, Van der
Schaaf, Laros, Sikora, Peeters and Martel.
This was Den Bosch's 3rd win in a
row! Bart van den Eede put the home
team ahead in the 41st but Michel Kreek equalized in the 44th. Van den Eede
scored his 2nd of the evening (and 9th of the season) in the 60th for the 2 - 1. Mourad took the
score to 3 - 1 in the 82nd and Patrick Deckers added a 4th in the 90th. It
puts Den Bosch in 9th place but they know full well that every point they
can get is needed to keep out of the 'danger' zone and the fact that De
Graafschap and Twente, two of their bottom-half-of-the-table neighbours,
shared the points this evening with Willem II and AZ helps their situation as well.
|
| Vitesse
injuries |
10 Dec 2001
|
| Vitesse's
Dejan Stefanovic has broken his little finger during the match against De
Graafschap. He'll be operated on tomorrow to repair the damage and should
be able to play against Den Bosch this coming Sunday. Whether goalie Jimmy
van Fessem will be able to play is something else - he strained his left
knee in a clash with Peter van Vossen and looks doubtful for the next Ere
Divisie match.
|
| Babangida
late again! |
08 Dec 2001
|
| Vitesse's
Tijjani Babangida missed out on playing last night
against De Graafschap because he turned up too late for the match! It's an
offence that led to the former VVV, Roda JC, Ajax and Gençlerbirligi
striker being dropped from the squad by former coach Ronald Koeman earlier
in the season!
|
| Vitesse
beat De Graafschap 2 - 1 |
07 Dec 2001
|
| Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessem, Nanu, Stefanovic, Kreek, Van Hintum, Van der Schaaf,
Claessens, Laros, Sikora, Van Beukering and Martel.
De
Graafschap lineup: Postma, Bot, Splinter, Bakens, Fränkel, Berck
Beelenkamp, Schulp, Van Leerdam, Hupkes, Valeev and Van Vossen.
It took till after the mediocre 1st
half before there was any real action but
Vitesse, in their first match without Ronald Koeman, got going after the
break and
Belgian striker Bob Peeters kicked off with a goal in the 47th. The
Arnhemmers got better and better leading to Gert
Claessens adding a 2nd in the 54th while Dennis Schulp put away a spot-shot
in the 68th for the "SuperBoeren" (his 25th professional goal).
Laros missed a spot-shot for Vitesse but they now have their 11th win in a
row and climb to 3rd place in the table.
|
| Van
Hintum wants to play one more year |
07 Dec 2001
|
| Vitesse's
Marc van Hintum has told the club that he wants to play for at least one
more season before starting a new job with the Arnhemmers technical staff.
The 34 year-old defender's contract runs out at the end of this season but
he feels that he can continue to make a substantial contribution and would
miss playing too much to stop footballing now. He'll be sitting down to
discuss his future at the Gelredome in the New Year.
|
| Edward
Sturing takes over at Vitesse |
03 Dec 2001
|
| Edward
Sturing has taken over as trainer at Vitesse. The former Vitesse player
was Ronald Koeman's assistant and also stepped in to look after the team
in 1999 for 8 matches after Herbert Neumann's departure.
|
| Koeman
and Krol take over at Ajax |
03 Dec 2001
|
| Ronald
Koeman has been presented to the press as the new Ajax coach this morning
and his assistant will be Oranje's assistant trainer Ruud Krol - Koeman
has signed a contract for 2½ years and Krol for 3½ years. Both men
previously played for Ajax (Koeman 94 games and Krol 457!!) while Koeman
was Louis van Gaal's assistant at Barcelona, before taking over at
Vitesse, and Krol has coached KV Mechelen (Belgium, Servette
(Switzerland), Zamalek Caïro (Egypt), Al Wahad (United Arab Emirates) and
also the Egyptian national team. Ajax were able to tempt Vitesse with an
acceptably large sum of money to allow Koeman to depart while Krol's role
with Oranje and the KNVB was, to all intents and purposes, at an end
after Van Gaal's departure. The former Ajax, Barcelona and Oranje
international will lead his first training at the ArenA this afternoon and
will be on the bench tomorrow for the match against Fortuna.
|
| Utrecht
beat Vitesse 3 - 1 |
02 Dec 2001
|
| Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar, Vreven, Roest, Zwaanswijk, Bosschaart, Tanghe, Jean-Paul
de Jong, Van Mol, Van den Bergh, Kuyt and Gluscevic.
Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessem, Nanu, Stefanovic, Kreek, Van Hintum, Van der Schaaf,
Sikora, Laros, Martel, Diarra and Van Beukering.
Another convincing win by the
Domstad side maintains their unbeaten home record. Igor Gluscevic put them ahead
after 20 minutes but Mahamadou Diarra headed in Didier Martel's pass for
the equalizer in the 39th. The Frenchman was treated to a chorus of
whistles from his old fans everytime he made contact with the ball. After the
break Stefaan Tanghe quickly made it 2 - 1 with a curling freekick that
hit the back of the net in the 49th and, after Vitesse fought back (Diarra
hitting the bar), Gluscevic made it 3 - 1 in the 84th. The result lifts them into 5th place
on goal average ahead of PSV who also have 27 points. Vitesse slip to 7th
as Koeman most likely packs his bags for Amsterdam.
|
| Koeman
new Ajax coach? |
30 Nov 2001
|
| According
to Dutch public broadcaster NOS's Studio Sport prograame Ronald Koeman is
said to be almost certainly the new coach at Ajax - only a price has to be
agreed for which Vitesse will allow the former Ajax, Barcelona and Dutch
international to leave Arnhem. Vitesse chairman Jos Vaessen reacted with
surprise when asked for a reaction, stating that he knew nothing and had
heard nothing from Ajax (as yet). However, it's rumoured that the
Amsterdammers and Koeman have already held their first round of talks and
his agent Ger Langendijk confirms that negotiations are underway. A final
decision is expected by Monday when Koeman could well be moving in to take
over at the ArenA. At the moment he's concentrating on Sunday's match
between Vitesse and Utrecht and won't comment further. He played for Ajax
between 1983 and 1986, winning the League with them in 1995 and the Cup
the following year, was capped 78 times for Holland and scored 14 goals in
an illustrious career. As coach he favours a style of play which makes use
of two wingers, something which Ajax have always been famous for, while
being respected for his consistency in approach, coupled with a tough and
honest style. He's been looking after Vitesse since January 1st 2000,
before which he was Guus Hiddink's assistant during the World Cup in
1998.
|
| Vitesse
beat Roda 2 - 0 |
24 Nov 2001
|
| Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessem, Nanu, Stefanovic, Kreek, Van Hintum, Van der Schaaf,
Sikora, Martel, Peeters and Van Beukering
Roda
lineup: Roorda, Senden, Vrede, Luijpers, Sonkaya, Van Dessel, Gregoor van
Dijk, Nygaard, Lawal, Anastasiou and Tchoutang.
Ronald Koeman's decision to field
an attacking formation paid off with Vitesse's 7th win of the season which
also maintains their unbeaten record at home. With 4 strikers up front it
wasn't long before they found the back-of-the-net and Remco van der Schaaf put
them ahead after only 7 minutes. Roda were unable to creat any threatening
moves of their own and Vitesse were able to patiently bide their time
looking for the chance to get a 2nd goal. After the break Bob Peeters was
replaced by Mahamadou Diarra and the home team pulled back in defence in
order to hold onto to their advantage. Roda's Regillio Vrede and Yannis
Anastasiou missed a couple ofngs to even the score but the crowd
were treated to a beauty of a goal in the 72nd
minute by Victor Sikora to secure the points for Vitesse who are now on
equal points with Ajax (the Amsterdammers have 2 games in hand) while Roda
are in last-but-one position on 12 points.
|
| Stefan
Nanu stays with Vitesse |
19 Nov 2001
|
| Rumanian
Stefan Nanu has extended his contract with Vitesse for an extra year till
2003. The former Extensiv Craiova and Farul Constanta wing-defender joined
the Arnhemmers from Rapid Bucharest two years ago and has played 43
matches for them, scoring just the one goal. He's currently the regular
stand-in for Marc van Hintum and Tim Cornelisse.
|
| Feyenoord
beat Vitesse 3 - 2 |
17 Nov 2001
|
| Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier, Gyan, Sprockel, De Haan, Rzasa, Kalou, Bosvelt, Van
Wonderen, Elmander, Tomasson and Van Hooijdonk.
Vitesse lineup: Van Fessem, Nanu, Knol, Kreek, Van Hintum, Diarra,
Van der Schaaf, Laros, Sikora, Van Beukering and Claessens.
Feyenoord won this hard fought
match to leapfrog the Arnhemmers into 2nd place. Civard Sprockel was given
his debut and the youth international took it all in his stride, calmly taking
his place next to Ferry de Haan at the heart of the defence. Pierre van Hooijdonk got theng goal in the 26th with one of his specialist freekicks. Jhonny van Beukering wasn't far behind,
getting an equalizer in the 27th. Danish international Jon Dahl Tomasson
made it 2 - 1 in the 39th, as his shot was deflected into the back of the
net off Michel Kreek's
head. He then added his 2nd of the evening for the 3 - 1 in
the 52nd and his 10th goal of the season - he now passes Ajax's Rafael van der
Vaart to become Ere Divisie top scorer. This seemed to finally wake Vitesse up and
they threw everything into attack for the rest of the match but Ruud Knol, Remco van der Schaaf,
Gert Claessens and Bob Peeters all failed, leaving Victor Sikora to get one back
in the 55th. Feyenoord are now only one point behind Ajax!
|
| Louis
Laros returns against Feyenoord |
17 Nov 2001
|
| Louis
Laros returns to action for Vitesse tonight against Feyenoord after being
injured in the 4 - 1 away defeat by NEC on August 27th last year. The 29
year-old joined the Arnhemmers from Willem II in 1995 and has played 137
times for Vitesse (scoring 11 goals) out of a total of 241 Ere Divisie
matches.
|
| Vitesse's
financial problems continue |
17 Nov 2001
|
| Vitesse's
financial crisis continues with the news that the club may not be able to
pay their monthly bills (which add up to nearly €2 million Euros) when
the next season kicks-off in August 2002. They are desperately in need of
a new shirt sponsor to bring in some money but noone is interested so far.
The sale of keeper Edwin Zoetebier to Feyenoord and Peter Wisgerhof to NEC
helped to bridge the gap but other players will have to be sold at the end
of this current season if no other solution to their long-running money
problems is found. The organisation running the Gelredome stadium has also
announced that it cannot afford the repayments on the mortgage taken out
to pay for its construction - the squeeze is on!! |
| Koeman
and Vitesse discuss future at Xmas |
14 Nov 2001
|
| Ronald
Koeman and Vitesse will be sitting down during the winter break to discuss
the trainer's future with the club - his current contract runs out at the
end of the season. The Arnhemmers have still got some rather serious
financial problems while the Gelredome organisation is itself also in the
middle of a cash-flow crisis. To add to the club's problems Koeman has
been in conflict with the squad regarding its lack of commitment. It's not
exactly a secret either that his ambition-in-life is to become Barcelona's
coach while the job of Oranje coach (if/when Louis van Gaal goes) also
beckons.
|
| Ere
Divisie suspensions |
08 Nov 2001
|
| Vitesse's Tim Cornelisse has appealed
against a 4 match ban and had it reduced to 3 matches for giving PSV's
John de Jong an elbow-jab.
|
| Theo
Janssen breaks shin bone |
06 Nov 2001
|
| Willem
II and Vitesse draw 1 - 1 |
02 Nov 2001
|
| Willem
II lineup: De Vlieger, J. Mathijsen, Janssens, Van Nieuwstadt,
Mariana, Landzaat, Victoria, Caluwé, Abdellaoui, Bombarda and Ceesay.
Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessem, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Kreek, Nanu, Amoah, Van der
Schaaf, Claessens, Sikora, Van Beukering and Babangida.
The "Tricolores" deserved
to win this match with their attacking football - they refuse to adopt
what's being called the 'new realism' (read defensive tactics) style of
football on evidence at several clubs in Holland. Yassine Abdellaoui and
Jattoo Ceesay were wing-forwards with Bombarda in the middle. Vitesse
have adopted the 'new realism' (mostly because their strikers are not
performing - midfielder Remco van der Schaaf is their top scorer on two
goals!) and use their wingers as midfielders to feed lonely striker Jhon
van Beukering. Michel Kreek cleared an Abdellaoui attempt from the line in
the 34th minute and Youssef Mariana shot wide for the home team a little
later in the 1st half while the visitors gave Geert de Vlieger little to
do. Van Fessem stopped a Bombarda shot in the 54th before the 29 year-old
Argentinian striker, who was celebrating his 200th Ere Divisie match ( his
debut was on August 26th 1994 for Groningen in the away match against
Heerenveen, who won 2-0), scored what looked like being the match-winner
in the 68th. Koeman brought on Martel and Mbamba for the last 20
minutes as Vitesse finally applied some pressure with the result that,
after near misses by Mbamba and Van Beukering, Matthew Amoah headed in an
injury time equalizer in the 90th.
|
| Vitesse
injury news |
02 Nov 2001
|
| Mamadou
Zongo is going to have a 2nd knee operation - he damaged it in the match
against Twente in February and it's causing him problems again. Good news
is that outside-left Louis Laros is back after a year on the sick
list - his last match was against NEC on August 27th 2000.
|
| Vitesse
drop Theo Janssen |
29 Oct 2001
|
| Vitesse
have relegated vice-captain Theo Janssen to the reserve team as a
disciplinary measure - the club is giving no details, as yet, concerning
the nature of the misdemeanour or for how long the 'punishment' will
last!!?? The 20 year-old has become an important feature of the
Arnhemmers' lineup this season and is also an influential player for Jong
Oranje's Under 21s. |
| Peter
Wisgerhof signs for NEC |
29 Oct 2001
|
| Peter
Wisgerhof, on loan
since last year from Vitesse, will be signing a contract with NEC for
three and a half years in January next year. The clubs reached agreement
on the terms of the transfer today. The 21 year-old defender has become a
regular face in the Nijmegen lineup, playing 34 games for them last
season and appearing in all their matches this season (scoring 4 goals). |
| Twente
and Vitesse in goalless draw |
27 Oct 2001
|
| Twente
lineup: Boschker, Van der
Weerden, Pothuizen, Grujic, Polak, Van der Leegte, Van de Paar, Van der
Doelen, Van der Laan, Caïro and Booth. Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessem, Nanu,
Knol, Kreek, Tim Cornelisse, Diarra, Janssen, Van der Schaaf, Claessens -
Amoah and Sikora.
The
"Tukkers" were the better side but were unable to convert their
dominance into goals - their 'hardcore' fans are so fed up with their
performance so far this season that, as a sign of protest, they didn't
take their seats until 10 minutes after the kickoff.
Sjaak Polak and substitute Richard Kollmann saw their
attempts go just over and just wide. Vitesse stay in 2nd place while
Twente are stuck in 14th.
|
| Vitesse's
Tim Cornelisse gets 4 match ban |
26 Oct 2001
|
| Vitesse's
Tim Cornelisse has lost his appeal against a 3 match ban, with an extra
'suspended/conditional' match, and seen his 'punishment' increased -
he's now got to sit out a ban for 4 matches, unconditionally, instead. He
received the suspension for an elbow-jab he gave PSV's John de Jong. It's
hopefully a sign of the Dutch FA's (KNVB) impatience with the increasing
on-pitch violence!
|
| Vitesse
in narrow 1 - 0 win against NAC |
20 Oct 2001
|
| Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessem, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Kreek, Nanu, Diarra, Claessens,
Van der Schaaf, Sikora, Van Beukering and Martel.
NAC
lineup: Babos, Fehér, Penders, Risamasu, Gudelj, Petö, Hersi, Schreuder,
Stewart, Salmon and Bobson.
The fans would have liked more goals and the match was
nothing to write home about but the points keep on rolling in. Vitesse
have still not solved their problems up front and their defence has been
mainly responsible for keeping them in with a chance at the top. NAC will
be disappointed, after having won 2 - 4 last season, to experience their
first defeat in the Gelredome. It was a timely substitution that saved the
points once more for Vitesse - on Wednesday it Mbamba who snatched a late
gaol against Groningen and tonight it was the turn of Tijjani Babangida.
His goal in the
57th minute was enough to secure 3 points for Vitesse and keep them in 2nd
place in the table.
|
| Dingsdag
signs for Vitesse |
19 Oct 2001
|
| Michael
Dingsdag, who made his debut against NEC last Sunday, has signed a
contract with Vitesse till July 2006. The 19 year-old was playing as an
amateur for the Arnhemmers until Ronald Koeman called him up to replace
the suspended Dejan Stefanovic.
|
| Vitesse
beat Groningen 1 - 0 |
17 Oct 2001
|
| Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessem, Tim Cornelisse, Knol, Kreek, Nanu, Mustapha, Janssen,
Claessens, Diarra, Van Beukering and Martel.
Groningen
lineup: Beukenkamp, Elshot, Schoenmakers, Allach, Van Gessel, Matthijs,
Boussaboun, Broerse, Krstev Tuhuteru and Robben.
A goal by super-sub Emile Mbamba in the 89th
minute gave Vitesse the points. The 1st half saw both teams struggling to
get into gear but the 2nd half was hard fought and filled with better
football. Mile Krstev had the best chance for Groningen but his shot went
over while Jhon van Beukering hit the post for the Arnhemmers before Mbamba
finally slotted away the late goal. The win takes Vitesse into 2nd place.
|
| Tim
Cornelisse rejects ban |
16 Oct 2001
|
| Vitesse's
Tim Cornelisse will appeal against the 4 match ban handed out by the Dutch
FA (KNVB) for the elbow-jab he gave PSV's John de Jong. The case will now
be heard by the KNVB's disciplinary committee which means that the 23
year-old defender can probably play against Groningen on Wednesday.
|
| NEC
beat Vitesse 1 - 0 |
14 Oct 2001
|
| NEC
lineup: Gentenaar, Schuurman, Wisgerhof, Hesp, Wielaert, Zonneveld,
Latuheru, Ax, Simr, Tumba and Hristov.
Vitesse
lineup: Van Fessem, Cornelisse, Dingsdag, Kreek, Nanu, Knol, Janssen,
Claessens, Babangida, Van Beukering and Van der Schaaf.
Rob Wielaert, on loan from PSV,
made his debut this afternoon in a hard fought match where Jarda Simr scored the only
goal in the 58th minute. It's the 3rd consecutive defeat for the
Arnhemmers in their Gelderland derby with Nijmegen's NEC who climb gratefully
to 14th while
Vitesse slip from 2nd to 3rd.
|
| 4
game ban for Cornelisse-6 for Stefanovic |
12 Oct 2001
|
| Stefanovic
gets 6 match ban |
05 Oct 2001
|
| Vitessse's
defender Dejan Stefanovic has had his 8 match ban for 'kicking' Fortuna's
Rolf Landerl in the face reduced to a 6 match ban.
|
| Tim
Cornelisse faces ban for elbow-jab |
03 Oct 2001
|
| Ajax's
Zlatan Ibrahimovich is not the only one facing a possible ban -
Vitesse's Tim Cornelisse is also facing a match suspension for his
elbow-jab on PSV's John de Jong on Saturday. |
| Stefanovic
rejects 8 match ban |
02 Oct 2001
|
| Vitesse's
Dejan Stefanovic has rejected the KNVB's 8 match ban which the defender
received for kicking Fortuna's Rolf Landerl in the face. Coach Ronald
Koeman is also sticking by the Yugoslavian player, saying that he doesn't
believe that he's guilty as charged!
|
| PSV
lose to Vitesse 0 - 2 |
29 Sept 2001
|
| PSV
lineup: Kralj, Faber, Nikiforov, Hofland, Heintze, Rommedahl,
John de Jong Vogel, Ramzi, Kezman and Bruggink.
VitesseVan Fessem, Nanu, Stefanovic, Kreek, Tim Cornelisse, Diarra,
Janssen, Claessens, Babangida, van Beukering and van der Schaaf.
It must have been a nice surprise for Vitesse to see themselves
0 - 1 up after 10 minutes, thanks to a goal by Gert Claessens, and they
will have been even more pleased when Theo Janssen made it 0 - 2 in the
24th. The fact that they go home with the points is down to another poor
league performance by PSV while their opponents are rediscovering the
will-to-win and motivating themselves to at have a go at winning. It's
working - they were clearly the better team and PSV can be grateful that
other clear chances their opponents created didn't find their way to the
back of the net. PSV seem simply unwilling to exert themselves in the
league which is developing into a mental block which is going to get
increasingly difficult to break out of. Theo Janssen was man-of-the-match
for the Arnhemmers, providing Claessens with theng to put away the
1st goal and following it up by curling in a beautiful freekick for the 2nd goal.
Apart from two chances for Arnold Bruggink and Georgi Gakhokidze there was
little to show for the champions 'work'. The defeat ends the run of
unbeaten home games which started last February 3rd after Feyenoord were
the last team to win in Eindhoven. If
this succession of defeats and flat performances is truly the price PSV
are prepared to pay for more success in the Champions League then it's a
heavy price to bear and one must wonder if the fans are equally
happy to pay it - all of a sudden Eric Gerets is looking a worried man.
Vitesse on the other hand will be well pleased with their performance and
go into top position in the table - but Ajax have two games in hand (both
teams are also the only remaining undefeated Ere Divisie sides).
|
| Vitesse
board support Koeman |
20 Sept 2001
|
| Vitesse's
board of directors have expressed their full support for coach Ronald
Koeman after the former international threatened to quit the club. He's
sick of watching a team that seems either unwilling/incapable of putting
on a good performance or at least giving the impression that they are
working hard to achieve one. After a frank andtalk with the squad
yesterday morning another discussion followed with the board of directors
in the evening. Koeman has decided to stay for the time being but only on
the condition that there will be some radical changes made.
|
| New
operation for Zongo |
19 Sept 2001
|
| Players
support Koeman |
19 Sept 2001
|
| The
Vitesse squad have expressed their unreserved support for coach Ronald
Koeman at the end of a frank discussion between the former Dutch
international and the players. Last night's embarassing performance, in
which the Arnhemmers exited the Amstel Cup at the hands of Fortuna, and
the poor start to the league this season were more than sufficient reason
for Koeman to consider quitting the club. He'll be having a meeting
tonight with the club's directors in which he'll be seeking their support
in making some changes which he feels will be crucial to turning the
team's fortunes around. If he doesn't receive their blessing he could
still decide to leave the Gelredome! |
| Koeman
threatens to quit Vitesse |
19 Sept 2001
|
| Ronald
Koeman has threatened to quit his job as Vitesse coach if his squad don't
get their act together pronto. The team have made a poor start to this
season and the defeat by Fortuna in last night's Amstel Cup 1st Round
match plus the sloppy performance against Sparta last Saturday, in which
the team threw away the points at the last moment, are an extra slap in
the face for the former Dutch international. He's been struggling to get
his team back on track since the beginning of the year and is severely
disappointed by the performnce of several players and the team as a whole.
There will be some serious talking today between Koeman and his players
and, although it's too early in the season to call it quits, if he doesn't
see some clear improvements a.s.a.p. (especially in the motivation
department - Amoah came in for some particularly scathing comments last
night) the coach could soon be packing his bags!
|
| Fortuna
knock out Vitesse |
18 Sept 2001
|
| Fortuna
beat Vitesse
2 - 1. Vitesse's exit from the Amstel Cup is a huge disappointment for
coach Ronald Koeman and he was forced to watch in despair as his team
failed to convert their on-pitch superiority into goals. Bob Peeters and
Michel Kreek sat on the bench while Rahamat Mustapha, Remco van der Schaaf
and Tim Cornelisse were dropped for this match and Tijjani Babangida was
sick. Despite being clearly the better side the Arnhemmers had to wait for
a mistake by Ruud Hesp which give Theo Janssen the chance to pounce for
their only goal. Marco Heering grabbed an equalizer just before time and
substitute Pascal Averdijk got the winner in extra-time.
|
| Vitesse
and Sparta in 1 - 1 draw |
15 Sept 2001
|
| Vitesse
line-up: Van Fessem,Tim Cornelisse,
Stefanovic, Kreek, Van Hintum, Van der Schaaf, Janssen, Sikora, Martel,
Peeters and Mustapha.
Sparta
line-up: Kooiman, Elzinga, van der Meer, Winter, Sier, Bouchiba, Boukhari,
Zijm, Nielsen, Inia and Blinker.
This was another of those disappointing 90
minutes of football - Michel Kreekd the score for the Arnhemmers in the
31st and Vitesse looked as if they would be able to safely deposit 3
points in their account but Sparta managed to snatch a point with a Danny
Koevermans goal in the 83rd minute. Vitesse remain unbeaten so far this
season but that's all that can be said for their performances so far while
Sparta repeated their overheated performance of last week against RKC -
Nourdin Boukhari, Sieme Zijm, Regi Blinker, Houssin Bezzai and Danny
Koevermans all got yellow cards! It's not exactly the kind of 'tactic'
we'd expected from former Oranje coach Frank Rijkaard!
|
| Heerenveen
drop points to Vitesse 1 - 1 |
07 Sept 2001
|
| Both teams have
got off, on paper at least, to a fine start - no defeats and no goals
against them - and they both want to earn the chance to play
European football next season. However, Vitesse had a rough ride last
season and their 0 - 0 draw in Limburg against Fortuna during theirng match disappointed. They did better against AZ with a 1 - 0 win.
New 'star' Rahamat Mustapha Riga, scorer of that loan goal, had to make
way tonight for the back-from-injury Martel and Sikora
while Jimmy van Fessem (bought from Willem II) replaced the
departed-for-Feyenoord Edwin Zoetebier in goal and Bob Peeters also had to
sit it out on the bench! Heerenveen had only managed a
0 - 0 draw in theirr against newly promoted Den Bosch (not to be
underestimated this season by their bigger brothers, they could turn out
to be giant-killers yet!) but followed it up with a most convincing 5 - 0
against NAC (with a 'hot duo' performance from Anthony Lurling and Marcus Allbäck).
They will be seeking to establish a consistency this time
round that deserted them last season after their short-lived Champions
League adventure. Daniël
Jensen scored ther in the 33rd minute but Heerenveen neglected to
build on their advantage despite controlling the game - they were simply
off-target tonight. Vitesse had little of their own to bring into the game
and former Ajacied Michel Kreek missed a penalty for them in the 82nd. The
visitors still managed to sneak away with a point though when Remco van
der Schaaf got the equalizer in the 85th after earlier hitting the bar
with a header.
|
| Vitesse
extend Riga's contract |
06 Sept 2001
|
| Rahamat
Mustapha Riga has impressed Vitesse sufficiently during recent
performances that the Arnhemmers are offering to breakhis existing
contract (whch runs out at the end of the season) and extend it. The 19
year-old outside-right made his debut for the club in the 2 - 1 win
against De Graafschap on May 16th 1999 but was on loan to RBC during the
first half of last season. Only since Viktor Sikora, Carlos Fortes, Didier
Martel and Mamadou Zongo all dropped out through injury has he been given
a chance to strut his stuff and he has obliged, scoring the only goal in
the recent August 22nd win against AZ. He also scored Oranje'sng
goal against Angola in the 2 - 0 win saw them reach the quarter finals of
the World Cup for Under 20s. |
| Liverpool
buy Kirkland and Dudek |
31 Aug 2001
|
| Dudek
delay holds up Zoetebier move |
31 Aug 2001
|
| Liverpool's
club physician has sent back the results of Jurek Dudek's medical
examination in Warsaw, where he's training with the Polish national team,
to England for further analysis. Something is worrying him enough,
specifically a scan that's been made, to have it checked at the last
minute before the transfer of Feyenoord's goalie actually goes through.
Speed is of the essence because the keeper has to be registered for the
Champions League by 17.00 this afternoon and he also has to obtain a work
permit because he's non-EU citizen. The delay is also holding up Edwin
Zoetebier's imminent move from Vitesse to Feyenoord - the Rotterdammers
will be able to pull out of the deal if Dudek's move to Liverpool falls
through!
|
| Dudek
Liverpool move off, Zoetebier's too!! |
31 Aug 2001
|
| Liverpool
have called off the transfer of Feyenoord's Polish goalie Jurek Dudek
after a medical report came up with a problem which is sufficient for them
to call off the deal! They don't have the time to put the keeper through
another medical which leaves three disappointed keepers! Dudek because his
wish (to play in England hasn't come true again - his
move to Arsenal also fell through) Edwin Zoetebier (because he won't get
to play for Feyenoord) and Sander Westerveld (who was going to be replaced
by Dudek at Liverpool and looked set for a departure) - how will he be
feeling?.
|
| Dudek
delay holds up Zoetebier move |
31 Aug 2001
|
| Liverpool's
club physician has sent back the results of Jurek Dudek's medical
examination in Warsaw, where he's training with the Polish national team,
to England for further analysis. Something is worrying him enough,
specifically a scan that's been made, to have it checked at the last
minute before the transfer of Feyenoord's goalie actually goes through.
Speed is of the essence because the keeper has to be registered for the
Champions League by 17.00 this afternoon and he also has to obtain a work
permit because he's non-EU citizen. The delay is also holding up Edwin
Zoetebier's imminent move from Vitesse to Feyenoord - the Rotterdammers
will be able to pull out of the deal if Dudek's move to Liverpool falls
through!
|
| Zoetebier
signs for Feyenoord |
30 Aug 2001
|
| Vitesse
beat Utrecht 1 - 0 |
25 Aug 2001
|
| Vitesse
had beaten AZ on Wednesday while Utrecht have booked two defeats so far
(against NAC and Sparta) but neiether team will want to be reminded of
this evening's bleak spectacle. Utrecht looked to have the upperhand in
theng stages but Vitesse recovered and Ajax hired-gun Tijani
Babangida looked particularly threatening but he unfortunately lacked
finesse in terms of passing and finishing while Mustapha Riga on the
left was similarly lacking in the same departments. The 1st half will,
unfortunately, be remembered more for a couple of fouls (by Van der
Schalf on De Jong and Peeters on Vreven) than for any goal-mouth action
that occurred. The 2nd half began promisingly but, after chances for Van
den Bergh and Gluscevic, it fizzled out and it took an own goal (an
unfortunate header) by Patrick Zwaanswijk in the 79th minute to gift
Vitesse 3 points this evening. |
| Fortuna
celebrate holding Vitesse to 0 - 0 |
19 Aug 2001
|
| Both
teams have troubled seasons behind them and Fortuna will be glad to have
managed to hold Vitesse to a draw this afternoon. Fortuna had added Jürgen
Dirkx, on loan from PSV, to their lineup while the Arnhemmers were missing
the injured Louis Laros, Didier Martel and Victor Sikora plus the
suspended Nanu and Stefanovic. The match began in a sloppy fashion with
lots of bad passing, creating little or no scoring opportunities, there
being only a few 'hopeful' shots from a distance to test the goalies at
either end. Fortuna's Ronald Hamming had the best chance of the 1st half
but wasted it. The 2nd half was pretty much the same, Vitesse trying to
create somengs , Fortuna defending with ease. The visitors had hope
on the hour when Amoah loomed large in front of goal but his header went
straight into Ruud Hesp's body. After that it was English striker
Mr.Hamming who had the last real chance to put one away for the home side
but carelessness ended any hope of getting 3 points. Still, not
losing was enough cause for a celebration - last season they lost 19
matches). |
| Martel
and Sikora are back! |
15 Aug 2001
|
| Vitesse
lose friendly to Sunderland 1 - 2 |
09 Aug 2001
|
| Vitesse
lost their last serious friendly before the new season kicks-off with a 1
- 2 defeat by Sunderland. Craddock got ther in the 16th and Kilbane
added a 2nd only 5 minutes later as the English side outclassed the
Arnhemmers. Bob Peeters got one back and Matthew Amoah came close to
equalizing but saw his effort saved by substitute Jurgen Macho. |
| Viktor
Sikora operation successful |
02 Aug 2001
|
| Viktor
Sikora's operation to remove bone splinters in his right ankle has been
successful. He's been in pain since picking up the injury in the UEFA Cup
match against which they lost 4 - 1 to RC Lens on October 28th 1999. |
| Vitesse
lend Michael Samuel to Telstar |
02 Aug 2001
|
| Vitesse
are lending Michael Samuel to Stormvogels-Telstar Combinatie for next
season in the hope that the 21 year-old left-half will gain valuable
matchplay experience with the First Division side. |
| Viktor
Sikora out of action for a month |
26 July 2001
|
| Vitesse
will have to miss Viktor Sikora for a month because he has to have a small
operation on his right ankle. There's a small piece of bone which has come
loose and needs removing - it's an injury which has been niggling
him since he picked it up during a UEFA Cup match against Racing Club de
Lens two seasons ago. |
| Babangida
on loan to Vitesse |
19 July 2001
|
| Ajax
are lending Tijjani Babangida to Vitesse next season, the Arnhemmers can't
afford to buy him at present but that could change if he performs well.
The 27 year-old right-winger played 77 matches in the Ajax strip and
scored 20 goals for them but is currently surplus to the Amsterdammers'
needs. Last season he was lent to Turkish side Genglerbigli where he
scored twice in 12 matches. |
| Vitesse
get KNVB licence |
18 July 2001
|
| Vitesse
have finally been granted their licence to play football next season
from the Dutch FA (KNVB). They had been working with a temporary one while
they sorted out their financial problems and balanced their books.
Coach Ronald Koeman is happy that all the money troubles are now behind
them and the club can get back to what it's all about - football!! |
| More
financial help for Vitesse |
18 July 2001
|
| After
an earlier financial 'bailing out' by the so-called "Vrienden van
Vitesse" (Friends of Vitesse), three members of Vitesse's board of
directors, Cor Guijt, Jan Snellenburg and Herman Veenendaal, have again
stuck out a helping hand and taken over all remaining debts owed to
Gelreparc BV. This includes all the money still owed to former sponsor
NUON, in total €34.03 million Euros. |
| Vitesse's
Theo Janssen extends contract |
18 July 2001
|
| Youth
international Theo Janssen has extended, and improved, his contract with
Vitesse for another two years (his current deal runs out in 2004). The 19
year-old joined the club in 1998 (scoring one goal in 52 appearances) and
has played for the Dutch Under 19s as well as being selected twice by
Louis van Gaal for Oranje. |
| Victor
Sikora has ankle injury |
12 July 2001
|
| Vitesse's
Victor Sikora has picked up an ankle injury in training but will only be
out of action for a few days. Trainer Ronald Koeman has also added Theo
Groeneveld and Rahamat Mustapha to the squad. Mustapha has been on loan to
RBC last season and impressed Louis van Gaal during the Dutch Under 19s
recent matches at the World Cup in Argentina. Groeneveld has been playing
for the A1 juniors and Vitesse's reserve team. |
| Vitesse
balance the books |
04 July 2001
|
| At
the last minute a group formed to help the Arnhemmers out of their
financial problems, "The Friends of Vitesse", have been able to
inject €9.08 million Euros into the club -allowing the Dutch FA (KNVB)
to offer them a licence for next season. The largest part of the money
comes from three men already closely involved in the running of the club -
Jan Snellenburg, Cor Guijt and Herman Veenendaal. It means that Vitesse
can pay off a considerable sum they've built up in past debts and this,
combined with the fact that they'll be paying €2.72 million Euros less
rent for the Gelredome stadium next year, has closed the finacial gap they
still had in their budget. |
| Vitesse
still in financial problems |
30 June 2001
|
| Vitesse
are still trying desperately to balance their books in order to get their
licence from the Dutch FA (KNVB) for next season. They had a budget of
€22.69 million Euros last season which will be at least €4.54 million
less for the coming season and are currently still €3.18 - €3.63
million Euros short. The closing date for the presentation to the KNVB of
the new budget is July 1st (a deadline they can't meet) and chairman Jos
Vaessen will be meeting the Dutch FA this coming week to talk over the
club's problem. If they could only sell Victor Sikora their problem would
be solved, unfortunately there is no buyer for the striker at the moment
or for any of the other players on the for-sale list - Orlando Trustfull,
Marian Zeman and Dragoslav Jevric. |
| Jimmy
van Fessem signs for Vitesse |
05 June 2001
|
| Willem
II's reserve goalie Jimmy van Fessem has signed a contract for 3 years
with Vitesse. The Belgian keeper Gert de Vlieger has taken over the no.1
spot with the Tricolores and Jimmy has spent too much time, for his
liking, on the bench. In Arnhem he replaces the departing (not gone yet
but it won't be long) Dragoslav Jevric (off to Besiktas) and will have to
compete against Edwin Zoetebier for the regular place (not an easy task). |
| Vitesse's
Theo Janssen gets Oranje callup |
02 June 2001
|
| Theo
Janssen, Vitesse's 19 year-old midfielder who played for the Dutch under
21s against Estland yesterday evening , has been called up by Louis van
Gaal for tonight's World Cup qualifier against Estland. He's going to fill
in the midfield slot left empty by the absence of the 'banned' Edgar
Davids and the injured Mark van Bommel. |
| Vitesse
still fighting back |
01 June 2001
|
| After
all the commotion at the Gelredome during this season (see the ' Van Hooijdonk
story' and the 'Aalbers affair') Vitesse are still sorting out their
finances as they await their license for next season. Their books don't
balance yet (projected earnings for next season from sponsoring, ticket
sales and tv-rights are €18.5 million Euros while expenditures are
between €20.42 and €21,78 million) and it will be another 2 years before they do, according to
chairman Jos Vaessen. At the moment, he says, they are trying to persuade
'temporary sponsor' Atag to sign a longer term contract and the club expect to boost their earnings via new
sponsors, increased season ticket sales to be able to pay off all debts and start to show a healthy
profit. The fact that they've missed out on European football next
season is also a bit of a blow but UEFA Cup football brings in relatively
little compared to getting into the Champions League. Their rent for use
of the Gelredome costs between €4.08 million and €4.54 million Euros
per year, making it the most expensive bill to be paid after players'
wages. There was talk of Victor Sikora going to another club but, although
they could do with the money, Vitesse needs its good players as much as
anyone else and would much rather the talented striker remains where he
is. The Aalbers affair has taken up too much of the club's time and energy
this last season and the former supremo is currently making a come back
after weeks of silence and is fighting to repair his damaged reputation. I
think we'll be hearing more from both sides during the summer and the
coming season. |
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