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| NAC
fear that Babos could be Barca bound |
26
Jun 2003 |
NAC
are worried that their Hungarian goalkeeper Gabor Babos could follow their
former trainer Henk ten Cate to Barcelona following his appointment as assistant
to Barcelona's new trainer, Dutchman Frank Rijkaard. Babos played a key
role in NAC's successful season in which the team ended 4th placed earning
themselves a European spot for next season.
NAC's new trainer Tom Lokhoff is not surprised that the Hungarian has been
linked with a summer move to Barca. Lokhoff: "It
was the first thing that crossed my mind when I heard that Henk ten Cate
became the assistant to Frank Rijkaard at the Nou Camp. That Barca have a
keeper problem is clear. They have had that problem for years. Actually,
they have never had a good keeper since Ruud Hesp left the club (in 2000).
"I believes 100 per cent that
they will try to sign a new keeper and Ten Cate will drop the name of
Babos I'm sure." |
| NAC
complete signing of RBC striker Vos |
17 Jun 2003
|
Ex
Feyenoorder Henk Vos has completed the switch from RBC to UEFA Cup
qualifiers NAC Breda despite RBC maintaining that they had a verbal
agreement with the 35-year-old striker for him to stay an additional year
with the Roosendaal outfit.
A statement on NAC's website confirmed that Vos will be part of the squad
next term. "We have heard
from RBC Roosendaal on Monday that they will let Vos go unhampered to NAC
Breda," Vos has
penned for one-year with the option for a further year. |
| Stefano
Seedorf wants NAC loan deal |
08
Jun 2003
|
|
Ajax midfielder Stefano Seedorf has
stated that if the club decides to lend him out next season then his preference
goes out to UEFA Cup qualifiers, NAC. According to BN de Stem's
website, Ajax and NAC are already in negotiations for a loan deal for
Clarence Seedorf's 21-year-old nephew. A number of clubs were interested in
hiring the talented youth international including Eredivisie outfits RBC and
Twente.
|
| Feyenoord
fail to land goalkeeper Babos |
05
Jun 2003
|
|
Feyenoord's attempts to reach an
agreement with UEFA Cup qualifiers NAC for their Hungarian goalkeeper Gabor
Babos have failed. Feyenoord were hoping to lure Babos away from NAC with a
player exchange but NAC are only interested in a cash deal. In
an interview in the Dutch daily newspaper 'BN De Stem' Babos's
agent Kees Ploegsma said: "The clubs could
not make a deal, Feyenoord only wanted Babos if they could trade him for a
couple of players Feyenoord didn't need anymore. NAC were not not interested
so it will not be this season."
|
| Jurgen
Collins returns to PSV |
04
Jun 2003
|
|
PSV, defender Jurgen Collins, who has
impressed this season during his loan spell at UEFA Cup qualifiers NAC, has
signed a new contract extension with the Eindhovenaren. Collins will be
returning to PSV at the beginning of next season.
|
| Henk
Vos switches RBC for NAC |
31 May 2003
|
RBC have vented their anger and
disbelief after their striker Henk Vos signed a one-year deal with UEFA Cup
participants NAC Breda . RBC were convinced that the 35-year-old ex-Feyenoorder
had pledged another year with the Roosendaal outfit and would be penning a
new deal but after NAC sealed European football with a 2-1 win over RBC on
Thursday, Vos decided to accept NAC's offer.
Vos: "This is a fantastic chane for me. The contract fo someone aged 35
is a good one and also on the sporting front it's good to playh for NAC next
season. SOmeone of my age would normally think about slowing down,
but can take this step forward. Isn't that fantastic ?
|
| Ten
Cate confirms NAC exit |
31 May 2003
|
NAC trainer Henk ten Cate has confirmed
that he will be leaving the club this summer but
has denied claims that his reason for leaving the club are to sign a
lucrative Saudi Arabian deal. Ten Cate admitted that he had been
contacted by A Saudi Arabian club but said that he was not prepared to work
in the Middle East or ant other hostile climate. The amiable trainer's
decision was taken six months ago when NAC boardroom members Roelant
Oltemans and Tom Dederhof were forced to leave the club: "I
started with this job with three people and when they were forced to leave
the club, I would now like to stand by them. I
was asked me to stay till the end of the season and the situation at that
moment was already not very good and I didn't want to see the NAC players
should get more problems."
Ten Cate also rubbished rumors of a move to PSV. "No
I will not be the new head of the PSV youth academy and I will not to be
going to a wealthy club in Saudi Arabia."
|
| Ten
Cate targeted by Saudi Arabian club |
30 May 2003
|
|
In spite of NAC qualifying for the UEFA
cup next season it looks as if their trainer Henk ten Cate will be leaving
the club to accept a lucrative Saudi Arabian deal. According to close
friends of the trainer he has been offered so much money by the Saudi club
that it is impossible to refuse. It's believed that Ten Cate will inform his
players that he will be leaving this morning. Rumours have also suggested
that Feyenoord, who are in need of cash, may well decide to let their
trainer Bart van Marwijk leave for Schalke '04 and opt for Ten Cate, who is
currently there first choice. However, it remains to be seen if the Saudi
Arabian club are prepared to wait.
|
| NAC
striker Boussaboun breaks ankle |
19
May 2003
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|
Hospital tests have revealed that NAC
striker Ali Boussaboun has broken his ankle and will now have to miss his team's
end of season run for European football. Boussaboun, who came on at half-time in
NAC's 2-3 away win against RKC, picked up the injury just ten minutes after
netting his side's second goal. Boussabon can now turn his attention to next
season.
|
| NAC's
van Eede to stick it out at the club |
14 May 2003
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|
NAC's Belgian striker Bart van den Eede, who
was in cracking form last year scoring 15 goals for Den Bosch in the
Eerstedivisie, has vowed to stick it out at NAC, in spite of the club
trying to offload him. Van den Eede
admits that he has not been able to produce the same form this year but still
feels that the club should show more respect. "This makes it clear
there's little respect. They must not
forget that last season seven or eight clubs wanted me,. "I don't want to
go. I am enjoying life at Breda. And I have signed a four-year contract, don't
forget that. I still have three years to prove them wrong."
|
| Feyenoord
back in the market for Babos |
26 Apr 2003 |
|
Feyenoord haved talks with NAC
for thier Hungarian goalkeeper Gabor Babos. The
Rotterdammers saw an attempt fail last year but believe their
chances of capturing the goalie are now higher now that there is less
money floating around on the transfer market. The new deal if it
goes through could also involve Feyenoord offering players.
|
| Osasuna
renew interest for NAC's Bobson |
25 Apr 2003 |
|
Osasuna have renewed
their interest in NAC's Kevin Bobson and have made an offer for the
Bredenaars' former Ajax left-winger. The Spanish outfit saw their attempts
to land the player last January fail after the player indicated that he
wanted to finish off the current season with NAC.
NAC have confirmed Osasuna's interest but have decided to wait for
further reactions, knowing that Bobson has also attracted the attention
of Manchester City,
Middlesborough and Fulham.
|
| Breda
council buy NAC stadium |
24 Apr 2003 |
|
NAC's current financial problems seem
to have been helped now that Breda council have agreed to buy their
Fujifilm stadium for €15.3 million Euros. The council have agreed
to lease the stadium to NAC for the coming 30 years. |
| Schenning's
signs two year NAC extension |
22 Apr 2003 |
NAC
defender Mark Schenning has decided to further his career with the club
and has penned to a two-year contract extension. Ere Divisie
strugglers RBC Roosendaal had also expressed their interest in Schenning but the 32-year-old
has expressed his desire to remain faithful to the Bredanaren.
NAC have also welcomed the news that their virus infected squad are no
longer contaminated. |
| NAC's
Becht off to China for trail |
19 Apr 2003
|
|
NAC's Jean Phillip Becht, who has been
informed that there is no place for him in NAC's squad next season, has
been offered a trial by Chinese a club. The 20-year-old defender flew off
yesterday to China where he will to spend three days demonstrating his his
skills to Liaoning in the hope that he will gain a contract.
|
| NAC
squad felled by mysterious virus |
18 Apr 2003
|
Ere Divisie side NAC have seen the majority
of their squad felled by a mysterious virus leaving the side with just 7 fit
field players and 2 fit goalies. The Dutch FA (KNVB) have now given heed to
NAC's request to postpone their away match to Groningen tomorrow. ex-Ajax
defender Kofi Mensah was the first to fall ill and after that Orlando
Engelaar called in sick and after him Ali Boussaboun, Adnan Barakat, Mark
Schenning, Rob Penders and Csaba Feher. NAC trainer Henk ten Cate stated "I
hope that it won't come true but all signs are there that tomorrow Gabor Babos,
Anouar Diba and Jurgen Colin will join the others. "I
have no idea what kind of virus this is. But the players complain that they have
a fever and that they feel sick. Some of them have also throat problems,"
Ten Cate also stated that being unable to field a representative team against
relegation threatened Groningen would be unfair to other teams hoping to avoid
relegation
|
| NAC's
Jurgen Collins to return to PSV |
11 Apr 2003
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|
NAC defender Jurgen Collin who is currently
on loan from PSV will be returning to Eindhoven this summer where he will be
given another chance to prove himself to trainer Guus Hiddink. Since his loan
move NAC, Collins has edged his way into NAC's first team squad and has made
made a good impression with a number of fine performances. PSV are in need of a
replacement for the injury prone defender Kevin Hofland who is once again
confronted with a long term injury and believe that Collins has now developed
sufficiently to fit the bill.
|
| Schenning
survives NAC axe |
02 Apr 2003
|
|
32-year-old defender
Mark Schenning is the only NAC player to have survived the club axe. NAC
have eight players whose contracts run out in the summer and from the eight
only
Mark Schenning has been offered a new deal. "I understand that financially speaking things aren't looking good.
Next week we will continue the talks," The
lesws unfortunate players out of contract are: Rick Versteeg, Kofi Mensah, Jean Philip Becht, Chedric Seedorf, Casper
Ketting, Peter Zois and Regillio Simons, who is on loan at Willem II.
|
| NAC's
Ten Cate frustrated with strikers |
26 Mar 2003
|
|
NAC trainer Henk ten Cate has stated that
he is becoming more and more frustrated at his side's problems in scoring goals,
insisting that if NAC's strikers were more productive then they would have a higher
position in the league table and has led the trainer to bump up his search
for a goal-machine. NAC have already draw 11 times this season and last
weekend's 0-0 was their fifth goalless draw of the season. Ten Cate: "It's a
frustration, sScoring goals is the problem for us. In seven or eight matches we have been the better team but not
scored. We have even missed penalties. We actually should have a higher
position in the table. A real striker, a top scorer who can get at least 15 or 20 goals is
what we need. Our defence is okay but one of our strikers, Orlando Engelaar, is
really a midfielder and our other one, Bart van den Eede, is lacking
certainty at the moment."
|
| Beligium
club Gent target NAC's Engelaar |
11 Mar 2003
|
|
NAC's 23 year old striker Orlando Engelaar has been targeted by Belgian
side Genk. Acoording to reports in Holland, Genk posted scouts at NAC's
last game against De Graafschap last weekend. Engelaar,
who learnt the tricks of the trade at Feyenoord's youth academy has spent
been with NAC for the last three seasons.
|
| Peter
Collen out of action with ankle injury |
18 Feb 2003 |
| Feyenoord
defender Pieter Collen who is currently on loan with NAC for the rest of
the season, will be out of action for the next few weeks after injuring
his ankle in the 39th minute of his debut match for NAC last Sunday.
Medical tests have revealed that the injury-prone Belgian player has few
bone splinters floating around in the ankle that has plagued him since
November. Collen will now have to take a few weeks rest to see if the
ailment can heal itself.
|
| NAC
hire Collen from Feyenoord |
12 Feb 2003
|
|
Feyenoord have lent defender 22 year old
defender Pieter Collen to NAC for the rest of the season. Collen,
who has just recovered from a serious knee injury, has only managed four first
team appearances for Feyenoord and welcomes the chance to move to NAC where he
hopes to see more first-team action.
|
| Two key players
NAC injured |
05
Feb 2003
|
|
NAC have suffered a nasty blow after seeing two of their key players
injured in last Saturday's league match against Heerenveen. Hospital
examinations on Monday have disclosed that 23 year old striker Ali
Boussaboun's pulled muscle means that he will not be able to train with
the squad for at least the next few weeks and X-Rays have disclosed that 27 year old
Rob Penders knee injury will probably take even longer to heal.
|
| Sky
Blue trial for Abdellaoui |
05
Feb 2003
|
|
Dutch Moroccan striker Yassine Abdellaoui has attracted the attention
of English first division side Coventry City. The Sky Blues are hoping
to lend the ex-Willem II enfant
terrible for the rest of the seaon from NAC where he is
currently playing on weekly basis as an amateur. Abdellaoui has built
somewhat of a reputation in Holland as a very talented but at the same
time temperamental player.
|
| Boussabon
shun Nottingham Forrest offer |
02
Feb 2003
|
| NAC's
Morracan forward Ali Boussabon has shunned lucrative offer from English
First Division side Nottingham Forrest to play in England stating that
he would rather stay for another six months with NAC. ' It was a very
lucrative deal but I am someone who needs everthing to fit. Not only
money but also the atmosphere and the trainer are of utmost importance
for my performance.
|
| Kevin
Bobson's Osasuna deal fall through |
24
Jan 2003
|
| Kevin
Bobson's move to Spanish side Osasuna has fallen through after the NAC
striker refused to join the club before the transfer window expired.
Bobson had already made it clear to the Osasuna before flying off to Spain
for talks, that he wanted to finish this season off with 4th placed NAC
and help them in their quest to qualify for European football next season.
With a lot of Premier League interest the talented ex-Ajax forward
knows that he can afford to shun Osasuna offer and bide his time. |
| NAC's
Kevin Bobson in talks with Osasuna |
23
Jan 2003
|
|
According to the Dutch daily newspaper "De Telegraaf", NAC's
Kevin Bobson who is planning
to leave the club at the end of the season is negotiating a contract
with Spanish Primera Division side, Osasuna. Bobson's agent Franklin
Sedoc is to meet an Osasuna delegation on Wednesday to begin talks.
The ex-Ajax striker's contract runs out in 2004 and NAC, who are faced
with a large deficit, are hoping to cash in on Bobson's premature
departure.
|
| Earnest
Stewart receives warm response |
16 Jan 2003
|
|
Ex-Nac player, Earnest Stewart has recieved a warm response after
being presented to his new club
DC United. United's technical director Dave Kasper described
Stewart as an enormous advantage for the new American competition that
is due to start this March, saying: "We are extremely lucky signing
Earnest Stewart. His vast experience in Holland plus having played in three
World Cups for America, makes him an absolute plus for the squad' .
|
| Jean
Philip Becht on trial with Top Oss |
14 Jan 2003
|
| NAC
defender Jean Philip Becht has been given the chance to earn a contract
with Eerste Divisie club Top Oss. The 20 year who saw trials abandoned
last week due to frost, will be given a second chance to demonstrate his
abilities during Top Oss's friendly match against Ere Divisie club
Willem II on Wednesday evening. If the player impresses Top's
officials during the match then a deal will be signed. |
| NAC
change name to NAC Breda |
11 Jan 2003
|
|
Like many other clubs in Holland, NAC
have decided to change their name into NAC Breda. The club are hoping that by
combining the club name with that of the city it will be easier for them to
knock on the local council's door for financial assistance. RKC Waalwijk and RBC
Roosendaal were one of the first clubs in Holland to combine the club name with
that of the local town/city.
|
| Bobson
to leave NAC at the end of season |
10 Jan 2003
|
|
NAC Forward Kevin Bobson, who's contract runs until the summer of 2004,
will be leaving the club at the end of the season according to his
management bureau Sedoc. NAC, who are currently 4th placed, are faced with
financial difficulties and have said that they are willing to sell the
ex-Ajax player before his contract runs out. Premier League clubs
Middlesbrough and Manchester City have both shown an interest and the re
are reportedly offers from Spain. Bobson has stated that he doesn't
want to make use of the January transfer-window but would like to finish
the season off with NAC. |
| NAC
complaint against Dutch FA |
10 Jan 2003
|
|
NAC have
lodged
a complaint against
the Dutch FA (KNVB) for rescheduling their FA Cup match against Vitesse. The
match that was originally planned for Febraury 4th, has been move to January
29th due to the fact that Vitesse have rented out their stadium on that day to
Holland's Davis Cup team. NAC, who fly back to Holland on the 22 January after
spending the winter break in Suriname believe that their players have been given
insufficient time to adjust.
|
| Igor
Korneev leaves NAC |
09 Jan 2003
|
|
Ex-Feyenoorder Igor Korneev has left
NAC. The 34 year-old former Spartak Moskou, CSKA Moskou, RCD Espanyol, FC
Barcelona and Heerenveen midfielder who been has playing
for NAC as an amateur since August, is unsatisfied with his current
situation with NAC where he has spent more time on the bench than he has on the
pitch.
|
| Abdellaoui
fails to turn up for NAC training |
09 Jan 2003
|
| It
is believed that 'enfant terrible' Yassine Abdellaoui who was currently
training with NAC , after having fallen out with his previous employer,
Willem II, has left the club. Abdellaoui was due to resume training with
the rest of the group on Monday but failed to appear. It is unclear as to
the exact whereabouts of the Moroccan player although there are some
rumors that he has signed for a club in Dubai. His departure comes
as somewhat of a surprise for NAC trainer Henk ten Cate who had offered
Abdellaoui the chance to play for NAC on an amateur basis until the end of
the season. Abdellaoui had more or less agreed to accept the offer. |
| NAC
add Dibar to squad. Suriname trip on |
07 Jan 2003
|
|
NAC have added midfielder Anouar Diba to their squad. Diba, who
currently plays for NAC's youth team, is to replace Earnerst Stewart who
has decided to test his luck in his 'native' America. NAC are also
intending adding a second youth player to the squad, Defender Benny
Kerstens.
Henk ten Cate's emotional outburst after NAC's cancellation of the team's
trip to Suriname has reaped success. NAC have now agreed to Ten Cate's
demands and will now allow the squad to fly off next week to the former
Dutch Colony to prepare for the second half of the season.
|
| Henk
ten Cate furious with NAC |
07 Jan 2003
|
NAC trainer Henk ten Cate is furious at the club now that the
preparations for the second half of the season have been abandoned. 4th
placed NAC were planning to spend the winter break in Holland's Dutch
colony Suriname but have been forced to stay at home due to
insufficient funds. The ailing club were
unable to pay for a team doctor to go along for the trip. Speaking on the
Dutch sports program 'NOS studio sport' Ten Cate spoke of his
dissatisfaction with the club.
Ten Cate: 'What a load of Bollocks ! There is nobody at all guiding NAC .
Our players have been waiting for months for their wages and have even
accepted wage cuts, and now this ! '
|
| Earnie
Stewart off to DC United or Dallas |
06 Jan 2003
|
|
It is
now clear that NAC striker Earnest Stewart will be playing for DC United or
Dallas next season. It has been known for some time that Stewart was planning
to make a move to Major League Soccer in the United States after the end of
the current
Ere Divisie season. Stewart, who has an American mother and a Dutch father,
has made 189 appearances for NAC, scoring 50 times for the 'Bredenaars'.
|
| NAC
fans start fund raising initiative |
04 Jan 2003
|
|
Fans of Dutch Ere Divisie club NAC Breda have started a fundraising
initiative that could help NAC out of their financial problems. The
initiative involves the setting up of a new foundation, "The Friends
of NAC", where donations can be made. The intention of the
foundation is that all moneys received will be passed on to Breda
municipal council in order to help pay back the installments of a loan
that NAC will soon be receiving from the council.
|
| NAC
players on trial with Top Oss |
03 Jan 2003
|
|
Eerste Divisie club Top Oss are to test two of NAC's players as of next
week. 22 year-old defender Jean Philip Becht, whose contract runs out at the
end of this season, and Moroccan left-winger Anouar Hamdi, currently
playing for NAC as an amateur, will join Top Oss's squad on
Monday.
|
| Korneev
can continue as amateur with NAC |
23 Dec 2002
|
|
Igor Korneev can continue to play
for NAC as an amateur after the winter-break. The 35 year-old Russian
midfielder was welcomed at the Breda side last summer when his contract with
Feyenoord ended but NAC couldn't afford to offer him a contract and
still don't have the money to pay him wages. Whether Korneev will accept the
offer is unknown.
|
| NAC
beat RKC 1-0 |
14 Dec 2002
|
NAC
lineup: Gábor Bábos, Levi Risamasu (15. Ali Boussaboun), Rob Penders, Jürgen
Colin, Adnan Barakat, Csaba Fehér, Arne Slot, Alfred Schreuder, Orlando
Engelaar, Earnest Stewart (83. Bart van den Eede), Kevin Bobson (72. Rick
Versteeg).
RKC Waalwijk lineup: Khalid
Sinouh, Patrick van Diemen, Yuri Nikiforov (80. John van Loenhout), Peter
van den Berg, Carlos van Wanrooy (72. Jason Oost), Zeljko Petrovic, Rogier
Molhoek, Garry de Graef, Yuri Cornelisse (53. Robert Fuchs), Jochen Janssen,
Eddy Putter.
Orlando Engelaar scored the match winner for NAC
in the 26th minute, the Brdea side's first win against the Waalwijkers in 4
years. Although they have won their last 8 home matches, NAC were a little
nervous going into the match but once Arne Slot saw his fine piece of solo
work rounded off by Engelaar, the home team proved to have little to fear
from the visitors in theng half. After the break it was a different
story and RKC deserved an equalizer with technically better football while
Slot wasted at least three good chances to seal the result for NAC. As it
is, the 3 points help Henk ten Cate's boys climb from 7th to 4th place while
RKC drop to 5th.
|
| NAC
appeal to council for support |
13 Dec 2002
|
|
NAC have appealed once more to Breda's municipal council for
further financial support after failing to find an answer to their financial
problems. NAC's chairman, Jos Staatsen, recently presented a detailed
salvation plan to the council and stated at a supporters' meeting that if
the council did not accept his plan, and are also not willing to lend the
club the money they need, they could well be forced into liquidation.
It was also disclosed at the meeting that NAC's €4,2 million Euro debt is in
fact €5,3 million.
|
| RBC
lose 1-3 to NAC in Cup |
12 Dec 2002
|
|
RBC got off to a good start,ng via Geert den Ouden in the 23rd minute, his 5th Amstel Cup goal but,
within 3 minutes, Orlando Engelaar had levelled the score. In the
second half Engelaar was once again on target, scoring the 1-2 in the 52nd
minute. In the 62nd minute, Mark Schenning found himself heading
for early shower, reducing NAC to 10 players. RBC were unable to take
advantage of the one-man-more situation and remained the lesser of the 2 teams.
5 minutes before time Arne Slot put the final 1-3 on the score-board.
|
| NAC's
Nebojsa Gudelj out for 6 months |
12 Dec 2002
|
|
NAC's Nebojsa Gudelj has picked
up a serious knee injury in the 1-3 Amstel Cup win at, and against,
RBC last night. The Yugoslavian defender could well be out of action for the
next 6 months if the damage proves to be as serious as is thought. NAC go on
to face Vitesse in the next round of the Amstel Cup.
|
| RBC
- NAC Cup match rescheduled |
04 Dec 2002
|
|
The Dutch FA (KNVB) has
rescheduled the Amstel Cup match between RBC Roosendaal and NAC, postponed
yesterday due to thick fog, for this coming Wednesday, December 11th.
|
| NAC
beat RBC 1-0 |
30 Nov 2002
|
|
NAC
Lineup: Babos - Colin, Gudelj, Schenning, Fehér - Penders, Schreuder, Engelaar -
Bobson, Boussaboun, van den Eede
RBC
Roosendaal
Lineup: Aerts - de Graaf, Nascimento, Oliseh, Hellemons - Sillah, Heije, Maseland,
Tininho - Vos, Wooter
After a rather boring 1st half the
fans were treated to a far more entertaining second half. Ex-Ajax forward Bobson put the
home-side ahead in the 71st minute with a lucky connection. After the goal
NAC gained more control of the match but couldn't express that in goals-on-the-board.
|
| Penders
misses NAC - RBC |
28 Nov 2002
|
|
Rob Penders will miss this
weekend's Ere Divisie clash between NAC and RBC Roosendaal after the Breda
side's 26 year-old defender picked up a knee injury. He's played 12 matches
so far this season, scoring twice but missed last weekend's against De
Graafschap due to a suspension.
|
| De
Graafschap beat NAC 3-2 |
23 Nov 2002
|
De
Graafschap lineup :
Wevers - Bot, Hermans, Bakens - van Leerdam, Hertog, ter Avest, van Gastel -
van Vossen, van der Haar, Schulp
NAC
lineup :
Babos - Fehér, Schenning, Gudelj, Colin - Schreuder, Koning, Engelaar,
Boussaboun - van den Eede, Bobson
De Graafschap made a miraculous
recovery this evening, coming back from 0-2 down to win the match 3-2. NAC
thought they were sitting pretty going into the break with a 0-2 advantage
after Fehér put them ahead in the 18th minute of the game and
Boussaboun increased the lead in the 24th.
After Hans van der Haar reduced the gap to 1 goal in the 62nd minute it was
full steam ahead for the homeside, pushing on for all they were worth. Peter
van Vossen's 86th minute equalizer and Tim Baken's 92nd minute late goal
were a just reward for the home side's efforts.
|
| Excelsior
lose to NAC 0-3 |
17 Nov 2002
|
|
Excelsior
lineup: Malkowski - Buijs, Olfers, Sprockel, Bastos - Boussatta, Swerts,
Breuer, Boutahar - Lopes, Pinas
NAC lineup: Babos - Fehér, Penders, Schenning, Gudelj -
Colin - Engelaar - Schreuder, Koning, Korneev - Bobson
NAC booked a very useful away
win in Rotterdan with this 0-3 at Excelsior. Orlando Engelaard
the score in the 29th and Ali Boussabon doubled the score 6 minutes after
the break. Rob Penders made it 0-3 on the hour.
|
| NAC
and Groningen in 0-0 |
09 Nov 2002
|
|
NAC lineup: Babos
- Koning - Penders, Schenning, Gudelj, Fehér - Schreuder - Engelaar,
Boussaboun, Stewart, Bobson. Groningen
lineup: Beukenkamp - Elshot, Schoenmakers, Van Gessel, Florén - Krstev -
Broerse - Tuhuteru, Ikedia, Salmon, Landerl.
NAC and Groningen shared the points tonight in
a hard-fought goalless draw. It was only the Oosterpark side's 2nd
point in 10 games.For the Breda side the result was their 7th draw in 11
matches and Rob Penders' 200th professional appearance.
|
| Utrecht
beat NAC 1-0 |
03 Nov 2002
|
|
Utrecht
lineup: Ponk - Vreven, Van Mol, Schut,
Touzani - Bosschaart, De Jong, Tanghe, Jochemsen - Van den Bergh, Kuijt.
NAC
lineup: Babos - Fehér, Penders, Schenning, Gudelj, Colin - Schreuder - Van
den Eede, Bobson, Boussaboun, Engelaar.
'Man of the Match' for Utrecht
was Pascal Bosschaart who had a great match but it was a Dave van den Bergh goal in
the 78th minute, and two terrific saves by stand-in goalie René Ponk, that
gave the Domstad side the points. The win takes them into 9th
place on 13 points from 9 games. NAC stay where they are in 5th place on 15
points from 10 played.
|
| Schenning
back against Utrecht |
01 Nov 2002
|
|
Mark Schenning will return for
NAC as they face Utrecht on Sunday after recovering from the calf injury he
picked up in the match against Ajax back on September 29th. the 32 year-old
defender was back in training with trainer Henk ten Cate's squad on Monday
and his reappearance could well mean that Marcel Koning will be relegated to
the bench. Nineteen-year-old Levi Risamasu is also ready to play, after a
long absence through injury, but the defender will be turning out for
reserve team Jong NAC for the time being.
|
| NAC
and Vitesse fail to score 0-0 |
25 Oct 2002
|
|
NAC
lineup: Gábor Babos - Jürgen Colin,
Marcel Koning, Rob Penders, Nebojsa Gudelj - Csaba Fehér, Orlando Engelaar,
Orlando Engelaar - Earnest Stewart, Ali Boussaboun, Kevin Bobson. Vitesse
lineup: Dragoslav Jevric - Alexandar Rankovic, Tim Cornelisse, Dejan
Stefanovic, Purrel Fränkel - Nick Hofs, Ricky Bochem, Theo Janssen, Evgeny
Levchenko - Matthew Amoah, Riga Mustapha.
This match totally failed to live up to the
expectations of a clash between two Ere Divisie sub-toppers with the
Arnhemmers refusing to attack and the Breda team unable to do so either. It
was 80 minutes of absolutely unentertaining football for the fans who'd
turned up to watch with only the remaining 10 minutes delivering something
resembling a contest. NAC finally dared to launch some attacks but only once
managed to cause goalie Dragoslav Jevric any problems when Bart van den Eede
came not-quite-close-enough to putting away a Kevin Bobson pass. Vitesse had
clearly decided not to risk another defeat after their 0-2 against Roda on
Tuesday home and were content to take home un point.
|
| NAC
hunt 3rd place against Vitesse |
25 Oct 2002
|
|
NAC can repeat their trick of
last week (when the Breda side went briefly into 3rd place with a win
against NEC) and take back their Ere Divisie 3rd place ranking tonight, by
beating Vitesse. Henk ten Cate's them still miss the injured Mark Schenning
while the stats are against them winning. They've only actually won once at
home to the Arnhemmers, a 1-0 win on April 16th 1972. Vitesse are only two
cards away from achieving the 900 yellow card mark - Jan Meeuwsen
picked up their first ever back on August 20th 1972. Vitesse will most
likely miss Gert Claessens and Bob Peeters.
|
| Zwolle
lose to
NAC 0-3 |
20 Oct 2002
|
|
Zwolle
lineup: Van der Werff - Doesburg, Schol,
Kras, van der Haar - M. Roelofsen, Cvetkov, De Ridder - Bosschaart, R.
Roelofsen, Lim-Duan.
NAC
lineup: Babos - Colin, Penders, Mensah, Gudelj - Fehér, Schreuder, Engelaar
- Stewart, Boussaboun, Bobson.
Henk ten Cate's team have made a fine start to
the season with a string of solid looking performances and after this result
remain unbeaten in 8 matches. NAC's convincing 0-3 away win at Zwolle boosts
them into 5th place. They controlled the match in the Oosterenk Stadium and
Zwolle-trainer Peter Boeve's defensive lineup proved to be the wrong choice
of tactic. Orlando Engelaard the score in the 23rd minute, his 5th of
the season, Csaba Fehér adding a 2nd in the 34th. Zwolle only once
bothered goalie Gábor Babos and that was when the match was already well
advanced with NAC 3-0 up after defender Rob Penders had headed in the 3rd in
the 49th. NAC are now one of a select group of 3 unbeaten teams, the others
being Ajax and PSV. This was coincidentally Earnest Stewart's 350th Ere
Divisie match. The United States international, made his Ere Divisie debut
on September 25th 1988 for VVV and played a total of 27 for them before
making 171 appearances for Willem II and 152 so far for NAC.
|
| NAC
sign Adnan Barakat |
17 Oct 2002
|
|
NAC have signed left-winger Adnan
Barakat on a contract for 4 years. heeft een contract getekend bij NAC.
Barakat, who is a former Ajax youth player, has been playing for the Breda
club's reserve team since the summer. Before arriving in Breda the 20
year-old made an unsuccessful attempt to earn himself a deal with French
side Paris-Saint Germain.
|
| NAC
and PSV draw 2-2 |
05 Oct 2002 |
|
NAC lineup: Babos
- Colin, Penders, Mensah, Gudelj - Stewart, Fehér, Schreuder - Bobson,
Engelaar, Van den Eede.
PSV
lineup: Waterreus - Břgelund, Ooijer, Faber, Bouma - Van der Schaaf, Van
Bommel, Vogel - Rommedahl, Kezman, Robben.
For
the second week in a row NAC have frustrated one of the 'Top 3', with a 2-2
home draw against PSV after doing exactly the same against Ajax last Sunday.
They actually deserved the points but were eventually denied them by a 90th
minute Dennis Rommedahl goal. PSV were a team off-form and out-of-sorts,
deflated after their disappointing C-L defeat by Borussia Dortmund. In
theng half an hour neither side looked likely to score, apart from one
golden opportunity which Dennis Rommedhal managed to miss. NAC continued to
be the better team and, after half an hour in which neither side looked
likely to score, went ahead in the 31st with the first of Orlando Engelaar's
goals, the tall forward profitting from an amateurish error by Waterreus and
Ooijer. NAC were encouraged but didn't managed to convert it into goals and
after the break Rommedahl set up Mateja Kezman for the equalizer in the
57th. Engelaar put the 2-1 on the board in the 76th, easily slipping by
Ooijer to pass Waterreus before Rommedahl equalized for PSV to give them a
point in the 90th. |
| Bobson
back for today's clash with PSV |
05 Oct 2002
|
|
Kevin Bobson's injury has turned
out to be less serious than originally thought and the striker looks certain
to play in today's match when NAC play host to PSV in the Fujifilm stadium.
Bobson, who's on loan from Ajax, picked up the injury in last Sunday's match
against Ajax when he was at the end of an overly agressive charge by Steven
Pienaar. Fortunately he was able to train again on Thursday and looks fit
enough to start today. One definite absentee is defender Mark Schenning
whose ankle injury should keep him out for another few days. Better news is
that Rick Versteeg and Marcel Koning have resumed training on Thursday after
long absences through knee injuries. Versteeg has been out for more than 6
months while Koning picked up his injury during the pre-season preparations.
|
| Ajax
and NAC in 2-2 |
29 Sep 2002
|
Ajax
lineup: Joey Didulica, Hatem Trabelsi, Christian Chivu,
Abubakari Yakubu, Jelle van Damme, Tomas Galasek, Richard Witschge,
Steven Pienaar, Victor Sikora, Zlatan
Ibrahimovic.
NAC lineup:Gabor Babos, Csaba Feher,
Rob Penders, Mark Schenning, Nebojsa Gudelj, Earnest Stewart, Alfred
Schreuder, Jurgen Colin, Igor Korneev, Orlando Engelaar, Kevin Bobson.
Ajax got off to an absolutely disastrous start
this afternoon and can count themselves lucky to have earned themselves a
point out of this match. There were major changes made by Ronald Koeman to
his lineup with Steven Pienaar starting in midfield alongside Richard
Witschge, Sikora and Boukhari on the wings and no Jari Litmanen! A Trabelsi
blunder allowed Kevin Bobson, on loan to NAC from Ajax, to put the visitors
head after only 3 minutes. An equally incredible defensive slipup by the
Tunisian defender allowed Amrican international Earnest Stewart to increase
the Breda side's lead in the 21st. Mido was brought on for Yakubu later on
in the half and Van der Meyde for Sikora to inject some energy into a
lethargic looking frontline and later Chivu departed with a worrying injury
to be replaced by Johnny Heitinga. Some very unhappy fans whistled their
team into the dressing-room at halftime. Koeman gave his lineup a good
talking to and Ajax reemerged with a better attitude, Zlatan
Ibrahimovic finally slotting home a simple goal in the 47th and Mido scoring
a fine goal in the 56th from a Zlatan pass. A lot of stoppages disrupted the
flow of play from then on and the Amsterdammers lost their momentum. In fact
they were lucky that NAC substitutes Boussaboun and Van den Eede weren't a
bit sharper or else they'd have dropped 3 points.
|
| NAC
beat Twente 2-0 |
20
Sep 2002
|
NAC
lineup: Babos - Colin, Penders, Schenning, Gudelj - Fehér, Schreuder,
Boussaboun - Engelaar, Van den Eede, Bobson.
Twente lineup: Paauwe -
Grujic, El-Brazi, Heubach, Ouédraego - Cziommer, Zomer, Polak - Cairo,
Booth, Cavens.
NAC may still be hovering on the brink of
financial ruin but they are doing far better business on pitch. The Breda side is
unbeaten so far this season and tonight they beat Twente 2-0. Kevin Bobsond the score in the 35th and American international Earnest Stewart made
it 2-0 in the 79th. NAC have won 9 points from their first 5 games and
tonight's was their first home win. The last time they beat Twente was
on March 14th 1998 when Stewart also scored, putting away the only goal.
|
| Weak
Heerenveen lose 0-2 to NAC |
14 Sep 2002
|
|
Heerenveen
lineup: Vonk - Bakkati, De Nooijer, Hansson, Edman - Radomski, Barsom,
Jensen - Nurmela, Denneboom, Samardzic.
NAC
lineup: Babos - Fehér, Penders, Schenning, Gudelj - Schreuder,
Engelaar, Colin - Boussaboun, Van den Eede, Bobson.
Heerenveen continue their poor start to the
season and are still waiting to win a match. The Frieslanders put in another
disappointing performance against NAC, having their chances to net some goals
but missing them all while the Breda side were simply in better form. Orlando Engelaar put away NAC's 1600th
Ere Divisie goal in the 12th minute and added a 2nd in the 23rd in a fine
perfomance to give the visitors
the points in the Abe Lenstra stadium.
|
| NAC's
future in jeopardy |
31 Aug 2002
|
|
The future of Ere Divisie NAC hangs by a thread after
Ernst & Young's accountancy report on the financial situation at the Breda
club revealed that there are debts totalling € 10 million Euros! It's far more
than the € 4.2 million Euros, as earlier reported, for which the local council
had arranged an emergency loan to cover. If the money is not found soon to put
the club back on its financial-feet it will mean the end of the road!
Ernst & Young's report shows that the club's financial malaise is the result
of over-optimistic predictions of the forecasted incomes, which the club had
based its spending policy on, while the costs the club ran up were also grossly
underestimated! Too add to the problems the organisational structure at the club
was too complicated, with several of the key figures charged with overseeing the
club's business also being involved in sponsoring NAC as well as being active in
the real estate sector with the obvious conflict of interests!? The end result
is a financial and oragnisational chaos which will need an extreme effort by all
parties, the club itself, its fans, business partners and the local council if
NAC are to have any hope of surviving. It's also abundantly clear that players
and personnel will have to go/be sold in order to reduce costs as part of any
rescue plan, with the inherent risk of losing existing sponsors!
|
| NAC and
NEC in goalless draw |
31 Aug 2002
|
|
NAC
lineup: Babos - Colin, Penders, Schenning, Gudelj - Fehér, Slot, Schreuder,
Boussaboun - Van den Eede, Bobson.
NEC
lineup: Gentenaar - Schuurman, Wielaert, Hesp, Wisgerhof - Simr, Govedarica,
Hersi, Zonneveld - De Nooijer, Demouge.
There
were no records tonight for either team as the match ended in a goalless
draw. NAC and NEC treated the fans to a bloodless
display tonight in Breda with the hometeam being rather the better of the
two but without managing to create any real goal-scoring chances. NEC
clearly came to get a point and that's exactly what they took home.
|
| NAC's
Petö's to undergo surgery |
26 Aug 2002
|
| Willem
II and NAC draw 1-1 |
25 Aug 2002
|
Willem
II lineup: De Vlieger,Jaliens, Van Nieuwstadt, Janssens, J.
Mathijsen, D. Mathijssen, Landzaat, Mariana, Mghizrat, Sektioui, Shoukov.
NAC lineup: Babos, Colin,
Penders, Koning, Gudelj, Fehér, Slot, Schreuder, Boussaboun, Van den
Eede, Bobson.
The Brabant derby between Willem II and
NAC has ended in a 1-1 draw. The Tricoloresd well but NAC soon took
control of the match, Bart van den Eede giving them the lead before his
former Den Bosch teammate Mourad Mghizrat levelled the score 7 minutes
before the break. NAC pushed for a match-winner in the 2nd half but
substitute Orlando Engelaar missed with the best chance they had. The
match saw the return of NAC's American international Earnest Stewart,
replacing Van den Eede for the second-act, after being out with a groin
injury he picked up during the United States' World Cup campaign. |
| Petö's
serious injury means long absence |
20 Aug 2002
|
| NAC
and Roda draw 2-2 |
17 Aug 2002
|
NAC lineup: Babos, Fehér, Penders, Schenning, Gudelj, Colin, Petö,
Schreuder, Slot, Bobson and Boussaboun.
Roda JC lineup: Kujovic, Rudge, Filipovic, Luijpers, Sonkaya, Van Dijk, Van
Dessel, Nygaard, Van Mieghem, Cristiano and Anastasiou.
NAC and Roda JC have drawn theirng match of the season 2-2 in an entertaining 'Avondje NAC' match in
Breda. The home team dominated the 1st half with Kevin Bobson and Ali
Boussaboun threatening to score but only took the lead after the break through goals by
new signing Arne Slot in
the 24th minute and Csaba Fehér in the 51st. They were the far stronger
looking of the two teams, even without the injured Earnest Stewart and Bart
van den Eede, but threw away the points with two defensive blunders. Igor
Korneev came on to loud applause in the 2nd half - turning out as an amateur
for the Breda side he's by far the cheapest player in the Ere Divise,
awaiting financially better times at the club or an offer to play somewhere
else. The match looked wrapped up
for NAC but Roda fought back, applying
the counter-principle trainer Wiljan Vloet used as the backbone of his
tactics at his previous club Den Bosch, and goals by Marc Nygaard (56th) and Van Dessel
(85th) gave the 'Kerkrade Crew' a point to take home.
|
| NAC's
general manager Oltmans resigns |
13 Aug 2002
|
|
NAC's general manager Roelant Oltmans has resigned
after being under considerable pressure in recent weeks to step down due to the
club's financial crisis. The ailing club's survisory board will follow suit once
a new 'team' has been appointed. Many supporters held the former national
basketball coach reponsible for the Breda club's financial debts of €8.6 million
Euros and only the support of several sponsors and a loan from the local council
enabled the club to obtain their licence for the coming season.
|
| Korneev
plays for NAC as amateur |
13 Aug 2002
|
|
Igor Korneev will be playing for NAC this season,
surprisingly as an amateur,
after
failing either to obtain a new contract at Feyenoord or find a new club this
summer. The
34 year-old former Spartak Moskou, CSKA Moskou, RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona
and Heerenveen midfielder has been keeping fit by training with Excelsior
and Heerenveen while he also had a recent trial with Dordrecht. He's a
welcome addition to trainer Henk ten Cate's squad, "We're glad to make
use of him while we can although we realise that he'll be off as soon as a
club comes to call with an interesting offer. Until then the youngsters in
the squad can certainly learn a lot from his experience and NAC fans can
enjoy watching him in action."
|
| NAC
out of Intertoto |
27 July 2002
|
|
NAC
have been knocked out of the Intertoto tournament by French side Troyes
after a goalless away draw in France. They had the better chnaces of the
match in Auxerre but newcomers Bart van den Eede and Ali Boussaboun failed
to convert them into balls-in-the-back-of-the-net while Alfred Schreuder
picked up a thigh injury.
|
| Jeffrey
van As set for Den Haag move |
26 July 2002
|
| NAC
draw against Troyes in Intertoto |
21 July 2002
|
|
NAC have drawn theirng match of the
Intertoto tournament in Breda yesterday against French side Troyes with a
1 - 1 result. The French went ahead with a goal by Frédéric Danjou early
in the 2nd half (49th) but Arne Slot (who arrived from Zwolle this summer
and was making his NAC debut) equalized late in the half (83rd) to give
them some hope of doing better in the return and getting through to the
next round.
|
| NAC
obtain licence for next season |
19 July 2002
|
| Troyes
are NAC's Intertoto opponent |
14 Jul 2002
|
| Troyes
AC are definitely NAC's Intertoto 3rd round opponents after the French
Division 1 side beat Nothern Irish side Coleraine 2-1 at home after a 1-2
away win in the first leg last week. Both NAC and Willem II are hoping to
become the first Dutch teams ever to gain entry to the UEFA Cup via the
Intertoto Cup.
|
| NAC
miss Stewart for several months? |
12 July 2002
|
|
NAC are likely to miss their American striker
Earnest Stewart for the next few months as he's still suffering from the
groin injury he picked up in the United States World Cup clash with
Portugal. On his return to Holland it turned out that the injury was worse
than originally thought. For trainer Henk ten Cate the news that the 33
year-old will be out of action, for anywhere between a minimum of several
weeks to a maximum of several months, is most unwelcome! Stewart reported
for duty on Wednesday at the squad's training camp in Doorwerth only to
leave immediately for a hospital examination!
|
| NAC
find new main sponsor |
11 July 2002
|
|
NAC are a step closer to getting their licence
for next season after they announced that they've found a new main sponsor
in the form of three companies who will see their names displayed on the
team's shirts. "Garcia Jeanswear", "Princess" and
another company belonging to Dutch businessman Joep van den Nieuwenhuyzen
will be featured on the shirts. To guarantee that they all receive equal
amounts of exposure the front, back and sleeves will display the company
logos in a revolving system - in other words every third match one of the
companies will be featured. The extra money brought in by having 3
sponsors means that the club will receive more income than in recent years
which will be sorely needed to clear the backlog of debts the club still
owe!
|
| NAC's
Jeffrey As on trial with Den Haag |
10 July 2002
|
|
NAC's Jeffrey As will be going for a two-week
trial with ADO Den Haag. Trainer Rinus Israels knows him from his time
with Jong Oranje and is aware of his qualities as a player. All that
remains is to be certain that the defender is fit enough to start work!
|
| NAC
cancel friendly against Athletic Bilbao |
08 July 2002
|
|
NAC have cancelled their friendly against
Athletic Bilbao, planned for August 8th, after the club's management
decided that it would be imprudent to spend money on an opponent for this
type of friendly when the club is still unsure of obtaining their licence
for next season. The Breda side's 'Day' on August 11th will go ahead
as planned!
|
| NAC
meet Troyes in Intertoto |
08 July 2002
|
|
NAC look likely to meet French side Troyes AC
in theirng match of the Intertoto tournament. The French Division 1
side won their first 2nd round, 1st leg match on Saturday, beating
Northern Irish side Coleraine 2-1, Mamadou Niang and Nicolas Goussé the
scorers. Club top-scorer 26 year-old Goussé is a man to watch, putting
away 13 goals last season. The return is next week.
|
| Council
launch rescue plan for NAC |
04 July 2002
|
| NAC
can breathe easy once more after a proposal was launched within the
municipal council in Breda to lend the ailing club €4.2 million Euros.
The Ere Divisie club are in danger of not being granted a licence for next
season due to the build up of debts. In return the town council will be
given a major say in the running of the club starting with the appointment
of council secretary Mr. Ouwerkerk as director and another important post
for another council official with special veto rights for both! This
evening there will be full council meeting to vote on the motion. |
| NAC
call-off Stewart extension talks |
19 Jun 2002
|
| Negotiations
between NAC and their United States international Earnest Stewart
regarding an extension of the midfielder's contract have ground to a halt.
Apparently a lack of money at the Breda side is part of the problem (see
our story on the coming merger between the club and amateurs De Baronie)
plus the fact that the 33 year-old is said to want to end his career with
an American club! Stewart grew up in Holland and has never played in the
MLS league but his performances for NAC, and the US in the World Cup, have
attracted the interest of several clubs. He captained the US team in their
3-2 group win against Portugal and substituted in the match against
Mexico.
|
| NAC
to sign Van Barneveld/Fujimoto
soon |
19 Jun 2002
|
NAC are poised to sign Fortuna
Sittard's Joos van Barneveld but, although the player and the Breda side
have reached agreement on terms, the deal still hangs in the balance. The
20 year-old must wait until the Dutch FA's (KNVB) arbitration committee
gives their approval to Fortuna to sell-off most of their squad due to the
club's precarious financial situation. If the club is declared bankrupt Van
Barneveld will be transfer-free but if Fortuna survive, and retain their
professional status, both club will have to agree a transfer-fee before
the move goes through!
It also looks as if the arrival of Japanese player Chikara Fujimoto is
imminent as negotiations are in an advanced stage and a NAC delegation has
travelled to Japan totalks with a new main-sponsor!
|
| NAC
to merge with amateurs De Baronie? |
18 Jun 2002
|
| NAC are
poised to merge with top amateur side De Baronie in an attempt to end
their financial problems after the two clubs reached agreement. The Breda
side are currently €8.2 million Euros in debt and the merger would make
it possible to earn some money by selling the amateur side's training
ground to property developers. NAC was in similar problems 3 years ago and
only by selling their Fuji-stadium to investors and the municipal council
were they able to solve their money troubles. A club delegation is
currently visiting Japan in an attempt to find a new main-sponsor.
|
| NAC
sign Bart van den Eede |
13 Jun 2002
|
| According
to a story in Dutch daily newspaper "De Telegraaf", NAC have
signed Belgian striker Bart van den Eede on a contract for 4 years. The 24
year-old joined Den Bosch from Belgian side Beveren in the summer of 2000,
scoring 23 Eerste Divisie goals in his first season and 14 Ere Divisie
goals for them last season. He is regarded as the replacement for Glen
Salmon (signed for Groningen)
plus Brazilian duo Sérgio and Cristiano (signed for Roda
JC). NAC are
also targeting Groningen's Ali Boussaboun as a possible reinforcement for
the frontline.
|
| NAC
make Ali Boussaboun offer |
12 Jun 2002
|
| NAC
have made Groningen's Ali Boussaboun an offer and the 23 year-old looks
set to move to Breda as replacement for Glen Salmon who's going in the
opposite direction to the Oosterpark side. Willem II are also interested
in the striker who's been dropped in Groningen due to a series of
disciplinary problems last season. NAC badly need some firepower up front
now that Brazilian duo Sergio and Cristiano are gone and Earnest Stewart
is also entering his last season with the club.
|
| Salmon
moves from NAC to Groningen |
08 Jun 2002
|
| Glen
Salmon is moving from NAC to Groningen. The 24 year-old South African
striker, whose contract in Breda runs till the summer of 2003, has signed
a deal for 5 years with the Oosterpark side. He joined NAC in November
1999 and has scored 28 goals in 82 matches for them.
|
| NAC
sign Den Bosch's Bart van de Eede? |
05 Jun 2002
|
| NAC are
poised to sign Den Bosch's Bart van de Eede and it looks as if Henk ten
Cate has snatched the striker from under the noses of Willem II who were
already talking to the Belgian player. It's expected the contract, which
is worth €1 million Euros, will be signed this week. After
the collapsed deal involving Hungarian striker Attila Tököli last
weekend the Breda club have got the fresh firepower they were looking
for.
|
| NAC
call off signing Attila Tököli |
01 Jun 2002
|
| NAC
have decided not to sign Hungarian striker Attila Tököli after the 26
year-old player and his agent failed to live up to certain agreements.
Although a verbal agreement had been reached yesterday with NAC director
Roelant Oltmans there was some suspicions concerning the delay in actually
signing the deal. Tököli's agent claimed that the player was not
available to sign a contract because he was on holiday but NAC set a 15:00
hour deadline yesterday which came and went without the contract being
signed. Oltmans then decided that there was sufficient reason to call off
the transfer.
|
| NAC
sign Attila Tököli |
31 May 2002
|
| NAC
have reached a verbal agreement with Attila Tököli and he is expected to
sign a contract for 4 years with the Breda side. The Hungarian striker
currently plays for Hungarian club Dunaferr and becomes the 4th Hungarian
player in the NAC squad, the others being Gábor Babos, Csaba Fehér and
Tamás Petö. The 26 year-old international scored 28 goals last season
and is seen as the replacement for Brazilian striker Cristiano who's off
to Roda.
|
| Willem
II/NAC Intertoto opponents |
31 May 2002
|
Willem
II will kickoff in the 2nd Round of the Intertoto tournament (the
'backdoor' entrance to the UEFA Cup) against the winner of the 1st Round
duel between St. Gallen (Zwitserland) and B68 Toftir (Faraos). If the
Tilburgers win they face either Krylya Sovjetov Samara (Russia) or the
winner of the duel between Zaglebie Lubin (Poland) and FC Dinaburg
(Letland).
NAC kickoff in the 3rd Round and most likely face French side Troyes who
first have to win their 2nd Round match against the winner of the 1st
Round duel between Coleraine (Ierland) and St. Julia (Andorra).
Willem II play at home on July 6th or 7th with a return a week later while
3rd Round matches will take place on July 20th or 21st with the returns on
either July 27th or 28th.
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| AS
Roma want Babos? |
29 May 2002
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| According
to the respected Hungarian site Borsodiliga.hu, NAC's Gábor Babos has
attracted the interest of Italian Serie A side AS Roma. The 27 year-old
Hungarian keeper has a contract in Breda which runs till 2004 but was
targeted earlier this year by Feyenoord, Ajax and Anderlecht.
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| PSV
hire Colin to NAC |
26 May 2002
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| PSV
have finally agreed to a loan-deal sending Jürgen Colin to NAC for next
season. The Breda club had been wanting to add the defender to the squad
for some time now but PSV were only prepared to consider a deal once
they'd done a little stocktaking of their own
players.
It's the second time that Colin is being hired out after an earlier spell during
the latter half of the season at RC Genk where he only played 7 matches. NAC
trainer Henk ten Cate has said he'll be sure to see more action than that with
his team.
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| NAC
trial for Jörg Sauerland |
15 May 2002
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| According
to the club's official website, NAC have invited German defender Jörg
Sauerland for a trial during this week. The 25 year-old former Borussia
Dortmund player is currently under contract to KFC Uerdingen 05,
where NAC trainer Henk previously worked. NAC are also targeting more
left-backs including Anderlecht's 20 year-old Melvin Fleur and
Fortuna Sittard's 27 year-old Edwin Hermans!
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| NAC
target Japanese midfielder Fujimoto |
15 May 2002
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|
NAC have set their sights on Japanese
international Chikara Fujimoto and will be testing the player's
capabilities this week. The 24 year- old attacking midfielder will been
given the chance to prove himself during NAC's friendly against V.V.
Dongen this Thursday. Even if Fujimoto manages to impress NAC then it
remains
unclear how deep the club will have to dig into their pockets to secure his
services. All that remains now is for NAC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima to
decide what that price will be.
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| NAC
target Fortuna's Edwin Hermans |
10 May 2002
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| NAC are
reportedly interested in signing Fortuna's transfer-free defender Edwin
Hermans. The Breda club have already held preliminary talks with Hermans
but will have to compete for his services against Willem II and the
ambitious Eerste Divisie side ADO Den Haag who've also joined the queue.
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| Ruud
Brood head of NAC's training scheme |
01 May 2002
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|
NAC have appointed Ruud
Brood as head of their youth training scheme. The 'Bredanaars' are
planning to reduce the amount of youth teams they have, with the aim of
achieving higher quality as opposed to mere quantity. NAC's manager Oltman
stated on their web site that they no longer intend to have players in
their youth squads simply to make up the numbers and that, from now on, they
were only interested in 'real talents'.
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Top Scorers
| Kezman |
PSV |
31 |
| Kuijt |
F'oord |
20 |
| Sibon |
H'veen |
15 |
|
Elkhattabi |
AZ |
14 |
| N'Kufo |
Twente |
14 |
Top Scorers
| Klaas-Jan Huntelaar |
AGOVV |
26 |
| Stefan Jansen |
Den Bosch |
25 |
| Yuri Rose |
Heracles |
22 |
| Ronald Hamming |
Veendam |
21 |
| Ugur Yildirim |
G.A. Eagles |
19 |
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