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De Graafschap sign Garry de
Graef |
25 Jul
2003 |
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Relegated outfit De Graafschap
have signed 28-year-old Belgium midfielder Garry de Graef
who was released by RKC Waalwijk at the end of last season after five years at the club.
De Graef, who failed to earn a move to German side FC Nurnberg during a recent
trial, has inked a three-year deal with 'The Super
Farmers." Before joining RKC, De Graef
previously played for Dutch Eerstedivisie outfits Top Oss and Helmond
Sport and Belgium club Royal Antwerp, where he first
began his career in in 1995. |
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De Graafschap loan Twente's
Thijs Houwing |
22
Jul
2003 |
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Relegated outfit De Graafschap
have loaned 22-year-old Twente forward Thijs Houwing
for next season. Houwing is regarded as an up and coming talent but has
nonetheless not been able to force his way into Twente's squad and has more chance of securing first-team football
with 'The Super Farmers" .
With Houwing moving on to De Graafschap it would now seem more likely that
Twente will decide to bring Ajax striker
Nikos Machlas to the club. |
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De Graafschap sign Hilmi
Mihci |
16 Jul
2003 |
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De Graafschap have signed
Dutch midfielder Hilmi Mihci who has left German side
MSV Duisburg to sign a two-year contract with the relegated
outfit. The former PSV and Den Bosch player, who
impressed coach Frans Adelaar during a
week's trial in Doetinchem is the fifth new player that De Graafschap have added to their
squad ahead of the new season.
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De Graafschap sign
Utrecht's Kastoredjo |
15 Jul
2003 |
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Relegated outfit De
Graafschap have sigend Utrecht left-back Marciano
Kastoredjo. The 21-year-old player, who has been unable to
force his way into Utrecht's first team, has signed for three years with the '
Super Farmers' Kastoredjo: " I completely
surprised by De Graafschap's interest. I know De Graafschap's trainer Frans
Adelaar from the time he was trainer of Utrecht's
reserve team. This is a real chance for me."
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Finnish keeper fails De
Graafschap trial |
14 Jul
2003 |
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Relegated outfit De Graafschap have
decided not to offer Finnish keeper Jani Viander a
contract and have returned the goalie to
his club, Stoke City. Viander
has been on trial with the 'Super Farmers'
since the beginning of this month but after being put
through the paces it was decided that he does not possess the qualities that De
Graafschap are seeking. |
| Peter
van Vossen joins Amateurs Bennekom |
10 Jul 2003 |
| Ex-Feyenoorder
and Dutch international striker Peter van Vossen has left relegated outfit
De Graafschap to join Amateur outfit Bennekom who are trainer by former
Ajax and Dutch international midfielder, John van den Brom. The
35-year-old striker vented his anger last season about the way in which De
Graafschap had informed him that his contract would not be extended. |
| RKC
to beat De Graafschap for Van Hintum |
10 Jul 2003 |
Relegated
outfit De Graafschap, who were hoping to sign German side Hannover's Marc
van Hintum, look set to lose the battle for his services now that
low-budget high-profile RKC have entered the market for the ex-Vitesse
midfielder. The 36-year-old may
leave Hannover as a free agent after refusing to accept the reduced terms
offer put to him by Hannover.
RKC are reported to haved talks with Van Hintum on Wednesday. |
| De
Graafschap hoping to sign Van Hintum |
09
Jul 2003 |
| Eerstedivisie
club De Graafschap, who were relegated to the Gouden Gids Divisie. at the
end of last season ,are hoping to sign 36-year-old veteran defender Marc
van Hintum. The former Vitesse crack left his current employer Hannover
last week. Van Hintum: "When the news came last Thursday that I
would not return to Hannover, (De Graafschap player/scout) John van den
Brom immediately called me. I
think De Graafschap is a nice club. I need an atmosphere and De Graafschap
would fit in perfectly. It's
all going so fast. I think I will take a decision at the end of this week.
I understood that they want to make an immediate return to the Eredivisie
again, but I need a little time to think it over." |
| De
Graafschap trial for Stoke City goalie |
08
Jul 2003 |
| Stoke
City goalkeeper Jani Viander is currently in Holland for a trial with
relegated outfit, De Graafschap. Viander,
has been unable to force his way into Stoke's first team squad and has
seen himself move well down the pecking order. Viander, who has been
informed that he must look out for a new club, spent the end of last
season on loan at Danish side FC Midtjylland, but the 27-year-old failed
to impress. |
| Rot-Weiss
trial for Jean Paull van Gastel |
05
Jul 2003 |
| Former
Dutch international Jean Paul van Gastel has jetted off to Germany for a
trial with Budesliga outfit Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. Van Gastel is looking
for a new club after not being offered a contract extension with relegated
outfit De Graafschap. The
31-year-old midfielder has also received an offer from Portuguese outfit
Maritimo but will first finish off the trials with Rot-Weiss before making
a decision on his future. |
| Zafarin's
transfer to Karnten falls through |
30 Jun 2003 |
| De
Graafschap midfielder Dave
Zafarin's proposed move to Austrian outfit FC Karnten has fallen
through at the last moment. The 25-year-old who made a good impression
after spending a brief time
on trial with Karnten last week and was immediately offered a contract, which was reported to have been signed.
However it has now been disclosed that Zafarin has rejected Karntern's
offer and will be rejoining De Graafschap until he can find a new club. |
| Utrecht
sign striker Hans van Haar |
30 Jun 2003 |
| Utrecht
have signed relegated De Graafschap striker Hans van de Haar on a four
year deal as a replacement for strikers Dirk Kuyt, who has joined
Feyenoord and Igor Gluscevic, who has quit Holland to move to Czech
outfit Sparta Prague. The UEFA Cup qualifiers are hoping that Van de Haar
will form a successful up-front tandem with Donny de Groot who has been
brought back to Utrecht after a loan spell at Eerstedivisie outfit Emmen.
Utrecht's technical director explained the club's decision: "Losing
two attackers of such class leaves you with a big hole to fill. We
felt we had to find a player capable of taking the workload of De
Eredivisie, and in van de Haar we feel we have that. Hans
is the type of player who will fit in well with our squad." |
| Portuguese
interest for Van Gastel |
28
Jun 2003 |
| De
Graafschap midfielder Jean-Paul van Gastel, who is out of contract
following his club's relegation from the Eredivisie, is in talks
with Portuguese outfit Maritimo over a possible move to the club this
summer. The former Feyenoord and Dutch international told Feyenoord's
official website: "Maritimo were very interested and wanted to do
business right away. I went to
the club immediately to show my face there. It's too early to tell if my
future lies there. We shall see. But
I'm happy with the fact that there are still clubs interested in me." |
| Zafarin
signs for Austrian side FC Karnten |
25
Jun 2003 |
| De
Graafschap midfielder Dave Zafarin has left the club after signing a
contract for Austrian outfit FC Karnten. How much the Austrians have paid
for the 25-year-old has not been disclosed.
De Graafschap were relegated from the Eredivisie this season. |
| No
extensions for Van Gastel & Ter Avest |
20 Jun 2003
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| De
Graafschap's new coach Frans Adelaar has decided to make a clean sweep
through the selection and has informed ex-Feyenoorder Jean-Paul van Gastel
and ex-Twente player Berthil ter Avest that their contracts will not be
renewed. Club scout John van den Brom stated that although the club are
facing financial difficluties the main reason for the departure is that
they are surplus to their requirement Van
den Brom said: "In their positions we have more than enough players
and we are not planning for new players in their positions." |
| De
Graafschap appoint coach Adelaar |
18 Jun 2003
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| 43-year-old
ex-Utrecht coach Frans Adelaar has been appointed as the new coach of
relegated side De Graafschap. After five lengthy rounds of talks with the club,
Adelaar finally agreed to a one-year spint, although De Graafschap had
preferred for Adelaar to pen for a second year. Adelaar's
decision to join the club materialised after talks with Gerard Sanderink,
the boss of club sponsors Centric, whom Adelaar described as "a man
of clear vision". Adelaar was also flattered by the huge backing he
had in a poll on the club's website: Adelaar "That
was a huge boost for my ego. Incredible for a guy from Utrecht." |
| De
Graafschap to have clear out |
14 Jun 2003
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De
Graafschap director Gerard Sanderik has announced that following their
relegation to the Eerstedivisie the club are forced to have a
cleanup and will be dispensing of at least 4 or 5 players, even if this
means having to pay off their contracts.
In an interview in the Dutch provincial newspaper 'Omroep Gelderland'
Sanderik said: "You have to make a clean sheet. I think their are
between three and five players whose contracts will have to be paid off immediately.
In that category are Ruslan Valeev, Micheal van der Kruis, Dennins Schulp
(ex Ajax) and Edwin Hermans. If you are not happy then you have to get rid
of that frustration right away" |
| Belgian
keeper hopes to join De Graafschap |
09
Jun 2003
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27-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Ivan
Willcockx is desperately hoping that relegated outfit De Graafschap will
offer him a contract in the next few days. Wilcockx was forced to leave
Belgian side KV Mechelen earlier in the year when the ex-UEFA cup holder was
declared bankrupt. Wilcockx finished off the remainder of the season
with Belgian second division side Strombeek. Wilcockx, who recently watched
De Graafschap play against Groningen said: "I
would love to come to De Graafschap. Against Groningen I was impressed with
the tour and the people. Furthermore,
Eric Viscaal and Dave de Jong, former players of De Graafschap and KV
Mechelen, have told me positive things about the club. I'm
only waiting on a concrete offer now. According my agent that can come any
moment."
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| De
Graafschap quiet on trainers vacancy |
09
Jun 2003
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De Graafschap are refusing to shed any
light on who their next trainer will be. The clubs last trainer, ex-Feyenoorder
Peter Bosz, was sacked after the
club were beaten 2-1 by Zwolle on the final day of the season, making a
return to the Eerstedivisie a fact. Regard
thevacancy the club's chairman Derk Haak "I declare a full
radio silence is now in effect and so I will not make any more comments.
What I do want to say is that I'm
positive about the last few days. I
have spoken with all players and I have told them how we want to continue.
All contracts will be respected." Although no names have been publicly
disclosed, it does seem that former FC Utrecht coach Frans Adelaar is high
on the club's shpooing list.
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| Hans
van der Haar attracts attention |
05
Jun 2003
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According to the influential weekly
football magazine 'Voetbal International', Dutch FA Cup winners Utrecht have
targeted De Graafschap's striker Hans van de Haar. The
28-year-old still has one year remaining on his contract with the relegated
club and although the striker has requested talks on a new deal which the
club, De Graafschap have not been willing to lend an ear. De
Graafschap's chairmain Der Haak stated: "We can always talk, but not
now. He still has a contract with us."
According to the chairman, Twente, Karlsruher and Arminia Bielefeld are also
interested in the striker.
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| Relegated
De Graafschap sack Peter Bosz |
31
May 2003 |
| Ex-Feyenoorder
Peter Bosz's first year as trainer has ended in deception after
being told he must leave De Graafschap following their relegation
from De Eredivisie on Thursday. Although a draw would
have been sufficient in their last game against relegation
threatened Zwolle, the 'Super Farmers' were once again unable to
make a stand. Bosz`s
position has been in jeopardy for some time and his failure to hold
De Graafschap in the Eredivisie was the final straw for the club.
Club President Derk Haank said: With the relegation, Bosz`s
departure is a fact. "We are going to work hard as a board to
put things right. Our objective is to return to the top level.
The squad will remain as it
is and will be added to with the number of players the new
coach wants. 'During the season we talked about it with Bosz, and
gave him confidence to finish this season,' Haank added.
'But next season we have to make
a fresh start in the second division and we will do that with a
fresh coach.' |
| Van
Gastel not in the training mood |
29 May 2003
|
Bottom of the table De Graafschap, who
must win this afternoon's confrontation against relegation threatened Zwolle,
have seen there preparations to the match severely disrupted by the
disappearance of defender Jean-Paul van Gastel.
The ex-Feyenoorder failed to turn up for the outfit's final training and
when contacted by assistant coach John Lammers, the ex-Dutch international
told him he was not intending to come to De Graafschap's training sessions any
more. Whether or not Van Gastel is planning to turn up for the match is still
unclear.
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| Van
der Haar to stay with De Graafschap |
28 May 2003
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De Graafschap striker Hans van der Haar has
insisted he will stay with the bottom of the table club if they are prepared
to upgrade his present contract. Although The 28-year-old striker believes
that the club were right in offering him his initial deal, he now believes
that having netted 10 goals in 32 games for De Graafschap, it is now time to
see that rewarded with a new iimproved deal. Van der Haar: "A
month-and-a-half ago I indicated what I wanted. There hasn't been a reaction
to it yet. When I started
here, I got a small contract. That was deserved, because I wasn't fit and I
hadn't played for a year-and-a-half. Actually
that has to be upgraded now. Firstly I play for my pleasure, but my family and
I have to eat every now and then. And you have to earn it in a couple of
years."
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| De
Graafschap manager hands in notice |
21 May 2003
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According to the Dutch provincial radio ' Omroep Gelderland'
ailing club De Graafschap who are currently rock-bottom of the Eredivisie are to
lose their managing director Jacco Swart. Swart is in disagreement with the
course the club has taken and has announced that he
is to leave the club on July 1. The managing director is the second boardroom
member to leave the club in recent weeks after general manager Gerard
Marsman was given his marching orders last month.
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Ajax - De Graafschap |
18
May 2003
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Ajax hope to secure their second place this
afternoon as rivals Feyenoord face top of the table PSV while the Amsterdammers
face strugglers De Graafschap. With just three games to go Ajax
are just one point above Feyenoord, a victory this afternoon over De
Graafschap would give them a four point lead over the Rotterdammer and would go a long way to securing their
second place. Despite relegation threatened De Graafschap's low position Ronald
Koeman does not believe that this guarantees Ajax the three points . Ronald Koeman
"People might think if we start the
game well and get the early advantage maybe De Graafschap won't be motivated for
the whole game because they have more important matches still to come, but I
don't expect that. They need every point at the
moment." De Graafschap have never
won in Amsterdam and it is more than likely that the visitors will start with a defensive line-up with
additional defender Milan
Berck Beelenkamp in the lineup as extra defender while Hans van de Haar will be
De Graafschap's lone striker.
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| De
Graafschap target Leverkusen's Dogan |
12 May 2003
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Bottom of the table De Graafschap are
apparently targeting Bayer Leverkusen's out of favout Huzeyfe Dogan.
De Graafschap realise they must first manage to survive relegation if they
intend to be successful in signing the 22-year-old midfielder in the summer
transfer-window. Dogan's current club are also threatened with relegation and
are forced to offload some of the players and have given Dogan permission to
look for employment elsewhere.
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| Arno
Splinter told to look for new club |
09 May 2003 |
|
De Graafschap midfielder Arno Splinter
who is currently on loan to Haarlem has been informed that he will have to
look for employment elsewhere at the end of the season after being given
to understand that his services will not be required by either De
Graafschap or Haarlem. Splinter, whose contract with the De Graafschap
runs out this summer, has been on loan with Haarlem since
January, playing 13 times for the club and scoring once.
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| Van
der Haar sidelined for rest of season |
07 May 2003 |
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Botoom of the table De Graafschap will
be have to do without their top scorer Hans van der Haar for the rest of
the season after tearing a calf muscle in his team's 4-3 win at Excelsior
on Friday.Van der Haar was substituted after 27 minutes of the game. It is
now expected that Dave
Zafarin will replace Van der Haar for the remaining matches.
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| Angered
Bosz sends Valeev to reserve squad |
28 Apr 2003 |
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Under
pressure De Graafschap trainer Peter Bosz has banished Ukranian
midfielder Ruslan Valeev to De Graafschap's reserve-team squad after angering
coach for arriving late at last Sunday's training session. Valeev,
who still has two year remaining on his contract is to hold taks with Bosz
tomorrow.
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| Bosz
sacked if De Graafschap relegated |
23 Apr 2003 |
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Ex-Feyenoorder Peter Bosz who is currently
trainer of struggling Ere Divie side De Graafschap has been told by the
club's board that he will have to make room for a new trainer next season
if the club are relegated. De Graafschap are currently bottom of the
table, 5 points behind second to bottom Excelsior and Vitesse. In the
remaing six matches the club are confronted with having to face PSV,
Vitesse, Ajax, FC Groningen and FC Zwolle. |
| De
Graafschap, court action if relegated |
15 Apr 2003
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Relegation favorites
De Graafschap, are threatening court if they do not manage to survive in the Ere
Divisie this year claiming that the financial position of number of clubs does
not warrant them being eligible to obtain a professional -license to play
professional football next season. Speaking in the Dutch provincial newspaper ' De Gelderlander'
De Graafschap's general manager Haank says: "It is very well possible that
we will take action against the KNVB (The Dutch .FA.)."
Haak also added in the interview that it was unbelievable that so many clubs
were facing enormous debts but were nonetheless safe from relegation
saying "It would be reasonable if the KNVB would say
to a couple of clubs that their (playing) license for next season is out of
the question."
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| De
Graafschaps Avest fears for career |
12 Apr 2003
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De Graafschap midfielder Berthil ter Avest
fears he may have to hang up his boots sooner than expected due to an Achilles
injury. Ter Avest has been plagued by the injury all season but continued
to play on. However now the pain has become so sever he can now no longer
continue to play. An MRI scan
scheduled for today should reveal if surgery is necessay.
Ter Avest : "Maybe that will mean the end of my career.
"Looking back I can now say I perhaps played too long with this injury. I
have had these problems since October last year.
"I've taken the decision to do something about it. This cannot go on like
this. I'm out for the time being."
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| Dennis
Schulp on trial with Toulouse |
08 Apr 2003
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De Graafschap forward Dennis Schulp, who still has
two seasons to go on his contract, has accepted a invitation to spend a weekon
trial with French second division leaders Toulouse. De Graafschap's trainer
ex-Feyenoorder Peter Bosz has stated the club will not stand in the way of the
ex-Ajax striker.
"We will co-operate when it comes to a transfer," said coach Peter
Bosz. Dennis plays little here and he is no longer at an age to sit on the bench
a lot.He must play. That is the best thing that could happen for him and for De
Graafschap."
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| De
Graafschap to axe four players |
02 Apr 2003
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De Graafschap have
announced that they have no more room in their squad for four first team
players stating that they will not have their
contract renewed when they run out in the summer. John van den Brom, Martijn
Besselink, Rody Turpijn and Arno Splinter are
now set to join Peter van Vossen and Jan Vreman who have also been informed
that their sevices are no longer needed. However former
Ajax- Player John van den Brom will operate as head of scouting at De Graafschap as well as
coach of amateur side Bennekom whereas ex-Vitesse player Vremen will also be a scout while coaching De Graafschap's youth team.
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| Financial
injection if De Graafschap survive |
10
Mar 2003
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| De
Graafschap's chairman Derk Haank has stated in an interview on the
provincial radio station ' Omroep Gelderland' that if the club manage to
survive relegation this season then they will launch a major recruitment
campaign. In the interview, Haank stated that they would be bringing
appealing names to the club. De Graafschap are currently bottom of
the Ere Divisie. "We will make a
clear quality injection then. Players we can't think about now because
we can't afford them. You must think of two or three big players, for
that we then have room in our budget." |
| Peter
van Vossen contemplates retirement |
12 Feb 2003
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Ex Dutch international Peter van Vossen has
stated that he will make a decision at the end of this season as to whether it's
time to hang up his boots. The 32 year old ex-Feyenoord diesel, is dissapointed
in De Graafschaps current form and their low place in the Ere Divisie. Speaking
to the Dutch provincial radio station 'Omroep Gelderland'van Vossen said "It might be that I quit
completely but I will make my decision at the end of this
season. It is all about how I feel about it
then. At the moment you feel tired quite
quickly, but if you are a few places higher, you won`t feel it.
It's disappointing. It all begins with quality, but if it doesn't work out, it`s all
hard work."
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| De
Graafschap hire striker Yasin Karaca |
02
Feb 2003
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| De
Graafschap have hired Belgian club Anderlecht's 19 year old Turkish
forward Yasin Karaca. Karaca who was also in the picture with Turkish
side Galatasaray, will not be teaming up with old team mate Kevin
Nicolay as De Graafschap have decided to return the player to Anderlecht
due to the fact that he has been unable to gain a first team place
through a series of injuries.
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| De
Graafschap hire Feyenoord's Leonardo 2 |
28
Jan 2003
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| Feyenoord
is back to having only one Leonardo after disposing of Leonardo 2 to De
Graafschap for the rest of the season. The Brazilian midfielder who still
has 1½ years left on his contract, has sat on Feyenoord's bench a little
to long and is hoping that he will be able to secure a first team place
with the "Super Farmers". |
| Splinter
fails to earn Samsunspor contract |
27
Jan 2003
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| De
Graafschap's midfielder Arno Splinter has failed to earn himself a
contract with Turkish side Samsunspor. The ex-Ajax player who has been on
trial with Samsunspor since the beginning of last week, failed to impress
the club during a friendly match last Friday. Splinter, whose current
contract runs out this summer, has beentold by De Graafschap that he must
look out for a new club. |
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De
Graafschap beat Zwolle 3-2 |
21 Dec 2002
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De Graafschap snatched the points with an 87th
minute goal by Tim Bakens to win their match against Zwolle 3-2 tonight and
the points put the Doethinchemmers in equal 17th place with tonight's
opponents. Zwolle were marginally better in a mediocre match but Arvid Smit
put the home team ahead in the 8th minute with a terrific distance shot.
Arjan Bosschaart equalized soon after for the 1-1 halftime score. Albert van
der Haar put Zwolle ahead with a great volley in the 53rd but Hans van der
Haar drew the home team level again before Bakens put away the
match-winner.
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| De
Graafschap draw with Willem II 1-1 |
14 Dec 2002
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| De
Graafschap Lineup: Jurgen Wevers, René Bot, Tim
Bakens, Milan Berck Beelenkamp, Edwin Hermans, Arvid Smit, Hans van
de Haar, Dave Zafarin, Michael van der Kruis, Rody Turpijn, Dennis Schulp.
Willem
II Lineup: Danny Mathijssen, Kew Jaliens, Chris Janssens, Joris
Mathijsen, Denny Landzaat, Cedric van der Gun, Youssef Mariana,
Mourad Mghizrat, James Quinn, Dmitri Shoukov, Nelson Wau, Regillio
Simons, Raymond Victoria.
Ex-Ajax player Cedric van der Gund the score in the very 1st
minute of the match with the one and only goal of the 1st half, the
fastest Ere Divisie goal of the season. In
the 61st of a tumultuous 2nd half, Van der Gun and Wever both received
yellow cards. Just 2 minutes later Willem II forward Shoukov was sent off for
hitting his opponent. And 10 minutes after that Willem II's trainer was
also sent off, for comments addressed to the referee after
Davy Zafarin had equalised for the homeside. To make matters even worse,
Willem II's Irish international James Quinn lost control of himself and
head-butted his opponent, resulting in yet another early shower. |
| De
Graafschap to hire Van der leegte |
10 Dec 2002
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| De
Graafschap and Ajax draw 1-1 |
07 Dec 2002
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De
Graafschap
lineup:
Jurgen Wevers, Tim Bakens, René Bot, Milan Berck, Beelenkamp, Edwin Hermans,
Ilja van Leerdam, Damiën Hertog, Arvid Smit, Ruslan Valeev, Hans van de
Haar, Dave Zafarin, Mido, Andy van der Meyde.
Ajax
lineup:
Joey Didulica, Petri Pasanen, Nigel de Jong, André Bergdølmo, Tomás
Galásek,
Steven Pienaar, Rafael van der Vaart, Maxwell, Victor Sikora, Mido, Andy van
der Meyde.
Bottom of the table De Graafschap did well this
evening, drawing 1-1 with top-of-the-table Ajax after trailing 0-1 at half
time. Egyptian international goal-getter Midod the score for Ajax in the 18th minute,
after which Rafael van der Vaart and Joey Didulica dropped out of the match
injured, taking the wind out of Ajax's sails. The Amsterdammers lost their
way from that point on, allowing De Graafschap to get back into the match. 2
minutes after the break Davy Zafarin caught Ajax's shaky defense
sleeping and slotted home the equaliser. The visitors were reduced to
10 men when Mido was handed out an undeserved red card and headed for an
early shower. Although they had a couple of good chances, Zlatan hitting the
bar with a header, Ajax couldn't find a winner while Peter Bosz's boys also
came close to passing Maarten Stekelenburg. It was a less than encouraging
outing for Ronald Koeman's team ahead of their Champions League clash with
AS Roma next week.
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| Dutch
FA give Van Vossen 3 match ban |
04 Dec 2002
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De Graafschap striker Peter van
Vossen has been banned for 3 matches by the Dutch FA after their
disciplinary committee decided that the offence, committed during the recent
match against NAC, was clearly visible on video. De Graafschap's trainer
Peter Bosz has reacted angrily to the charges and feels that NAC trainer
Henk ten Cate was partly responsible for the FA's decision to proceed with
the punishment by unduly influencing the KNVB's representative present at
the match.
|
| Vitesse
and De Graafschap in 1-1 |
01 Dec 2002
|
|
Vitesse
lineup: Jevric - Cornelisse, Stefanovic,
Zeman, Fränkel - Levchenko, T. Janssen, Rankovic - Sone, Amoah, Mustapha.
De
Graafschap lineup: Wevers -
Bot, Bakens, Berck Beelenkamp, Hermans - Smit, Duits, Culina - Valeev, van
der Haar, van Vossen.
De Graafschap earned their
first away point of the season against Vitesse this afternoon but stay at
the bottom of the table. Hans van der Haar, who last week scored the
match-winner in the 3-2 against NAC, put the visitors ahead in the 61st
minute, giving the Doetinchemmers hope of causing an upset in the Gelredome.
Kalle Sone grabbed the equalizer 5 minutes later and Mike Snoei's boys stay
in 11th place.
|
| De
Graafschap's Van Gastel injured |
29 Nov 2002
|
|
More bad news at De Graafschap -
Jean-Paul van Gastel has picked up a hamstring injury during training which
will keep him out of action for the rest of this year. The Doetinchemmers
Belgian defender Kevin Nicolay will miss Sunday's match against Vitesse due
to an old ankle injury, leaving trainer Peter Bosz with three choices for
the role of central defender: Tim Bakens, Milan Berck Beelenkamp and Michael
van der Kruis.
|
| Van
Vossen faces ban |
28 Nov 2002
|
|
The Dutch FA (KNVB) is
investigating an incident involving De Graafschap's Peter van Vossen in the
match against NAC (3-2). With the score at 2-0, TV cameras revealed the
forward making a kicking motion in the direction of Jürgen Colin.
|
| 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.
|
| Groningen
beat De Graafschap 3-1 |
16 Nov 2002
|
|
Groningen
lineup: Beukenkamp - Elshot, Van Gessel, Kruiswijk, Florén - Krstev, Hugo,
Broerse - Ikedia, Salmon, Tuhuteru.
De Graafschap lineup: Wevers - Bot, Van Gastel, Bakens,
Hermans - Zafarin, Van Leerdam, Hertog, Ter Avest - Van Vossen, Schulp.
This was an important relegation scrap for the
two teams with Groningen still looking to get a win, their 2nd point of the
season or at least a performance for new trainer Ron Jans to feel encouraged
about. It fulfilled all expectations for the home team with 2nd half
goals by Glen Salmon (64th), Rolf Landerl (77th), and Martin Drent (80th)
that clinched the points, Rody Turpijn scoring the visitors' consolation
goal in the 87th. The Doetinchemmers drop to last place on 4 points
while the Oosterpark side are now 17th on 5 points.
|
| Vreman
out till after winter-break |
13 Nov 2002
|
| De
Graafschap defender Jan Vreman is going into hospital for surgery to
correct a tendon problem and will be out of action till after the
winter-break. The foot injury has already sidelined the 37 year-old, who's
in his last season in Doetinchem, for the last 7 weeks. Vreman played his
first match for the SuperBoeren back on March 29th 1986 against PEC Zwolle
(1-0) in the Eerste Divisie and has made 371 appearances for them
since, scoring 11 goals. |
| Excelsior
draw with De Graafschap 1-1 |
09 Nov 2002
|
|
An injury-time goal by Mounir El Hamdaoui
snatched a point for Excelsior against De Graafschap. De Doetinchemmers had
gone ahead with a Tim Bakens goal but didn't manage to hold on to the slim
lead. At least the result put an end to their run of 8 defeats.
|
| Heerenveen
beat De Graafschap 3-1 |
02 Nov 2002
|
|
Heerenveen
lineup: Vonk - Venema, Hansma, Hansson,
Hegeman - Nurmela, Radomski, Väyrynen, Jensen - De Jong, Denneboom.
De
Graafschap lineup: Wevers -
Bot, Berck Beelenkamp, Van der Kruis, Hermans - Culina, Van Leerdam, Van
Vossen, Ter Avest - Valeev, Van der Haar.
Although Heerenveen were
anything but convincing Petter Hansson was able to profit from a mistake by
goalie Jurgen Wevers to put the Frieslanders ahead in the 14th. De
Graafschap were even less impressive than the home team, even though they
could really do with the points, and were fortunate to draw level with a
scrambled effort by Hans van der Haar in the 44th. After the break Petter
Hansson scored from a Mika Nurmela freekick in the 53rd and two minutes
later Romano Denneboom put the final score on the board.
|
| Van
Gastel signs with De Graafschap |
31 Oct 2002
|
|
According to a story on
Feyenoord's official site Jean-Paul van Gastel has signed a contract to play the rest of
the season for De Graafschap. De Graafschap have
yet to confirm the story but Van Gastel says, " We reached
agreement last night and the intention is to make use of my experience in
the backline. I'm in the mood to get started and, although I will not be
playing this weekend I hope to start against Excelsior.
|
| De
Graafschap offer Van Gastel deal |
30 Oct 2002
|
|
De Graafschap have made
former Feyenoorder Jean-Paul van Gastel an offer and given him till the end
of the week to react. Van Gastel has been without a club since terminating
his deal with Italian side Como last summer and has been keeping fit
with the Doetinchemmers while looking for a new employer. Trainer Peter Bosz
wanted to add him to the squad some weeks ago but, at the time, the club
didn't have the financial means to do so. Since then they have managed to
find backers who are prepared to cough-up the money allowing this present
offer to be made.
|
| Roda
beat De Graafschap 5-0 |
26 Oct 2002
|
|
Roda
lineup: Kujovic - Sonkaya, Senden,
Brouwers, Filipovic - Sonko, Vicelich, Van Dessel - Soetaers, Cristiano,
Anastasiou.
De
Graafschap lineup: Wevers -
Bot, Berck Beelenkamp, Van der Kruis, Hermans - Hertog, Van Leerdam, Smit -
Van der Haar, Zafarin, Van Vossen.
After a tameng half hour
another strong performance by
the 'Kerkrade Crew' took care of the SuperBoeren and secures Roda's 3rd
place in the table. Brazilian Cristianod the score in the 39th, Yannis Anastasiou made it 2-0 with a spot-shot
in the 44th and Belgian forward Tom Soetaers added a 3rd on the stroke of
half-time. Anastasiou put away his 2nd of the match for the 4-0 in the 69th
and Edrissa Sonko made the final score 5-0 in the 76th.
|
| De
Graafschap trial for Japanese player |
22 Oct 2002
|
|
Japanese youth international Yuki
Abe looks set to arrive in Holland during the winter-break for a trial with
De Graafschap. The 21 year-old JEF United Ichihara player, who is one of his
country's most promising talents, is not about to sign for the
Doetinchemmers as his current employer are only interested in accelerating
his development by exposing him to European football via trials with various
clubs. It's no coincidence that they've chosen De Graafschap as
'SuperBoeren' coach Peter Bosz was under contract to the Japanese side in
1996 and 1997. Abe is also set to have a trial with RC Strasbourg whose
trainer Ivan Hašek is also a former JEF United player.
|
| De
Graafschap lose to NEC 1-3 |
18 Oct 2002
|
|
De
Graafschap lineup: Wevers - Bot, Van der Kruis, Hermans, Berck
Beelenkamp - Zafarin, Van Leerdam, Hertog, Culina - Van Vossen, Van der Haar.
NEC
lineup: Gentenaar - Wielaert, Wisgerhof, Hesp, Schuurman - Hersi, Zonneveld,
Govedarica, Simr - Demouge, De Nooijer.
NEC continue their run of good
performances with this 1-3 away win against De Graafschap at the Vijverberg
stadium, giving the "Superboeren" their 6th consecutive defeat.
NEC, who won their last match in Doetinchem on August 20th 1995, struck in
the last half-hour, Patrick Ax and Gorgi Hristov putting them 0-2 up with
goals in the 62nd and 70th minutes. Arvid Smit's 88th minute goal gave the
home team a flicker of hope that was dashed a minute later when Danny Hesp
put the 1-3 on the board.
|
| De
Graafschap - NEC preview |
18 Oct 2002
|
De Graafschap trainer Peter Bosz
is 'not amused' with a team in 16th place in the Ere Divisie, strikers who
just can't find the back of the net and a defence weakened by absentees.
Tonight they play host to NEC who've hade a firm start to the season and
welcome back Patrick Ax ,who's competing with Jarda Simr for a place in the
lienup, and striker Gorgi Hristov. De Graafschap have only scored 5 goals so
far and have lost their last five matches. The Doetinchemmers miss Tim
Bakens (4 match ban), the injured Jan Vreman and Kevin Nicolay in defence.
Facts and Figures:
NEC usually find it difficult to do well at the Vijverberg stadium. They've
only won twice in their last 11 visits, with two draws and 7 defeats. Their
last success there was a 2-3 win on August 20th 1995.
De Graafschap have lost their last 5 matches and failed to score in their
last three against: Feyenoord (2-0), PSV (4-0) and Twente (0-1).
De Graafschap's Peter van Vossen is still waiting to score his 25th Ere Divisie
goal.
NEC's René van Rijswijk could make his 100th appearance for the Nijmegen
side and Mike Zonneveld could make his 50th.
|
| Hristov
returns to Holland early |
15 Oct 2002
|
|
Gorgi Hristov has paid heed to
NEC's request that he skip Macedonia's EURO 2004 qualifier against England
and has made an early return to Nijmegen. The striker played for his country
in last Saturday's match against Turkey but both he and the club have
decided not to take any further injury-risks. Hristov is only recently
returned from a spell on the injured list after undergoing two separate knee
operations last season and this season being injured during an international
against Liechtenstein.
|
| NEC
beat Groningen 2-0 |
02 Oct 2002
|
|
NEC
lineup: Gentenaar, Wisgerhof, Wielaert, Hesp, Zonneveld, Schuurman,
Govedarica, Simr, Hersi, De Nooijer, Demouge.
Groningen
lineup: Beukenkamp, Elshot, Boekweg, Matthijs, Kruiswijk, Ikedia, Hugo,
Hoogstrate, Broerse, Salmon, Tuhuteru. Groningen
are in crisis, sunk as they are at the bottom of the table, after yet
another defeat. They provided poor opposition for NEC and failed to create
anyngs worth mentioning tonight. The northerners started the match
with Claus Boekweg and Hugo back in the side after spells on the injured
list. Neither side made much of an impression in the theng 30 minutes
till Youssouf Hersi put the home team ahead in the 33rd. The referee, Mr.
Luijten, had to be replaced at halftime after being injured.
Groningen-trainer Dwight Lodeweges tried to turn things around by bringing
on Krstev for Hugo and Curovic for Hoogstrate but it didn't help. NEC
remained in control while Groningen failed to get any chances in front of
goal. Dennis de Nooijer and Frank Demouge came close with headers before De
Nooijer sealed the points with a 2nd goal. NEC climb to 6th place while
Groningen stay sunk in 18th.
|
| Man
City interested in NEC's Gentenaar |
01 Oct 2002
|
|
NEC keeper Dennis Gentenaar's fine performances
this season have attracted the interest of English Premiership side
Manchester City. City manager Kevin Keegan sent a scout to watch the 27
year-old in action during Sunday's Ere Divisie match between NEC and
Heerenveen (4-2). Gentenaar made his debut for the Nijmegen club in 1995 but
it was only in the 2000/2001 season that he earned a regular place in the
lineup.
|
| NEC
beat Heerenveen 4-2 |
29 Sep 2002
|
|
NEC
lineup:
Dennis Gentenaar, Rob Wielaert, Peter
Wisgerhof, Danny Hesp, Resit Schuurman, Dejan Govedarica, Youssouf Hersi,
Mike Zonneveld, Jarda Simr, Dennis de Nooijer, Frank Demouge. Heerenveen
lineup: Hans Vonk, Ronnie
Venema, Tieme Klompe, Arjan Ebbinge, Erik Edman, Arek Radomski, Mika
Vayrinen, Abgar Barsom, Mika Nurmela, Stefan Selakovic, John de Jong.
NEC got off to a reasonable looking start
against Heerenveen who needed to make an impression after their disastrous
start to the season. The home team went ahead in the 13th minute from a Rob
Wielaert freekick and the score was doubled in the 26th when an unmarked
Jarda Simr was able to blast in for the 2-0. Youssouf Hersi scored the 3rd
on the hour with a great distance lob over goalie Hans Vonk's head. Stefan Selakovic scored a controversial goal for Heerenveen in the 66th
(a was it or or wasn't it over the line goal) but Dennis de Nooijer restored NEC's lead
in the 72nd before John
de Jong, on loan from PSV and making his debut for his new team, put away Heerenveen's 2nd of the afternoon in the
74th. It was a good performance by Johan Neesken's men who climb to 8th
place while Heerenveen languish in 17th with still that one lonely point to
show after 6 matches.
|
| Willem
II and NEC draw 1-1 |
21 Sep 2002
|
|
Willem
II
lineup: De Vlieger - Jaliens, Victoria, Janssens, J. Mathijsen - Landzaat, Van
der Gun, Mariana, Mghizrat - Simons, Shoukov.
NEC
lineup: Gentenaar - Wisgerhof, Hesp, Wielaert, Zonneveld - Schuurman,
Govedarica, Hersi, Simr - de Nooijer, Demouge.
Willem II and NEC shared the points tonight in
a 1-1 draw in Tilburg, the first time that the Nijmegen side took home a
point in the last 4 seasons. Danny Hesp put away a spot-shot in the 28th
minute to give the visitors the lead before substitute Jattoo Ceesay equalized on the
hour. The match saw Willem II's Denny Landzaat play his 200th
professional match and NEC's Danny Hesp his 350th!
|
| NEC
lose to Roda 2-4 |
15 Sep 2002
|
|
NEC lineup: Gentenaar
- Wisgerhof, Wielaert, Hesp, Zonneveld - Schuurman, Hersi, Govedarica, Simr
- Demouge, De Nooijer.
Roda
lineup: Kujovic - Sonkaya, Luijpers, Rudge, Filipovic - Van Mieghem,
Vicelich, Sérgio, Soetaers - Anastasiou, Cristiano.
Roda will be travelling home to Limburg with 3
hard-fought points in their collective pocket after this tough confrontation
in Nijmegen's De Goffert stadium. Dennis de Nooijer hadd the score for the
home team in the 19th minute but Belgian striker Tom Soetaers drew the Kerkrade
Crew level in the 44th. Youssouf Hersi returned the advantage to the
Nijmegen side a minute later but ten minutes into the 2nd half Brazilian
striker Cristiano equalized for Roda and went on to score his 2nd of the
afternoon in the 62nd to give the visitors a 2-3 lead. It acted as some kind
of signal for the home team to start kicking out at their opponenents' legs
as the match turned ugly for the remaining half-hour. Surprisingly, referee
Herman van Dijk kept his red cards in hsi pocket and only awarded yelloews
to NEC's Rob Wielaert and Dejan Govedarica. Tom Soetaers put away his 2nd of the match for the
2-4 in the 88th to seal the points. Wiljan Vloet's team passed the 1400th
Ere Divisie goal mark with Soetaers first of the afternoon and it was also
the 7th time they've won at Nijmegen. The 'Kerkrade Crew' climb to 5th place
while NEC stay in 10th.
|
| 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.
|
| NEC
beat AZ 2-0 |
23 Aug 2002
|
|
NEC have made up for their defeat by Feyenoord in
the Nijmegen side'sng match of the season last weekend with a
competent 2-0 win against AZ tonight. It was their 20th meeting and the 9th
victory for the home team. The match itself was nothing special and NEC were
fortunate to go ahead with an early goal by former AZ player Danny Hesp who
slotted the ball home from 11 metres in the 3rd minute. AZ could have
notched up the 1400th goal scored against the Alkamaarders tonight but
failed to do so and seemed demotivated by the early deficit, even though
they enjoyed more possession than their opponents. They twice came close to
scoring but Dennis de Nooijer's 2nd goal for the home team put an end to any
idea of resistance they might have had. To make things worse referee René
Temmink, who handed out a total of 8 cards, sent off AZ's Barry van Galen in
injury time.
|
| Patrick
Ax fears two month absence |
19 Aug 2002
|
|
NEC's Patrick Ax picked
up an injury in the pre-season friendly against Real Zaragoza which was
to keep him out of action for 4 weeks but he's fearing that the problem is
worse than diagnoised and that he could be out of action for two months.
Despite his youth he's already built up a history of injuries and his
recovery from this latest problem is not proceeding as fast as expected.
Talking to provincial broadcaster 'Omroep Gelderland' he said that he can
still only walk with plaster on the ankle. "I have the feeling that
there is more wrong with my shin and that it will be 8 weeks before I can
kick a ball again."
|
| Feyenoord
beat NEC 2-0 |
18 Aug 2002
|
Feyenoord
lineup: Zoetebier, Gyan, Van Wonderen, Paauwe, Van Haaren, Emerton, Bosvelt,
Ono, Lurling, Kalou, Van Hooijdonk.
NEC lineup: Gentenaar,
Wisgerhof, Wielaert, Hesp, Zonneveld, Schuurman, Govedarica, Hersi, Simr, De
Nooijer, Demouge.
Feyenoord squeezed past NEC this afternoon and were the better team
during the 90 minutes but the Nijmegen side put up plenty of resistance and were
not going to be pushed aside. It was a late burst by the Rotterdammers that gave them victory today against a
resilient opponent. Temperamental Cameroon striker Bonaventure Kalou tested
Bert van Marwijk's patience today (as so often happens) - when he's in the match
he's capable of great things, but when he's not he tends to give away the ball
far too often. Van Marwijk refused to replace him and was rewarded for his faith
when Kalou put away a beauty of a volley in the
77th from a Van Persie pass. 4 minutes later, Australian international Brett Emerton in the
81st gave them the points and their first win of the season.
|
| NEC
looking good with 2-1 v.Real Zaragoza |
07 Aug 2002
|
|
NEC continue to look good as they prepare for the
coming season with a 2-1 win against Spanish side Real Zaragoza. Dejan
Govedarica and Dennis de Nooijer scored their goals while Yordi got one back
for Real. The 2nd half was ruined by a flurry of yellow cards and red cards
which also saw striker Patrick Ax carted off to hospital with a feared
fracture of the shinbone. It'll be at least 4 to 5 weeks before he's ready
to return for duty!
|
| |
| NEC
trial for Kenyan talent |
31 July 2002
|
|
NEC have offered a trial to the Kenyan youth
international Denis Oliech who comes from Mathare United and starts his test at
the Nijmegen club today with the club's youth team, Jong NEC. The 17 year-old
striker is a tall, physically strong player and is regarded as one of his
countries most promising talents, having already made his debut for the national
team!
|
| NEC's
Zonneveld back in action |
26 July 2002
|
| Van
Rijswijk has 'football-ankle' |
18 July 2002
|
| NEC
forward René van Rijswijk has been diagnosed as having a 'football-ankle'
after an MRI-scan last Friday revealed that there was a superfluous growth
of bone tissue. It's not known how long the 32 year-old will be out of
action and if the problem gets worse he'll probably have to go back into
hospital to have an operation. |
|
NEC have offered a trial to the Kenyan youth
international Denis Oliech who comes from Mathare United and starts his test at
the Nijmegen club today with the club's youth team, Jong NEC. The 17 year-old
striker is a tall, physically strong player and is regarded as one of his
countries most promising talents, having already made his debut for the national
team!
|
| NEC's
Zonneveld back in action |
26 July 2002
|
| Van
Rijswijk has 'football-ankle' |
18 July 2002
|
| NEC
forward René van Rijswijk has been diagnosed as having a 'football-ankle'
after an MRI-scan last Friday revealed that there was a superfluous growth
of bone tissue. It's not known how long the 32 year-old will be out of
action and if the problem gets worse he'll probably have to go back into
hospital to have an operation. |
| Latuheru
signs for Al-Wahda |
15 July 2002
|
|
Bart Latuheru will be continuing his
professional career with a move to Bahrein side Al-Wahda after he was told
he wouldn't be getting a new deal with NEC. The 36 year-old forward will
be joining fellow Dutchmen Tiny Ruys and Danny Hoekman who are coaching
the Gulf club. Latuheru originally wanted to play for a club closer to his
home in Capelle aan den IJssel but couldn't resist the offer he was made.
Last month it looked as if the former international would sign for newly
promoted Excelsior but the deal didn't go through. Latuheru has so far
played 492 professional matches for Excelsior, Vitesse, AZ and NEC.
|
| Stefan
Jansen returns to Den Bosch? |
10 July 2002
|
|
Stefan Jansen looks set to move from NEC to Den
Bosch, where he's seen as the replacement for Bart van den Eede, after the
two clubs agreed terms. Jansen joined the Nijmegen side in 2001 from TOP
Oss as the Eerste Divisie top-scorer but failed to live up to expectations
and was told at the end of the season that he could leave. If the deal
goes through it'll be a return to familar territory for the striker who'd
arrived in Den Bosch in 1993, scoring 19 goals in 39 matches before moving
on to play for Cambuur Leeuwarden. He then went abroad to Italy during
the1996/97 and 1997/98 seasons where he played for, amongst others,
Salernitana.
|
| NEC
win friendly |
07 July 2002
|
|
NEC notched up their first friendly of the
summer with a 9-1 win against amateurs Stadgenoot Quick 1888. Youssouff
Hersi (on loan from Ajax) made a fine impression in his debut, scoring
twice and being directly involved in several other goals.
|
| NEC
extend Gentenaar's contract |
19 Jun 2002
|
| NEC have
extended Dennis Gentenaar's contract for two years till the summer of
2005. Gentenaar has been the no.1 choice goalie with the Nijmegen side
since the 2000/2001 season, missing only 9 matches in his time with the
club.
|
| Zonneveld
extends contract with NEC |
19 Jun 2002
|
| Ajax's
Gary Spier on loan to NEC |
11 Jun 2002
|
| Ajax
are lending youth player Gary Spier to NEC for the coming season. He'll be
training with the Nijmegen squad as they prepare for next season and will
turn out for the reserve team when the season kicks-off. The 18 year-old
was playing for Ajax's reserve team under Danny Blind, they were champions
last season, and it was his own decision to move to NEC.
|
| Latuheru
set for Excelsior return |
28 May 2002
|
| Bart
Latuheru looks set to return to Excelsior, the club where he began his
professional career, and spend another year footballing before hanging up
his boots. The 36 year-old, who is holding talks today with the newly
promoted club, was not offered a contract extension at NEC. He made his
debut for Excelsior in the 1985/1986 season. Excelsior-trainer Adrie
Koster announced that he was looking for experienced players to reinforce
his young squad and Latuheru fits the bill with 492 league matches undre
his belt for Excelsior, Vitesse, AZ and NEC.
|
| Neeskens
uninterested in assistant van Gaal |
12 May 2002
|
|
NEC
trainer and former Dutch international Johan Neeskens has said that he has
no intentions whatsoever in a reunion with Louis Van Gaal as his assistant manager
if/ when Van Gaal returns to
Barcelona. Neeskens stated on Dutch television "I am my own boss now,
I was Gus Hiddink and Frank Rijkaard's assistant for four
years when they were in charge of Holland. Now I would only accept managerial job offers and
certainly not
ones as an assistant!!"
|
| Hristov
signs for one more year with NEC |
07 May 2002
|
|
Georgi Hristov has signed a one-year deal with
his current club NEC. The Macedonian international, who had attracted the
interest of Twente and Willem II, decided to remain with NEC because of
the way NEC have supported him during his injury problems
this season. Hristov said "I
received offers
from Twente and Willem II but decided to sign new deal with NEC! I'm very
pleased that my club continued to have faith in me while I was injured and now I can
pay them back with a lot of goals.
I'm also very happy now because I can play for the national team without
problems. It will be great to return and play against teams such as
England and Turkey."
|
| NEC
let Tumba and Jansen go |
07 May 2002
|
| NEC
have told Zico Tumba and Stefan Jansen that they can start looking for a
new club. Both players joined the Nijmegen side last summer, from De
Graafschap and TOP Oss respectively. Jansen was the Eerste Divisie's top
scorer last season but has failed to produce the goods in the Ere Divisie.
They lost their places in the lineup to Frank Demouge, who's just had his
contract renewed, and Dennis de Nooijer who was on loan from Heerenveen
but has just signed a permanent deal. Macedonian striker Gorgi Hristov has
also just signed a new deal after returning from long-term injury which
means there's not enough room in Nijmegen for that many forwards.
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extend strikers'contracts |
02 May 2002
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have extended the contracts of forwards Gjorgi Hristov, Frank Demouge and
Dennis de Nooijer. Hristov, who's missed most of the season through
injury, gets a new deal till 2003, Demouge (this season's top scorer in
Nijmegen on 7 goals) has signed up till 2005 and De Nooijer (on loan from
Heerenveen) has signed a contract for one season. Youth player Ralf de
Haan has also been signed up on a new deal till 2005 - the 18 year-old
will be training parttime with the 1st team squad next season.
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