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NEC target PSV striker
Arnold Bruggink |
25
Jul 2003 |
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PSV striker Arnold Bruggink
could well remain in Holland next season after reports have
suggested that UEFA Cup qualifiers NEC have show an interest in his services.
Yesterday Bruggink stated on Provincial TV/Radio station 'Omroep Gelderland'
that he knew nothing about NEC's supposed interest even though he has been
signaled at the club. Bruggink also added that his PSV day's were a thing
of the past. Bruggink: "At the moment I have have serval options. PSV is closed.
I'mfor all offers and certainly for NEC. |
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Tumba gives FC Wil a last
minute snub |
25 Jul
2003 |
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A last minute second thoughts
means that the proposed transfer of NEC Nijmegen striker Zico Tumba to FC
Wil has fallen through. The 26-year-old Congo player
flew off to Switzerland this week where he successfully
passed a medical at FC Wil. However, at
the very last minute Tumba has
decided not to sign up giving as reason for his sudden
change of mind that he lacked confidence in the
struggling club's future. |
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De Freitas swaps Bolton for
NEC |
25 Jul
2003 |
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UEFA Cup qualifiers NEC
have completed the signing of former Bolton Wanderers striker Fabian de Freitas.
The 31-year-old Dutch forward has penned a two year deal with
Johan Neeskens outfit. Before joining Bolton, De Feitas played for Spanish
outfit for Osasuna and Dutch clubs
Volendam, Cambuur Leeuwarden and FC Den Bosch. |
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Zico Tumba poised to sign
for FC Wil |
24
Jul
2003 |
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Congolese striker Zico
Tumba looks set to sign for Swiss team FC Wil
where he is currently on trial
after passing a medical test yesterday. Zumba, whose current
club NEC will not be standing in Tumba's way
given that he is a fringe player, is now set to
discuss personal terms Today. |
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NEC striker Tumba on trial
with FC Wil. |
16 Jul
2003 |
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UEFA Cup qualifiers
NEC Nijmegen looks set to
lose their Congolese striker Zico Tumba who will be taking up the offer of a trial with FC Wil,
who knocked Eredivisie outfit Willem II out of the Intertoto
Cup during the weekend NEC will
not be standing on Tumba's way given that he is a fringe player.
NEC's technical director Leon Looyens, who saw striker
Georgi Hristov leave NEC earlier this summer,
said: " If Tumba leaves us we will certainly sign a
new striker,"
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| Divarci
promoted to NEC's first team |
12 Jul 2003 |
| UEFA
Cup qualifiers NEC have promoted Tarik Divarci to their first team
squad. Trainer Johan Neeskens is confident that Divarci, who was top
scorer with the NEC 'A' side last season, scoring 15 goals, is ready for
the challenge. NEC, who have recently signed Pascal Heije and Arjan
Ebbinge, reported on their website that there will be more signings before
the start of the new season. |
| Zwolle
sign NEC striker Hristov |
01
Jul 2003 |
| NEC
striker Gorgi Hristov has agreed terms for a two year deal with Eredivisie
survivors Zwolle. The Macedonian striker , who has been signed to replace
Zwolle striker Richard Roelofsen who has move to Eerstedivisie outfit
Heracles, has been plagued by injuries the last two years but nonetheless
Zwolle are hoping the Hristov can recapture the form he displayed at NEC
two years ago, when he scores 15 goals for the club. |
| Pascal
Heije swaps RBC for NEC |
13 Jun 2003
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RBC
midfielder Pascal Heije has swapped the Eredivisie strugglers for Johan
Neeskens high flying NEC.
Heije, who is transfer free, is the third player to pen for the UEFA Cup
qualifiers is the past few weeks and will be joining new signings Arjan
Ebbinge and Ajax midfielder Youssouf Hersi who has agreed to to spend
another year with the club. Hoth Heije and Hersi are products of the Ajax
youth system. |
| NEC
sign Heerenveen defender Ebbinge |
05
Jun 2003
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| Youssouf
Hersi one more year at NEC |
29 May 2003
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According to provincial Radio/TV 'Omroep
Gelderland' NEC and Ajax have reached an agreement for another one year loan
deal of Ajax midfielder Youssouf Hersi. Hersi
has become one of NEC's favorite players in his first season with the club and
quickly agreed to sign for an extended stay, The
midfielder, who has played 29 games at NEC, scoring nine goals, is far to low
down the pecking order to warrant a return with Rafael van der Vaart, Steven
Pienaar and Cedric van der Gun being given preferance.
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| NEC
target Heerenveen's Ebbinge |
28 May 2003
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NEC have confirmed that they are targeting
Heerenveen's out of favour central defender Arjan Ebbinge who is currently
stalled with Eerstedivisie outfit Heracles. The 28-year-old whose contract
runs out next season has been given the go ahead to hold talks with NEC and
has been told by Heerenveen that if he finds a new club he may leave transfer
free. NEC have confirmed that their technical director Leen Looyen, held talks
with Ebbinge yesterday and that a deal is imminent saying : "If
the talks go well we have a contract with Ebbinge at the end of this
week."
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| Pascal
Heije in talks with NEC |
25 May 2003
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The Dutch daily newspaper 'De Telegraaf
has reported that NEC have held talks wth Ajax defender Pascal Heije who has
been on loan to RBC for the past three season. Johan Neeskens is keen to add
the 23-year-old player to his squad for next season and is amongst four names
being mentioned to come and strengthen the outfit. NEC are believed to be in
the final stages of completing a deal Youssef Hersi who is currently on hire
from Ajax as well as RBC
target Regillio Vrede and Patrick Pothuizen.
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| Neeskens
to fulfill his contract at NEC |
24 May 2003
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NEC coach Johan Neeskens has told the club he will
remain with them until the end of next season when his contract runs out. The
former Dutch international had been linked with German side Schalke and
Spanish giants Barcelona, where he made furor with Dutch legend Johan Cruijff
in the seventies. However with both clubs having installed an interim trainer
for next season, Neeskens can keep the two sides on ice until he decides where
his future lies. Club chairman Hans
van Delft had already indicated earlier this week that NEC where prepared to
accepts Neeskens demands to upgrade the squad when saying "We have said
to Neeskens that we will upgrade our squad after this season, a big wish of
the coach. And we are busy with that right now."
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| NEC
hopeful Neeskens will stay with club |
24 May 2003
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NEC are still hopeful that they can retain
their coach Johan Neeskens. The ex-Dutch international is planning to breaks his
silence this weekend and has informed the club he will make a decision regarding
his future plans this weekend. The former Barcelona striker's work at NEC,
guiding them to within touching distance of a UEFA Cup place, has attracted the
interest of several foreign clubs including Spanish giants, Barcelona. However
NEC technical director , Leen Loyens told the Dutch daily newspaper 'De Algemeen
Dagblad' that no clubs had contacted NEC up till now. "Nobody
has so far called us, so we think that Neeskens stays here. We have made clear
agreements in January. We have said to Neeskens that we will upgrade our squad
after this season, a big wish of the coach. And we are busy with that right
now."
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| Sunday,
Neeskens to announce future plans |
22 May 2003
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There are mounting speculations in Holland
that NEC's legendary forward Johan Neeskens will leave his current club for an
European adventure. The ex-Barcelona striker has steered NEC into the Dutch
sub-top and the club look set to be playing European football next season.
However, Neeskens ambitions go further than just NEC and after being approached
by Barcelona and German outfit Schalke 04, the Dutchman has admitted that he
would like to move on to a top club.
Neeskens has now said that he will announce his plans for next season this
Sunday which would suggest that a move is imminent.
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| RBC
target Danny Hesp |
16
May 2003
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Struggling Eredivisie side RBC are to
talks today with NEC Nijmegen captain Danny Hesp whith a view to signing the
33-year-old defender for next season. RBC,
who have been in the market for a left-footed defender, is now on the top of
RBC's shopping list after attemts to sign NAC's Mark Schenning and RKC's
Virgilio Teixeira, failed. Hesp,
began his career with Ajax before leaving to play for Heerenveen, TOP Oss, Roda
JC and AZ. Hesp has been playing for his current club NEC since 1997.
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| Neeskens
considers leaving NEC |
12 May 2003
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A report on Dutch provincial radio station 'Omroep
Gelderland' would suggest that Dutch seventies legendary striker Johan Neeskens
is considering leaving NEC this summer. The 51 year-old former Barcelona forward
still has another year left on his contract but would nonetheless like to prove
his luck elsewhere. After three season in charge at NEC he has managed to
turn the club into a Dutch sub-topper.
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NEC- Ajax |
11 May 2003
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Although Ajax's injury problems are at a low
with only defender Johnny Heitinga and Brazilian winger Wamberto out of action,
the Amsterdammers have replaced the injury woes with suspension problems and
will have to face NEC this afternoon without their Rumanian captain Christian
Chivu and their Swedish striker Ibrahimovic, due to their behavior in last
month's Amstel Cup clash against Feyenoord. Due to the bans, Jari Litmanen is
now set to replace Ibrahimovic up front while Abubakari Yakubu is the most
likely candidate to step in for Chivu in defense. Trainer
Ronald Koeman still believes that his side must fight for their last chances for
the title and know that if they lose today that PSV will have a nine point lead
over their rivals with only three games remaining.
Koeman: "I have the idea we are
recovered from the tough weeks when we played in the Champions League. The
end of the season is at sight, but the players are not that tired. In
the last few weeks we have played good and fresh football. I
hope we can see that kind of football back in the results."
Koeman has also warned his team that
fifth placed NEC will not want to drop any more points this season as they head
towards European football. "NEC
are well organised on the pitch," he warned. "This team are hard to
beat."
NEC's trainer, former Dutch
international Johan Neeskens believes his team have the correct attitude towards
this match and knows that his team are motivated for this afternoon's clash.
Neeskens: "Of course it's a game in which you play for the three points.
It's nothing more than that. But I know that my players have a different view.
They are working towards this game with a
different attitude. They are more motivated, so it seems, and that's always the
same if we play against a top three team. The
players are not under big pressure. We
still have four games to go, so many teams can qualify for next season's UEFA
Cup. We just have to do our job. We
must gain as many points as possible and at the end of the season we will see
were we are."
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| NEC
captain refuses pay-cut |
17 Apr 2003
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NEC's 33-year-old captain Danny Hesp has
stated that he would rather except an offer to play Eerste Divisie outfit
Haarlem, than remain in Hollands top-flight division with NEC if that means
having to accept a substancial pay-cut. According to reports in the Dutch media,
Hesp has already asked his agent Joop Korevaar, tonegotiations with
Haarlem. Korvvaar has also stated that RBC Roosendaal and farorites for
promotion Den Haag, would also like to sign the defender.
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| NEC
want to buy Ajax's Youssiuf Hersi |
14 Apr 2003
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NEC have informed Ajax they
would like to buy Youssouf Hersi. The 20-year-old midfielder is currently on
loan to the club and has impressed technical director Leen Looijens with his
performances this season. Hersi was also on target in NEC's 2-3 away win over
Heerenveen. Ajax have stated they are prepared to let Hersi go, so all that
rests is for NEC to somehow find the necessary cash.
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| NEC
captain Hesp to leave this summer |
01 Apr 2003
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NEC
captain Danny Hesp has confirmed that he will be leaving the club at the end
of the season after failing to reach an agreement for a new contract. Hesp is a
product of Ajax's youth scheme and has played for Ajax and Heerenveen before
moving on to NEC in 1997. The defender stated that after talks with NEC's
chairman Hans van Delft both parties decided it was better to go their separate
ways in harmony at the end of this season. Hesp also added that he had preferred
to stay with NEC but the club were not willing to meet his salary demands.
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| NEC
to axe two more players |
29 Mar
2003
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| NEC
have informed two more players that their contract will not be
renewed when they expire in the summer. After
telling Georgi Hristov, Kevin Moeliker and Mike Owusu that
their contracts would not be extended, NEC have now added two more
names to the list with Ivo Rossen and and fringe player, Erik Wegh.
Midfielder Rossen joined NEC at the beginning of the season but has
not managed any first team appearances. Wegh
has been been with NEC for the past three years managing only
sporadic appearances. |
| NEC
inform Owuso to look for a new club |
19 Mar 2003
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NEC have informed Ghaneese midfielder Mike Owuso that
his services are no longer needed at the club and that he will have to look for
a new a new club when his current deal expires at
the end of the season. The 26-year-old, joined NEC last
season from Orgryte but has been unable to convince NEC of his qualities.
The club's technical director Leen Looyen stated that
it was a difficult decision for the club to make. "It was a difficult thing to have to do
but at least it gives Mike the chance to look somewhere else."
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PSV-NEC |
08
Mar 2003
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PSV
go into tonight's match against Johan Neeskens's NEC seven points ahead
of Ajax and even though their recent performances have not been
impressive Hiddink's side should just have the edge to set fifth placed
NEC aside. The PSV coach has stated that he would like to see more
flair in PSV's coming matches as he believes the supporters deserve more
entertainment. "The points are very important, but we also must give our fans a
good evening with a lot of goals. We must play the same way as we did against Zwolle. You cannot
play the whole match at the same level but we must stay concentrated."
Korean star Young-Pyo Lee is set to continue at left-back after impressing in the
last four matches, forcing Jan Heintze out of the squad. Lee's
fellow compatriate, Ji-Sung Park is also expected to make his return
after recovering from an injury.
NEC are without striker Dennis de Nooijer who is still recovering
from a stomach operation so Zico Tumba will be their solitary central
striker . Johan Neeskens has stated that his side is not planning to
play suicidal football tonight so we will probably see a rather
defensive NEC. "I know how PSV play and I don't want to play suicidal
football in Eindhoven."
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| NEC
without shirt sponsor next season |
07
Mar 2003
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| NEC
are soon to be without a shirt sponsor now that communications specialists Avaya
have told the club that they
will not renew their contract with the club which expires this summer.
The exact reason for their withdrawl is unknown although Bas Baars, marketing manager of Avaya Benelux, revealed his company's
trade had increased fivefold since linking up with NEC. "The co-operation between us and NEC was good, and brought us
more than we expected," he said. |
| NEC
and Moeliker to part ways |
01 Mar 2003
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Ere Divisie outfit NEC have decided that they no longer wish to make use
of the services of their young goalkeeper Kevin Moeliker and have informed
the 22 year old that he will have to leave at the end of the season.
Moeliker, who is currently on loan with eerste divisie side Helmond Sport,
has been unable to impress the club and the goalie has not played for the
first team since joining in the summer of 2000 from Dordrecht '90.
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| NEC
reach CAZI Cup final |
09 Jan 2003
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| NEC
has reached the final of the 'GAZI Cup' in Turkey after a somewhat
surprising 4-2 win against Belgian side Club Brugge. Yugoslavian forward
Dejan Govedarcia put NEC ahead in the 10th minute of the match and 10
minutes later Peter Wisgerhof increased the lead to 2-0. Club Brugge's
Slovanian international Nastja Ceh brought some excitement back into the
match after drawing level with two goals in the 25th and 28th minute of
the match. Although Club Brugge were the better of the two
sides for the remainder of the match, it was NEC who produced the
fireworks with goals from Georgi Hristov in the 55th and Jarda Simr in the
75th minute of the game. NEC will meet either Borussia Mönchengladbach
(Germany) or FC Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) in the final. |
| NEC
and RKC in goalless draw |
21 Dec 2002
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Tonight's Ere Divisie match
between NEC and RKC Waalwijk ended in a goalless draw. RKC were the better
team, particularly in theng half, while NEC have not given away a goal
in 385 minutes of football.
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| NEC
beat RBC 3-0 |
17 Dec 2002
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After a goalless and unentertaining first half,
Youssouf Hersid the score with a nice shot in the 57th minute. Hersi,
on loan from Ajax, was once again on target to put away his 2nd goal twelve
minutes later. Just 3 minutes after that, Mike Zonneveld netted
the final goal of the evening.
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| Zwolle
draw with NEC 0-0 |
14 Dec 2002
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Zwolle
lineup: Johan
van der Werff, Remco Schol, Ruud Kras, Albert van der Haar, Marco Roelofsen,
Morten Karlsen, André de Ridder, Richard Roelofsen, Ivan Cvetkov,
Bert Zuurman, Marino Promes.
NEC
lineup:Dennis Gentenaar, Resit
Schuurman, Peter Wisgerhof, Danny Hesp, Jeffrey Leiwakabessy, René van
Rijswijk, Rob Wielaert, Dejan Govedarica, Gorgi Hristov, Patrick Ax,
Jarda Simr.
Zwolle and NEC drew 0-0 this evening in a
match that wasn't even worthy of Holland's amateur league. Zwolle were perhaps the better of the 2 sides but were unable to create any chances in
front of goal. Although NEC did manage to create a few chances their
forwards' finishing was absolutely appalling.
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| NEC
beat Vitesse 2-0 |
08 Dec 2002
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Trainer Johan Neesekens will
be relieved that his team have finally earned themselves a decent result,
after the recent string of disappointments in which they've only won one
point in 6 matches , with this 2-0 home win against
Vitesse. For Mike Snoei it will not have been the rehearsal he would have
wanted for Thursday's UEFA Cup clash at Anfield Road against Liverpool. It
was an entertaining match where both sides had their fare share of chances
to score but the home team were rather better in their finishing, Gorgi Hristov putting them ahead on the half-hour and Peter Wisgerhof
making it 2-0 in the 70th. Vitesse have only won one point in their last 4
matches and sink further down the table to 12th place on 16 points while NEC
are now 10th with 18 points but a game in hand.
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| Roda
beat NEC in Amstel Cup |
04 Dec 2002
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Although Greek forward Anastasiou
missed a 64th minute penalty, Roda go through to the next round of the Cup
via a 113th minute Tom Soetaars golden goal and meet Ajax.
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| NEC
play friendly against Hertha BSC |
28 Nov 2002
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NEC will play a friendly against
Bundesliga side Hertha BSC on January 19th in their 'De Goffert'
stadium.
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| Utrecht
beat NEC 3-2 |
24 Nov 2002
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Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar - Zuidam, Shew A Tjon, Schut, Touzani - Bosschaart, de Jong, Tanghe,
van den Bergh - Gluscevic, Kuijt
NEC
lineup: Gentenaar - Wielaert, Wisgerhof, Leiwakabessy, Hesp - Schuurman, Zonneveld,
Ax, Govedarica - Hristov, de Nooijer
Utrecht's run of 8 consecutive
games without a defeat ran no risks of ending today as Utrecht comfortably
beat NEC 3-2. Stefaan Tanghed the score in the Galgenwaard in
the 13th minute with the one and only goal of the 1st half.
After the break Utrecht pumped up the tempo and Igor
Gluscevic, just back from an achilles injury, scored in the very
1st minute of the second half. After Pascal Bosschaart
had increased the lead to 3-0 in the 65th, Utrecht eased up the
pressure which resulted in 2 late goals by
Demouge (88th) andSimr (89th).
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| Danny
Hesp resumes training |
19 Nov 2002
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Danny Hesp is cautiously making a
comeback after collapsing during training 10 days
ago. NEC's captain has been given the go-ahead to return to duty after
hospital examinations revealed nothing more serious than high blood
pressure. For the time being he'll not be over-exerting himself while his
progress is monitored and he's also been advised to try a new diet in an
attempt to control the problem.
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| Ajax
go top after 6-0 against NEC |
17 Nov 2002
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Ajax
lineup: Didulica - Trabelsi, Bergdřlmo, Chivu - Galásek, Pienaar, van der
Vaart, Maxwell - van der Meyde, Mido, Sikora
NEC lineup: Gentenaar - Schuurman, Wielaert, Wisgerhof,
Leiwakabessy - Wegh, Govedarica, Hersi, Ax - Demouge, de Nooijer
Ajax go top of the table with
an impressive 6-0 win against Johan Neeskens' NEC who were totally
outclassed. Egyptian striker Midod the score in the 16th minute and added a 2nd two minutes into the 2nd
act. Six minutes later Andy van der Meyde made it 3-0 (53rd)
and Rafael van der Vaart, who's scored in every match since his return,
added a 4th in the 72nd.
André Bergdřlmo put away a spot-shot in the 77th and Nourdin Boukhari a
6th for the final 6-0 score in the 90th.
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| NEC
positive Hesp will return soon |
15 Nov
2002
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| NEC
are positive about concerning Danny Hesp's return to the 1st team although
he'll not be playing this weekend against Ajax. The Nijmegen side's
captain collapsed last week during training and it was feared that a heart
problem might have been the cause. The only thing unusual that doctors
could find was rather low blood pressure when the 33 year-old defender
exerted himself. The full results of all the tests are expected on Monday. |
| NEC
play friendly tournament in Turkey |
14 Nov 2002
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NEC will be travelling to take
part in a tournament held in Turkey during the coming winter-stop. The
Nijmegen team leave on January 4th for Antalya to play in the same group as
Fenerbahçe and Borussia Mönchengladbach while Spartak Moscow, Widzew Lodz
and Club Brugge are in the other group.
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| Twente
win 1-2 at NEC |
10 Nov 2002
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Twente continue their run of
improving performances with a 1-2 win in Nijmegen and are now undefeated in
6 matches. They could have put away even more goals if they'd been a bit
sharper. Twente went 0-2 up thanks to a freekick goal by Sjaak Polak (16th
minute) and an own goal by
Mike Zonneveld (38th) but wasted many chances to increase the score. Zico Tumba's
73rd minute goal inspired the home team to put the 'Tukkers' under
considerable pressure in the closing stages but Twente hung on and climb to
12th place while NEC are now 11th.
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| NEC's
Danny Hesp in mystery collapse |
08 Nov 2002
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| NEC
defender Danny Hesp is in hospital after collapsing during training this
morning.The 33 year-old will undergo a complete neurological examination
to try and find out the cause of the mystery attack. "All of a sudden
I was lying on the ground with heart palpitations and a feeling of
dizziness." he tried to carry on with training but could hardly
stand-up and the club's nmedical staff decided it was prudent to send him
into hospital for a complete check-up. |
| NEC
beat HSV Hoek in Amstel Cup |
06 Nov 2002
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| NEC
have beaten amateurs HSV Hoek with an 89th match-winning spot-shot when
Hristov was brought down on the edge of the 16 metre area allowing by
Danny Hesp to convert the penalty. Gorgi Hristov had put the Nijmegen side
ahead in the 61st with a fine lob but Hoek drew level 8 minutes later
through former RBC player Björn Langeveld. |
| Excelsior
and NEC in 0-0 |
02 Nov 2002
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|
Excelsior
lineup: Malkowski - Buijs, Olfers,
Sprockel, Bastos - Swerts, Breuer, Boutahar - Koswal, Lopes, Pinas.
NEC
lineup: Gentenaar - Schuurman, Hesp, Wisgerhof, Zonneveld - Simr,
Govedarica, Tumba, Ax - Demouge, De Nooijer.
Tonight will not go down in
Ere Divisie history as being one rich in goals and this was the 3rd goalless
draw of the evening. After a promisingng half-hour with chances for
Leo Koswal on the home team and NEC's Jarda Simr. After the break there were
enough chances but neither team could find the back of the net leaving both
teams in mid-table.
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| NEC's
Wielaert out for 3-6 weeks |
02 Nov 2002
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| NEC
defender Rob Wielaert is out of action for the coming 3 - 6 weeks after
picking up a thigh muscle injury during training on Thursday. Wielaert,
who moved form PSV to Nijmegen last year, will miss the coming
matches against Excelsior, Twente and Ajax. The 23 year-old will also be
absent for the coming Amstel Cup match against amateurs this Tuesday.
Wielaert is a regular feature of Johan Neeskens' team, playing 25
matches last season and all of this season's Ere Divisie duels. |
| NEC
lose to PSV 0-4 |
26 Oct 2002
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NEC
lineup: Gentenaar - Wisgerhof, Wielaert,
Hesp, Schuurman - Zonneveld, Govedarica, Hersi - Ax, Demouge, De Nooijer.
PSV lineup:
Waterreus - Břgelund, Ooijer, Faber, Bouma - Van Bommel, Vogel, Rommedahl,
Robben - Bruggink, Kezman.
PSV did good business tonight
with this surprisingly easy 0-4 away win in Nijmegen and go top of the table
again at the expense of Ajax who only managed a point at RKC. It only took 60 seconds for them to go
ahead after Arnold Brugginkd the score for them and he added a 2nd in
the 36th. After the break Danish international Dennis Rommedahl made it 0-3
in the 68th and, 3 minutes later, Yugoslav goal-getter Mateja Kezman added a
4th.
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| De
Graafschap lose to NEC 1-3 |
18 Oct 2002
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|
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.
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| 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.
|
| 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!
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| |
| 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
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|
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
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|
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.
|
| NEC
extend strikers'contracts |
02 May 2002
|
| NEC
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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