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Eindhoven
hire Sparta striker Sanou |
08 Oct 2003 |
|
Eerstedivisie
outfit Eindhoven have strengthened their shot shy frontline after hiring
Sparta striker Ousmane Sanou for the rest of the season. The second to
bottom club were able to hire the 25-year-old Burkino Faso international
thanks to an external sponsor. Sanou, has been unable to force his way into
Sparta's firs team squad this season and will welcome the chance to display
his skills on the field again. |
|
Ousmane Sanou no longer wanted at Sparta |
19 Sep
2003 |
Eerstedivisie leaders Sparta have informed
their African winger Ousmane Sanou
that he is no longer wanted at the club and that he
may leave the club on a free transfer as of today.
Sanou has been unable to force his way into Sparta's
first team squad since joining the Rotterdammers from Willem II in the summer of 2001.
Hopefully the
talented 25-year-old Burkina Faso winger will soon
be given the chance to display his skills elsewhere
in Holland and prove to his doubters that they were
wrong in letting him go. |
|
Sparta's Van den Bergh doubtful for Friday |
09 Sep
2003 |
|
Eerstedivisie leaders Sparta are hoping
that their topscorer
Ricky van den Berg will be fit in time for the clash against MVV.
Although van den Berg is a midfielder he has already bagged 6 goals in 5
matches making him a key player in the Sparta squad. The Rotterdammers medical
staff are preparing to face a round the clock offensive to help alleviate the
23-year-old's toe injury before this Friday's match. |
|
Sparta sign Rahamat
Mustapha |
23
Aug
2003 |
|
Eerstedivisie outfit Sparta are
poised to sign Vitesse winger
Rahamat Mustapha, The former
Vitesse player who was not offered a contract extension with the
Arnhemmers, also had a trial with West Ham earlier this month but was
unable to impress the Hammers enough to earn himself a deal.
The Dutch youth international
recently snubbed a chance to play for Excelsior
after having last minute second thoughts. Mustapha's
decision to opt for Sparta was strengthened by the fact
that he will be reunited with his former Vitesse
trainer, Mike Snoei. |
|
Sparta hoping to sign amateur van Beuren |
20
Aug
2003 |
|
Eerstedivisie outfit Sparta are hoping to sign
midfielder Edwin van Bueren this week on a one-year-deal. Sparta's
general director is hoping to finalise the deal with Van Beuren's
agent, ex-Feyenoord winger Regi Blinker. Van Bueren currently plays for
amatuer outfit SVV/SMC who are ttrained by former Feyenoorder John de
Wolf. |
| Veteren
Nacimento pens for Sparta |
04
Jul 2003 |
| Sparta
Rotterdam have signed veteran defender David Nascimento on a one-year
contract. The 37-year-old
player's contract with his former club RBC Roosendaal expired at the end
of last season, making him a free agent. Nascimento
will be a welcome addition to Spartá young squad and will bring in some
much-needed experience to newly appointed Sparta coach Mike Snoei's team. |
| Levchenko
reunited with trainer Snoei |
03
Jul 2003 |
| John
de Wolf angry with Sparta |
02
Jul 2003 |
Sparta's
assistant trainer John de Wolf has vented his anger and disbelief at the
club's announcement to appoint ex- Vitesse trainer Mike Snoei as the
club's the new head coach. In an interview in the daily newspaper
the 'Rotterdam Dagblad' the ex-Feyenoord star stated that he is so
disgusted with the whole affair that he would never put another foot in
the Sparta stadium again. De Wolf feels that he has been betrayed by
Sparta saying:
"I feel fooled. Under this board and management I will never set one
foot in the Sparta stadium again,"
De Wolf became Dekker's assistant at Sparta after the winter break
and was given to understand that Dekker was Sparta main candidate to
become their full-time coach this season. However, now that Snoei will be
taking over at Vitesse, De Wolf will now have to make room for Nico Jalink
who has been named by Snoei as his new assistant. |
| Henk
van Stee set to become Sparta coach |
08
Jun 2003
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|
Although yet to be officially announced,
Henk van Stee is set to become Sparta's new trainer. Sparta director Peter
Bonthuis and boardroom member Cees van Cuilenberg held talks with Van Stee
this weekend and both parties have agreed to deliberate the deal during the
weekend. Van Stee is the sole candidate for the vacant position. The
41-year-old coach will combine both the technical directors function as well
as the trainer duties until the club regains it's Eredivisie status.
|
| City
council help ailing Sparta |
23 May 2003
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|
Eerstedivisie side Sparta have been offered
€6 million Euros by the city council for their stadium in order to help them
out of their financial problems. The council have also agreed to take over
the €5.9 million Euros debts that the club owe to the Sparta Foundation.
the motion was passed with a nine man majority , with 24 council member voting
in favour and 15 opposing support for the bankrupt threatened outfit.
|
| Brutil
Hosé fails to impress AA Gent |
20 May 2003
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|
Ex-Ajax striker Brutil
Hosé has failed to impress his former Ajax youth trainer Jan Olde Riekerink
during his trials this week with Belgian side AA Gent and will not be offered a
contract by the club. The 23-year-old player is currently playing for
Eersredivisie side Sparta as an amateur
and has scored seven goals this season for the club. Hosé
will now have to continue his search for a new club, having not been offered a
deal with Sparta.
|
| Sparta's
Hose on trial with AA Gent |
10 May 2003 |
Sparta
look set to lose another striker. After hearing that left-winger Carlos
Fortes is to hang up his boots, the club are now likely to lose
ex-Ajax striker Brutil Hose who will be traveling off to Belgium next week
where he will undergo trials with AA Gent. Hose, once a promising talent,
has seen his career take an enormous dive and he is now playing as an amateur
for the Rotterdammers. During next week's trials Hose will be reuniting
with his former Ajax-youth trainer Jan Olde Riekerink who is now AA Gent's
technical director.
Riekerink: "I know Hose form my Ajax period. Due to external
factors Hose has been through a difficult period and has therefore been
unable to demonstrate his potential."
|
| Carlos
Fortes hangs up boots |
08 May 2003 |
|
Carlos Fortes,
who is currently playing for Eerste Divisie side Sparta as an
amateur, has announced that he will be hanging up his boots at the end of
the season. The 29 year-old left-winger was forced to leave Vitesse last
season after being refused a contract extension and decided to return to
Sparta where he first began his career. After 18
matches as an amateur Fortes now wants to return to civvies.
|
| No
Ajax deal for Sparta's Mendes Da Silva |
29 Apr 2003 |
|
Ajax have announced that they will
will not be taking up their option to buy David Mendes da Silva. The
Sparta defender who is currently on loan to the Amsterdammers, has only
managed three bench appearances since joining the club last December.
The former Holland Under-21
international, has failed to impress
Ajax sufficiently during his outings with Jong Ajax.
|
| Sparta
Goalkeeper breaks hand and ankle |
09 Apr 2003
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|
Sparta are confronted with a goalkeepers
problem now that it appears that first choice goalie Brian Vandenbussche may
have broken both his hand and his ankle in Sunday's victory over Haarlem.
During the match Vandenbussche complained about pain in but was somehow
able to play out the full 90 minutes. was only recently punished for
disciplinary reasons. The club will now have to reinstate 21-year-old Kros who
had been informed that his contract would not be renewed after being sidelined
for disciplinary reasons. Because Sparta have loaned keeper Frank Kooiman
to PSV for the rest of the season, Kros is now ensured that he will receive
valuable playing time in a bid to earn a contract with a different outfit.
|
| No
contract extensions for 5 Sparta players |
29 Mar 2003
|
Sparta
have joined the long list of clubs that have informed players that their
contract will not be extended after announcing that squad members will
have to seek employement elsewhere at the end of the season. Amongst them
is ex-Feyenoord, Sheffield Wednesday and Celtic striker, Regi Blinker. The
other four to exit are Rui Monteiro, Dwight Eli, Victor Kros en Kwamé
Cruden.
Sparta have informed the five players that if the club's financial
position should change for the better then they will reconsider their
cases. |
| Sparta's
Bouchiba out for rest of season |
07
Mar 2003
|
| Sparta
not allowed to sell grounds |
14 Feb 2003 |
| Rotterdams's
city council have refused to give Sparta permission to to sell their
stadium. Sparta, like many other clubs, are facing huge debt and are looking
into different ways in which they can earn some additional income. In
a letter sent to Sparta by the council's sport-director Mr Janssens, the
council urged the club not to sell the stadium and to find other means to
solve their current financial crisis. Mr Janssens also indicated that should
Sparta still decide to sell, then the council , who are majority owners of
the ground, will demand that Sparta immediately pay back a 2.9 million euros
loan and last years arrears. |
| Henk
van Stee new Sparta coach |
04
Feb 2003
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|
AZ's
ex-trainer Henk van Stee has announced on Dutch television that he is to
take over the vacant trainers function at Sparta Rotterdam. Van Stee who
is currently taking former employer AZ to court for wrogful
dismiossal, is to replace Fritz Korbach who was forced to resign due to
health problems.
|
| Sparta
hire Kiran Bechan from Ajax |
01
Feb 2003
|
| Sparta have hired Ajax youth player Kiran Bechan for the rest of the season
from the Amsterdammers. Bechan has only managed one first team appearance for
Ajax and that was on April fools day 2001. Due to Ajax's well balanced selection he has been
demoted to Ajax's reserve squad in which he has scored three goals in the last
thirteen matches. |
| Van
Leeuwen temporary trainer Sparta |
26
Jan 2003
|
|
Sparta have been given permission by the Dutch FA (KNVB) to allow
Wilfred van Leeuwen to take over from Fritz Korbach who
was forced to retire earlier in the week after only one day as
Sparta's trainer due to ill health. Van Leeuwen will be allowed to train
the sqaud until the club have found a suitable replacement. Henk van Stee,
who recently had to make way at AZ for Ajax's ex-trainer Co Adriaanse, has
been named as one of Sparta's main candidates. |
| Fritz
Korbach stops.Sparta without trainer |
25
Jan 2003
|
|
Sparta are confronted with being without a trainer for the start of the
second half to the competition after losing their second coach within a
week. Korbach took over the trainers position
last Wednesday. During his first training session with the group the
coach was forced to stop due to stomach ache. The following day Korbach
was still unable to face the group. After a thorough medical investigation
the clubs doctors persuaded Korbach that it was not in his best interest
to carry on as trainer and it was decided that it was in both parties
interest to annul their agreement. Sparta's last trainer Dolf Roks,
who left the club on Thursday after being demoted to assistant trainer has
no intentions of returning to the club. Because Sparta's
assistant trainers Wilfred van Leeuwen and John de Wolf do not possess the
necessary qualifications Sparta will soon have to look for another
trainer. |
| Korbach
new technical director Sparta |
22
Jan 2003
|
|
Sparta Rotterdam have appointed Fritz Korbach as their new technical
director. Sparta's current technical director Dolf Rooks will be carrying
out the field-trainings and Korbach, who was recently in
the picture with Cypriot side Aiki Larnaca, will take over the final
responsibility. Sparta, who like many other clubs are facing financial
difficulties will not have to dig all that deep into their pockets for
Korbach as their sponsors have agreed to pay his salary.
|
| Brutil
Hosé rest of season with Sparta
|
01 Jan 2003
|
| Dordrecht
draw with Sparta 0-0 |
20 Dec 2002
|
| The
game ended as it started, 0-0, but nonetheless there was plenty of action
in front of both goals. Sparta were unlucky, seeing a goal disallowed
and a penalty withheld, but Dordrecht were equally unlucky, seeing shots
ricocheting off both bar and post. |
| Eindhoven
beat Sparta 2-0 |
13 Dec 2002
|
|
Dragan Thijssend the score
for Eindhoven in the 8th minute of the match. In the 25th minute of the game
Eindhoven's goalkeeper was given his marching orders, reducing the
home side to 10 men. Unfortunately, Sparta were unable to make use of the
man more situation, in fact with Sparta's current form the visitors could
have been reduced to 5 men and it probably would not have made any
difference. In the 90th minute Eindhoven made it 2-0 via Rik van der
Langenberg.
|
| Sparta
wipped by Helmond 0-5 |
06 Dec 2002
|
|
Sparta lost their 4th game in a
row this evening, this time with an embarrassing 0-5. Mark van Dijkd
the score with his first goal of the season in the 9th minute of the game.
Roy Hendriksen put the 0-3 half time score on the board with 2 goal in the
22nd and 27th. In the 75th minute Helmond's Belgian forward, Cristophe
Aelbrecht made it 0-4. 5 minutes later Mark van Dijk was once agaon on
target with his second of the evening. 10 minutes later the referee put an
end to Sparta's misery with the end of time whistle.
|
| Brutil
Hosé keeping fit with Jong Sparta |
06 Dec 2002
|
| Former
Ajax player Brutil Hosé is keeping fit with Sparta's reserve squad while
continuing his search for a new club. The 23 year-old has already had a
couple of loan spells with De Graafschap and Haarlem, since he was
sidetracked at the ArenA, After his contract with the Amsterdammers was
terminated he went on to have unsuccesfull trials at Eerste Divisie
Dordrecht, English clubs Middlesbrough and Sunderland plus American Major
Soccer League side Kansas City Wizards. |
| Amstel
Cup Roundup |
03 Dec 2002
|
|
Excelsior beat Sparta
Lopesd the score for the home side, in this Rotterdam cup derby, in
the 16th minute. 2 minutes later Sanou equalized for Sparta. Mtiliga put the
home side ahead again in the 66th and Boutahar increased the lead to 3-1 in
the 84th. Although Cicilia pulled one back for Sparta in the 89th
minute, 1 minute later they were once again trailing by 2 goals after El
Hamdaoui found the back of the net with a 4th.
|
| Sparta
wipped by Helmond 0-5 |
06 Dec 2002
|
| Sparta
lost their 4th game in a row this evening, this time with an embarrassing
0-5. Mark van Dijkd the score with his first goal of the season in
the 9th minute of the game. Roy Hendriksen put the 0-3 half time score on
the board with 2 goal in the 22nd and 27th. In the 75th minute Helmond's
Belgian forward, Cristophe Aelbrecht made it 0-4. 5 minutes later Mark van
Dijk was once agaon on target with his second of the evening. 10 minutes
later the referee put an end to Sparta's misery with the end of time
whistle. |
| Cambuur
win 2-4 at Sparta |
16 Nov 2002
|
| Cambuur
Leeuwarden stay in touch with the table toppers after last night's 2-4
win at, and against, Sparta, thanks to a hatrick by Lionel Lord. Lordd in the 19th, doubling the score in the 40th but Denni Conteh got
one back only a minute later. Danny
Koevermans drew the home team level in the 64th but only 60 seconds
later Jan Bruin nosed Cambuur ahead again and Lord added his 3rd for the
2-4 in the 75th. |
| Sparta
beat VVV |
08 Nov 2002
|
| Sparta
beat VVV 4-2 thanks to a hattrick by Rickey van der Bergh after
getting off to a poor start. The Limburgers went ahead after only 4 minutes
and the Rotterdammers looked to be heading for a massacre but Van den
Bergh's 2nd half flurry of goals in the 61st, 64th and 84th made sure the
points stayed at 'Het Kasteel'. |
| Sparta
lose to Heracles 2-3 |
01 Nov 2002 |
|
Heracles started well,
creating more chances in front of goal than the home-side and were unlucky
not to haved the score in theng minutes of the game via Platvoet
and Yuri Rose. However, it was Sparta who went ahead in the 8th minute via
their topscorer Danny Koevermans, finishing off a Lorenzo Rimkus shot that
ricocheted off the post and into the path of Koevermans. A few minutes
before the break Heracles should have made it 0-2 but Berry Hoogeveen
somehow managed to miss from 3 meters, his shot hitting the post.
3 minutes after the break John Stegeman levelled for the visitors and
another 3 minutes later Thijs Sluiter made it 1-2 for Heracles. In the 77th
minute Koevermans was once again on target, levelling the score with his 6th
goal of the season. Unfortunately for Sparta, Heracles were not deterred by
the equalizer and carried on pushing forward. 5 minutes before the final
whistle they were rewarded for their efforts with a beautiful Gerard Kocks
lob, putting the final 2-3 on the scoreboard. |
| Van
Tiggelen scouts for Sparta |
29 Nov 2002
|
|
Adri van Tiggelen is to start
work as scout for Sparta, the club where he began his professional playing
career. The former international (56 caps) has been approached by the
Rotterdammers to helpm out and has accepted the post . The 45 year-old has
been assistant trainer at Willem II for the last two seasons. When trainer
Hans Westerhof resinged last summer it meant the end of Van Tiggelen's job
too with the Tilburgers. He'd previously been a member of Sparta's technical
staff till the summer of 1999.
|
| Den
Bosch beat Sparta 2-1 |
22 Nov 2002
|
|
2 goals by Den
Bosch's top scorer Stefan Jansen were enough to give Den Bosch their 4th
consecutive win. The match looked like a typical 0-0 draw until Jansen ended
the stalemate on the stroke of half time with his first of the evening. 2
goals in the second half, (2-0 Jansen 60th and 2-1 Koevermans 65th)
put the final score on the board.
|
| Sparta
miss Bouchiba for 6 months |
20 Nov 2002
|
|
Sparta will miss midfielder
Elbekay Bouchiba for the coming 6 months after he picked up a serious knee
injury during last Saturday's defeat by Cambuur Leeuwarden (2-4). The 24
year-old former Willem II and AZ player is a regular feature of the Sparta
lineup, has played in 9 of the 12 matches so far this season and 29 games
last season.
|
| Ousmane
Sanou hospitalized with malaria |
01 Nov 2002
|
|
Sparta's Ousmane Sanou
has been admitted to a hospital in Tilburg with malaria. The Burkina Fasso
striker picked up the virus during a visit to his homeland and becomes the
2nd African player in Europe to go down with the infection after Olympic
Lyon's Mahamadou Diarra fell ill earlier this week.
|
| Haarlem
draw with Sparta 1-1 |
25 Oct 2002
|
|
The home side went into the break trailing 0-1
after Danny Koevermans had put the visitors ahead with an early 4th minute
spot-shot. Although Haarlem were reduced to 10 men after Martin Langendijk
was sent off for receiving his second yellow card, they still managed to
draw level in the 76th via Jeroen Ketting. In the 83rd minute, Haarlem
defender Eric Piket was also given his marching orders after also receiving
a second yellow card.
|
| Telstar
lose to Sparta 1-4 |
18 Oct 2002 |
|
Sparta go into 8th place
pushing Telstar into 9th after this 1-4 win. The visitors took a comfortable
lead after the break with goals by Denni Conteh, Carlos Fortes and Danny
Koevermans. Sijmen Tol scored Telstar's only goal in the 65th before
Koevermans added his 2nd of the evening in the 89th for the 1-4. |
| Sparta
and Marília are parting ways |
14 Oct 2002
|
|
Sparta and Marília are parting
ways and the Brazilian defender is returning home to see if he can find a
new club south of the equator. The 27 year-old has been without a place in
the lineup this season and had asked to have his contract terminated. Marília
has played 149 league matches, scoring 5 goals, since he made his debut on
August 24th 1996 in the away match against NAC (1-0).
|
| Sparta
beat
Veendam 5 - 2 |
04 Oct 2002 |
|
Sparta booked their 3rd win
of the season tonight, after beating Veendam 4-2 at "Het Kasteel". Sparta went into
the break with a monster 4-1 lead after goals 1 and 3 from Conteh (2nd and 33rd)
plus 2 and 4 from Koevermans (29th and 45th).
Veendam forward Paul Weerman also found the back of the net twice, scoring the 1-1
equalizer in the 4th minute and reducing the gap to 4-2 in the 54th
minute. Sparta forward Van den Berg put the final score on the board in
the 84th minute of the game. |
| Kooiman's
red card invalid |
03 Oct 2002
|
|
Frank Kooiman will not face a
match-ban for the red card he was awarded in last Friday's match between
Sparta and Go Ahead Eagles. The Sparta keeper saw red when referee Jac
Schenkels pulled out a card for an 'offence' on Niki Leferink. The Dutch
FA's (KNVB) prosecutor has decided, after viewing video footage of the
match, that there were no grounds for the red card.
|
| Sparta
draw 1- 1 with G.A.Eagles |
27 Sep 2002
|
| Sparta
and Go Ahead Eagles shared the points this evening in a somewhat heated
match in which referee Schenkels was forced to hand out 5 yellow card plus
a red card for Sparta goalie
F |
| Sparta
lose 3-1 at Den Haag |
20 Sep 2002
|
| Sparta
lost 3-1 at the Zuiderpark stadium to Den Haag and two former players were responsible for the damage. Roy
Stroeve, who made the move this summer from 'Het Kasteel' scored twice
while Arjan van der Laan, who arrived from Twente, scored the 3rd from
the penalty spot. Danny Koeverman's consolation goal came too luck to
swing the match for Sparta. |
| Danny
Schenkel needs operation |
13 Sep 2002
|
|
Sparta defender Danny Schenkel is destined for a
session on the operating table to repair damage to his shoulder which has
recently dislocated itself a couple of times and it's unclear exactly how long
the 24 year-old will be out of action. Trainer Dolf Roks quickly assigned
Schenkel a place in the lineup after the defender's arrival and this latest news
is a bit of a blow as Regi Blinker (knee injury), Elbekay Bouchiba (flu) and
Geoffrey Verweij (flu) will also be unavailable. Good news is that the
club's latest signing Carlos Fortes will be able to play.
|
|
Volendam beat Sparta 3
- 2 |
31 Aug 2002
|
| Volendam
narrowly beat Sparta last night 3 - 2 with Sparta forward Ricky van den
Berg missing a spot shot. Sparta went into the break with a 1 - 2
lead. Danny Koevermansd for the visitors in the 7th minute.
After Maurice Buys levelled in the 41st Sparta were back on top 2
minutes later with another Danny Koevermans goal. Volendam's Moroccan
forward, Houssein
Ouhsane Ouichou, levelled the score in the 75th and Raoul
Henar scored the winner 5 minutes before time. |
| Sparta
miss Reggi Blinker for 4 weeks |
17 Aug 2002
|
|
Reggi Blinker will miss Sparta's first match of the
new season tonight (and the first Eerste Divisie match in their history!) after
the 3 year-old forward picked up a meniscus fracture in training. He'll be going
into hospital shortly for an operation and will have to take a complete rest
before doing so. He's severely disappointed after a perfect pre-season
preparation in which his team were clearly on the way back after the let-down,
and subsequent relegation, of last season. It looks like he'll be out of action
for a month which is a piece of bad news for trainer Dolf Roks who could have
really done with Reggi's experience in the coming weeks.
|
| Sparta
lose to Emmen 3-0 |
16 Aug 2002
|
|
After controlling theng 30 minutes
Sparta were shown a taste of Eerste Divisie teamwork by Emmen. In their first
ever season, and first defeat in the lower division of Dutch football the
Spartans'young team looked to be the equals of the home team but that impression
didn't last long. Emmen
really gelled after the half-hour to beat the Rotterdammers 3-0 thanks to
goals by Donny de Groot, Pascal de Vries and a 3rd in injury time by Berend
Oosting. The Rotterdammers' supporters will be baying for blood after this
latest disappointment while trainer Dolf Roks will be continuing his attempt to
rebuild a shattered team-spirit.
|
| Sparta's
Van den Berg leaves |
03 Aug 2002
|
|
Sparta's assistant-trainer Ron van den Berg
will be leaving the club at the beginning of Septmeber as a result of the
Rotterdammers' need to cut down on costs. Originally
the club tried to terminate the former player's contract via arbitration but
Van den Berg won the case. Both sides have now reached agreement on a mutually
acceptable solution!
|
| Sparta
latest & last club to obtain licence! |
26 July 2002
|
|
Sparta are the latest, and last, club to
finally obtain their KNVB licence to continue playing professional
football. The 'oldest club in Holland' were relegated for the first time
in their illustrious history at the end of last season and will have to
make do with Eerste Divisie-land until they climb their way back to
Holland's top-flight. They have had one precondition imposed
on them though as the Dutch FA (KNVB) will assign someone to supervise the
club's shaky finances in order to prevent them from getting any deeper
into trouble. Sparta are the 5th club who've had to run the gauntlet of
the KNVB's licencing committee before being allowed to continue as
professionals. NAC, Fortuna
Sittard, TOP Oss and Den
Bosch passed the test in recent days, if not exactly with flying
colours. The sale of Nourdin Boukhari to Ajax on
Monday was the last piece of the financial puzzle needed to convince the
KNVB of their worthiness! Commercial director Charles van der Steene
is quoted as saying that it was a close thing, but the sale of Boukhari
clinched their case for them and he's relieved at the verdict.
|
| Houssin
Bezzai swaps Sparta for TOP Oss |
25 July 2002
|
|
Houssin Bezzai is swapping Sparta for
TOP Oss and has signed a contract for 3 years in a transfer-free move. The
23 year-old has been with the Rotterdammers for the last 3 years but was
one of the many players not to be offered a contract extension.
|
|
Ajax
sign Nourdin Boukhari
|
23 July 2002
|
|
Ronald Koeman shouldn't be losing any
more sleep concerning the left-flank of his team after Ajax snapped up
Sparta's Nourdin Boukhari today. The 22 year-old forward has signed a
deal for 4 years with the Amsterdammers and the (unknown) amount of
money paid will undoubtedly help financially troubled Sparta out of
some of their remaining debt-problems while strengthening their
position as they attempt to gain a new licence for next season from
the Dutch FA (KNVB). The left-footed player made his debut for the
Rotterdammers' first team lineup on February 9th of this year and was
under contract till 2003. Boukhari left Holland this afternoon to join
Ajax's squad who've travelled to Scotland for tomorrow's friendly
against Glasgow Celtic.
|
|
Sparta close to obtaining licence
|
23 July 2002
|
|
Sparta think they've managed to convince the
Dutch FA (KNVB) to grant them a new licence, allowing the oldest club in
Holland to continue as a professional club. Kees van den Boer, president
of the Rotterdam club's board of governors, is optimistic and says that
they are very close to being granted their professional status for next season.
Sparta have to produce certain documents by Thursday after which a
definitive verdict on their situation will speedily follow. Meanwhile, TOP
Oss and Fortuna Sittard expect to be informed of the FA's decision
regarding the Eerste Divisie clubs' future today and tomorrow,
respectively.
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| Sparta
lose arbitration case |
19 July 2002
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Sparta financial troubles keep on
growing now that they've lost their application to the Dutch FA's (KNVB)
arbitration committee to terminate the contracts of six players and four
members of their staff. The committee found their arguments
unconvincing and the Rotterdam club will now be waiting with baited breath
to see if the KNVB's licencing committe will be prepared to grant them a
licence to continue playing professional football next season.
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| Rotterdam
council lend Sparta €2 million |
12 July 2002
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Sparta have been given the much-needed €2
million Euro loan by Rotterdam's city council which is essential for the
club's survival. The money is being lent the ailing club on the condition
that it is used to help pay off debts totalling €4 million Euros.
€1.3 million Euros will be used immediately to pay off money owed the
players pension fund (CFK) which is one of the Dutch FA's (KNVB)
preconditions for them qualifying for their professional licence for next
season. Earlier this week they announced the name of their new main
sponsor, security firm "Aegis Beveiliging".
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| New
shirt sponsor for Sparta |
10 July 2002
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Sparta have found themselves a new shirt
sponsor in the shape of security specialists "Aegis Beveiliging".
If Rotterdam city council give the go-ahead for the €2 million Euro loan
to the club tomorrow
then
"Het Kasteel" side will be practically certain of getting their prof
licence for next season!
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| Sparta
to terminate contracts! |
09 July 2002
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Sparta have made a plea to the Dutch FA (KNVB)
to allow them to terminate the contracts of six players: Monteiro, Van
Dalen, Mesaoudi, Sanou, Conteh and Nelstein as well as those of
their training-staff, Van den Berg, Franken, Langerak and Wijnen.
Langerak hung up his boots at the end of the season to become a trainer
for a much lower salary. The players' legal representatives have rejected
the deal on offer which is a month's salary for every year on the
individual contracts. The club is faced with debts of €4 million Euros,
including €1.3 million Euros owed the players' pension fund (CFK).
Sparta hope that Rotterdam city council will decide on Thursday to bail
the club out with a loan of €2 million Euros and that the Dutch FA
(KNVB) will then give them their licence for next season. Good news is
that Sparta have managed to find a new shirt sponsor although noone is
naming names yet!
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| Langerak
& Steve Goossen go amateur |
01 Jul 2002
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| Sparta's
Michel Langerak and Steve Goossen have decided to continue as amateurs
with Deltasport. The contracts of both players ran out at the end of last
season and Goossen had announced he was going to hang up his boots,
professionally speaking while, according to the "Rotterdams Dagblad",
there's still a chance that Langerak will stay on in Rotterdam if he gets
offered the job of trainer with the team.
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| Den
Haag sign Roy Stroeve |
27 Jun 2002
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| ADO Den
Haag have signed Sparta forward Roy Stroeve on a contract for two
seasons. The 25 year-old lost his place in the Rotterdammers' lineup due
to a string of injuries but last season scored 17 goals for Heracles where
he's been on loan. The latest signing practically completes Den Haag's
reinforcements for the coming season although NAC's Jeffrey van As may be
added shortly to Rinus Israël and Lex Schoenmaker's team. He's already
training with the Haagenaars and could well be offered a deal shortly.
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| Rotterdam
to lend €2 million to Sparta |
08 Jun 2002
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| Rotterdam
City Council is prepared to lend ailing Sparta a maximum of €2 million
Euros. The freshly relegated side fear they will not be able to operate on
a professional licence next season without the financial aid. The oldest
club in Dutch professional football is being forced to cut back their
budget by 40% and will still have debts of €5 million Euros to deal
with.
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| Frank
Rijkaard resigns at Sparta |
31 May 2002
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| Frank
Rijkaard has resigned as Sparta coach after only a year in charge at
"Het Kasteel". It's been a disastrous season for the club which
has ended in relegation of the team to the Eerste Divisie for the first
time in their history. To make things even worse the club is in a serious
financial crisis and this, together with the fact that the former Ajax and
AC Milan player recently received death threats, have led to his decision
to exit Rotterdam-West. Sparta was his first experience as club coach,
after his two years as Oranje coach between 1998 and 2000 and he's
recently been linked with the vacancy leftby Erik Gerets' departure
at PSV. |
| Sparta's
Steve Goossen ends career |
30 May 2002
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| Sparta's
Steve Goossen has decided to hang up his boots after announcing that he's
tired of the scene surrounding the sport and is no longer enjoying his
game. The 33 year-old defender admits he's never been one of the top
talents in football but has enjoyed the atmosphere at Sparta and the
trainers he's had the honour to work with (such as Van Hanegem and
Rijkaard). Goossen made his debut for the Belgian side Lierse SK, moving
on after 6 seasons to Vitesse in 1996 and has been with Sparta since 1999,
playing a total of 321 matches.
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| Excelsior
up to Ere Divisie/Sparta go down |
26 May 2002
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Excelsior
will be playing Ere Divisie football for the first time since their
relegation in 1987 despite losing their last playoff 2-1 to Volendam.
Excelsior veteran John Feskens, in his last match, put away ther.
Donny de Groot and Reginald Faria took care of the points for Volendam.
Sparta's 1-3 home defeat by Den Haag means that Frank Rijkaard's crew will
be playing in the Eerste Divisie next season for the first time in the
club's history. Emiel van Eijkerend the score for the visitors in
the dying seconds of theng half and 2nd half goals by Peter Hofstede
and Joeri Petrov in a 5 minute knockout gave Den Haag the points. Davy de
Fauw got a consolation goal for Sparta 15 minutes before time.
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