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Utrecht midfielder Bosschart sidelined |
30 Sep
2003 |
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Eredivisie side Utrecht have been
dealt a blow after hearing that Pascal Bosschaart
will be sidelined for the coming four to five
weeks with a torn tendon. The 23-year-old
midfielder was forced to leave the field in the 20th minute
of Utrecht's surprise 1-3
home defeat at the hands of Edwin Sturing's Vitesse. It is unlikely that
Bosschaart will be fit in time for Utrecht's
crucial UEFA Cup trip to MSK Zilina on October 15. |
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Preview PSV -
Utrecht |
13 Sep
2003 |
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Utrecht travel off to Eindhoven this
evening to face League Champions PSV in the knowledge that they have only
managed 1 win in 33 games against PSV away from home.
However PSV coach Guus Hiddink believes his outfit
must improve dramatically if they don't want to conceede their second defeat
against Utrecht. Hiddink: "We must play at a higher level to survive in
the Champions League. In the national competition we also must play better.
FC Utrecht are always difficult opponents for PSV in the away matches,
In Eindhoven they look like a different team with less quality but that
is not a guarantee for the victory." Utrecht manager
Foeke Booy is also very realistic of Utrecht's chances
saying: "Away at PSV it's always very hard to gain points. The
statistics of the history of the game are definitely not in our favour.
The PSV players recover quickly and efficiently after losing the ball in
their defence. And they also have very good attackers." |
|
PSV win Dutch Super Cup |
12
Aug
2003 |
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PSV, have
bagged their first prize of the season after a 3-1 victory over
Utrecht in the Dutch Super Cup.
Arjen Robben, Who underwent surgery after the match to remove a non malignant
tumour from his left testicle, d the scoring on 14 minutes with a solo effort.
Hans van der Haar equalised for the 1-1 half-time
score-line. Two second half goals from Mark van Bommel and
prolific striker Mateja Kezman sealed the victory for
Guus Hiddink's
side. |
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Hans Berger contemplates
leaving Utrecht |
09
Aug
2003 |
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Utrecht technical director Hans Berger has stated in an
interview on Dutch TV sports program 'Studio Sport' that he is contemplating
leaving the club. Berger, who still has two years remaining to his contract but
who may leave if a foreign club are interested in his services said: "If I
leave then it will be before now and then end of this year." When asked if
a foreign club had come knocking on his door Berger replied: "I
cannot say anything and I am also not able to explain why I cannot say
anything."
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28.000 free tickets for
Dutch Super Cup |
09
Aug
2003 |
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The Dutch FA (KNVB) are
planning to give away 28.000 free tickets for the Dutch Super Cup, (Johan Cuijjf
Cup) after PSV and Utrecht fans decided to boycott the match out of their
dissatisfaction at only being able to buy tickets in combination with a
pre-organized bus trip. With only 600 Utrecht supporters and just 200 from PSV
planning to attending the match, the Dutch FA decided that this year's kickoff
off to the new season be spared the embarrassment of being played in an empty
stadium.
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Utrecht sign Japanese
midfielder Fujita |
04
Aug
2003 |
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Eredivisie outfit Utrecht have landed
31-year-old Japanese international
midfielder Toshiya Fujita on a one-year-loan deal. Fujita, who has played in the
Japenese J league for the past 10 years was keen to demonstrate his skills
abroad and leapt at the chance of leaving his current club Jubilo to join Utrecht. In an
interview in the Japanese press Jubilo
president Takanori Matsuzaki confirmed that Fujita will be leaving the club for
Utrecht saying: "He has
been an integral part of the team for the last ten years, and I think it is
fitting he can finally fulfil his dream to play in Europe. It
will be a good experience for him and we wish him good luck." |
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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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Scott Booth returns home to
Scotland |
15 Jul
2003 |
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Scottish striker Scott Booth
has returned to his native country after signing a 1-year-deal with Aberdeen.
Booth who has played for Dutch outfits Vitesse, Twente and Utrecht said: "There were other offers but once Aberdeen came in that seemed the right
option and the more I thought about it the more I wanted to come back to
Pittodrie. I'm delighted to be back with my home town club and it gives me the chance
to prove myself all over again in Scotland. That's what I have been looking for in the last six months and I couldn't
think of a better place to come back to do just that. Everything has fitted into place as my family were looking to come back home
as well and I have good memories of the club. It has been a while since I was involved in the Scotland squad but I know
that you are more in the shop window when you actually play in Scotland. First and foremost I want to make this a good year - the team will have done
well and I will have done well - so you never know what will happen after that."
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| Genk
target Utrecht midfielder Tanghe |
12 Jul 2003 |
| Belgian
outfit Genk are eyeing up Utrecht midfielder Stefaan Tanghe. Genk,
who have just sold Belgium Top-scorer Wesley Sonck to Ajax are hoping to
bring Tanghe back to his homeland to replace Australian international
midfielder Josip Skoko who has been sold to Turkish outit, Genclerbirligi.
The 31-year-old has admitted that he
would be tempted to accept an offer:"For the past week, I have known
that I'm one of the candidates to replace Skoko. At Utrecht I still have
one more year on my contract but my agent is looking to see if there can
be talks with Genk. It would
certainly appeal to me. It's a nice club, nice stadium and warm
supporters. But I'll wait." |
| Utrecht
target Japanse midfielder Fujita |
01
Jul 2003 |
| UEFA
Cup qualifiers Utrecht have been in contact with Japenese outfit Jubilo
Iwata for their Japenese Player of the Year in 2001, Toshiya Fujita who
had an unsuccessful trial with Vitesse earlier this year.
Utrecht officials are due to hold talks with Fujita's
representatives next week for the 31-year-old midfielder and the club
believe that a deal is likely to be struck in the coming weeks. |
| 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." |
| Wapenaar
targeted by Seria A side Chievo |
25
Jun 2003 |
Ex-Utrecht
goalkeeper Harald Wapenaar who saw a transfer to Ajax fall through at the
very last minute has been targeted by Italian Serie A outfit Chievo.
Chievo are in need of a new goalie after the sale of keeper Cristiano
Lupatelli. According to the club's sporting director, Wapenaar is one of
two options they have tucked up their sleeves after saying: "One is
Italian, but I am not prepared to release his name. "The
other one is the Dutchman, Wapenaar."
Chievo are believed to looking for two goalkeepers following the departure
of reserve goalie Marco Ambrosio to Chelsea. |
| Utrecht
loan PSV defender Lamey |
19 Jun 2003
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| PSV
have agreed to lend out defender Michael Lamey to Dutch FA Cup winners
Utrecht for next season. Utrecht
were hoping to sign Danish defender Brian Priske from AaB Aalborg, but
have now turned their attentions towards Lamey after Priske's transfer
failed to materialise. Utrecht see the 24-year-old defender as a perfect
alternative to Belgian international Stijn Vreven who has left the club to
join German Bundesliga outfit, Kaiserslautern. Lamey spent a
successful loan spell last season with AZ, who have stated that they are
very disappointed that they are not able to make use of his services next
term. |
| Utrecht's
Gluscevic signs for Sparta Praag |
17 Jun 2003
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| Utrecht
striker Igor Gluscevic will be leaving the club this summer after having
penned a three year deal with Czech Republic outfit Sparta Praag. The
29-year-old Serbian-Montenegro international who scored two goals for
Utrecht in their Dutch FA Cup final win over Feyenoord will not have to
miss out on European football as Sparta Praag compete in the Champions
League preliminary rounds this August. |
| Utrecht
close to signing Danish defender |
15 Jun 2003
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| Dutch
FA Cup winners Utrecht
are close to signing Danish defender Brian Priske. The
26-year-old, who currently plays for Danish outfit Aalborg, paid a visit
to Utrecht last week and stated afterwards that he was very impressed with
what they had to offer. Priske
: "On Wednesday, I was
down there together with my wife. The conditions there appealed a lot to
me. Hopefully, the agreement
will be sorted out within quite few days. I am hoping to start in Holland
after the summer break. In that
case, AaB will also get some good money from the deal." |
| Utrecht's
Gluscevic in talks with Grazer AK |
09
Jun 2003
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UEFA
Cup qualifiers Utrecht, who have seen their star striker
Dirk Kuyt leave for Feyenoord, now look set to lose another key-player. The club's Serbia
Montenegro international Igor Gluscevic is currently holding talks with
Austrian outfit Grazer AK, who have qualified for the Champions League
qualification rounds
The ex Extremadura, Sevilla FC
and Aris Saloniki striker has been playing for Utrecht since 2000 and has
scored 39 league goals. His last match for Utrecht was in their 4-1
victory over Feyenoord in the Dutch FA Cup final last month in which he
scored 2 goals. |
| Arsenal
reported to be watching Wapenaar |
04
Jun 2003
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According to reports in the English
media Arsenal were present during last Sunday's Dutch FA Cup final to
monitor Utrecht goalkeeper Harald Wapenaar who is out of contract this
summer. The reports also suggested that Arsenal were contemplating offering
€700,000 to Utrecht which would seem rather strange as the goalkeeper is
transfer free. Utrecht have
stated that they are not aware of any interest for Wapenaar but confirmed
that the goalkeeper would not be offered a new contract and that he was free
to sign for any club. The
33-year-old looked set to be moving to Ajax to replace second choice
Didulica who has signed for Austria Wien, but saw a move fall through at the
last moment.
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| Utrecht
winners of Dutch FA Cup final |
01
Jun 2003 |
Utrecht
gained a place in the UEFA Cup this evening after an impressive 4-1
victory over Feyenoord. Although Utrecht began well, as the
first half progressed Feyenoord stared to dominate and so it came as
somewhat of a surprise when Jean Paul de Jongd the score for Utrecht
with a 30 meter canon in the 39th minute of the game.. De Jong should have
been sent off five minutes earlier for a massive brawl with Australian
defender Brett Emerton, however the referee decided a yellow card was
enough.
Utrecht began the second act in a furious tempo and within four minutes
Yugoslavian striker Gluscevic increased Utrecht's lead to two goals with a
nice shot on the edge of the box and nine minutes later the Yugoslav was
once again on target with with a 20 meter blaster for the 3-0. After
Gluscevic's third goal Utrecht eased up the pressure, allowing Feyenoord
to stage an all or nothing late offensive. In the 71st minute Feyenoord
were rewarded for their efforts after their man of the match Kalou, netted
from 30 meters with a powerful shot. However, Feyenoord's new signing Dirk
Kuyt, playing his last match for Utrecht, was not intending to let
his new club deny him of his obligatory goal and bagged the last goal of
the evening, rounding off a snazzy Utrecht buildup from six meters. |
| Council
agree €25 million loan to
Utrecht |
29 May 2003
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Utrecht's city council have agreed to help
bail out the Eredivisie club after agreeing to help fund the purchase of their
stadium with a €25 million Euros loan. Utrecht were confronted with being
declared bankrupt after the club failed to pay builders Midreth, who were also
intending to buy the stadium. A
narrow majority of councilors voted in favour of the plan, put forward by
alderman Hans Spekman, who had informed the council that refusing to help the
club would mean the council would lose €10 million Euros. Utrecht interim
director Martin Sturkenboom has still warned the club that their worries are
not yey over saying: "We
are not saved yet,"
The council have told Utrecht they must repay a €7.4 million Euros to
the Rabobank and to Eneco before the loan is finalised.
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| Zwaanswijk
set to leave Utrecht |
17
May 2003
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Patrick Zwaanswijk has confirmed that he is
expecting to join the mass exodus from Utrecht, saying that he felt he needed a
new challenge. In an interview in the Dutch daily newspaper 'De Telegraaf'
the 28-year-old defender, who has been linked with top clubs Newcastle United,
Liverpool and Bayern Munich, said: "I need a new challenge. If
I leave Utrecht after the current season, the club can still get a fee. But
if I have to play out my contract I will do that and give 100 percent and
do it for the coaches, players and fans." Zwaanswijk's
agent has also confirmed the foreign interest for his pupil and believes that a
deal is imminent.
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| Utrecht
target PSV's Lamey |
16
May 2003
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Out of favour PSV defender Michael Lamey,
who is currently on loan to AZ, has attracted the attention of Utrecht who would
also like to lend the PSV-er for next season. Although unable to secure a first
team place with PSV, the Eindhovenaren do not want to offload Lamey but would
rather see him lent out for one more season so that he can gain more Eredivisise
experience. Although PSV have already given AZ their consent to hire Lamey for
one more season, Utrecht are planning to make a move before any papers have been
signed. Lamey is not yet prepared to
state his preferance for next season saying: "I'm having a great time at
AZ But Utrecht is also a fantastic club. I'll see."
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| Preview
Utrecht - Roda JC |
16
May 2003
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Utrecht know that they must win this
evening's match against Roda JC, who have three points more than the Kerkraders,
if they intend to keep their chances of playing European football next season
alive. Utrecth coach Foeke Booy : "We
have to play to win. That's always the case when Utrecht play at home but
definitely now because to keep in the running for fourth place, it is necessary
to get three points." The coach also remarked that Roda play a very
defensive game and wait patiently for the counter, saying "Their strength
is the quick change of pace when they receive the ball - by that I mean that
Roda immediately have the quality to attack well once they get possession.
They will wait for us to make a mistake and
they have the quality to react well on that. So it is our duty to try to come
ahead in the game as soon as possible and be aware on their
counter-attacks."
Roda go into the game feeling confident after their whipping FC Groningen 5-1
last Tuesday. Even so, Roda coach Vloet is not expecting a walk-over.
Vloet: "It will be in any case a difficult game. FC Utrecht need six more
points to get European football for next season so the team will do everything
possible to defeat us. "I just
hope that our bad results in away games are not in the heads of my players and
that they will play their own game and not follow FC Utrecht in their battle.
We must play our normal game - then we have
a chance. FC Utrecht have no secrets for us, we know how that team plays and we
also know where our chances lie. That's a thing we must make use of."
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| Wapenaar
to take legal action against Ajax |
12 May 2003
|
Utrecht goalkeeper Harold Wapenaar is
considering taking legal action against Ajax after failing to earn a
contract with the Amsterdammers. Wapenaar was offered a contract by Ajax's
technical director, Leo Beenhakker but was told that he must make his
final decision before last Wednesday to finalize the deal. Wapenaar insists
that he phoned Ajax last Wednesday to inform the club that he would be accepting
their offer but heard to his dismay that Ajax had withdrawn the offer.
Wapenaar is now without a club for next season and is now demanding
compensation from Ajax as he believes that he has an oral agreement with the
club.
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| Wapenaar
out of the picture at Ajax |
11 May 2003
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Ajax will have to turn the attention to Twente
goalkeeper Sander Boschker now that they have been unable
to reach an agreement with Utrecht goalie Harold Wapenaar after failing to
agree over the finances. Ajax are in search of a new reserve goalkeeper now that
Australian internation Didulica has decided to try his luck in the Austrian
competition next year at Austria Wien. Although Wapenaar was prepared to join
Ajax as reserve goalie
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| Utrecht's
debts rise to €40
million |
08 May 2003 |
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Ere Divisie outfit Utrecht have seen
their debts rise to a staggering €40 million Euros, double the
amount the club originally thought it was facing! The city council have
drawn up a rescue plan for the ailing club that will involve lending
Utrecht €25 million Euros to help them
complete work on the Galgenwaard stadium. In spite of the clubs current
debts, Utrecht's liscence for next season in mot in jeopardy.
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| Utrecht
defender Roest signs for AGOVV |
07 May 2003 |
The 33-year-old Utrecht defender
Robert Roest, has penned a three year deal with amateur side AGOVV who
will be leaving the Amateur league at the end of the season to join the
realms of professional football in the Gouden Gids Divisie next season.
Roest is currently in his 15th season and has played in total 400
games at the highest level in Holland and Belgium. AGOVV's director
Ted van Leeuwen stated that Roest can
become a very important player for AGOVV due to his vast experience.
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| Utrecht's
Vreven signs for Kaiserslautern |
01 May 2003 |
Utrecht's Belgium bull terrier Stijn Vreven has
signed a three year deal with German side Kaiserslautern and all that
remains is for both clubs to reach a final agreement to allow the defender
to apply his trade in the German Bundesliga next season. According to a
Utrecht spokesman this should not be a problem becuase Vreven may leave
Utrecht for a nominal amount as the Eredivisie side still owe him money.
"The conditions in which Vreven may leave the club are known. We are
no longer a party at the table. As soon as Vreven finds himself a new club
who wants to pay what is in the contract that he has with us, he can go."
In an interview in the Dutch daily newspaper 'Algemeen Dagblad' Vreven
said that the prospect of working under countryman Gerets was a decisive
factor. "The coach of the club,
Eric Gerets, has always been a role model for me. In three conversations
we reached an agreement. Shortly after the Amstel Cup match against PSV
the details were done. I had other options too, but the possibility of
working with Gerets made me sign for Kaiserslautern.
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| Calabro
swaps Den Haag for Utrecht |
29 Apr 2003 |
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Promotion favorited ADO Den Haag who
are already preparing for next season with the signing of new players will
have start searching for a new striker now that Sandro Calabro has penned
a three-year contract with Utrecht and will join new signings Donny de Groot and the Fin Paulus Roiha.
The 20-year-old. whose contract
runs out this summer, has scored eight goals in 16 games this season. On
Utrecht's website the striker said: "In one word: fantastic!. I see
this as a great opportunity. FC Utrecht are a step higher than ADO Den
Haag. I'm looking forward to playing here."
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| Utrecht
third choice for Mols. |
24 Apr 2003 |
|
Although it is widely believed that
Glasgow Rangers striker Michael Mols would be returning to his former club
Utrecht if Rangers should fail to offer the striker a new extension,
his agent Rob Jansen has declared that the player does not want to return
to Holland at present and would like to test his luck in the Premier
League. Jansen also confirmed that Mols would still prefer to stay in
Scotland saying " "Rangers
are his preferred option but if it doesn't happen he would like to go to
the Premiership. There's nothing concrete at the moment but we are working
on it. "There has been
interest from Holland but Michael doesn't want to go back there at this
stage of his career."
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| Utrecht
offer for Rangers Michael Mols |
22 Apr 2003 |
Utrecht
director of football Han Berger has confirmed the club's interest in
Rangers striker Michael Mols saying that Utrecht had offered their
ex-striker an offer to return to the club after last weeks home win over
PSV in the Dutch FA Cup semi-final, saying "We offered Michael
Mols a contract last week at the cup semi-final against PSV. He is on the
top of our list for the strikers positions. We have agreed terms but we
are waiting for an answer. The offer is based on us being willing to wait
to get a yes although on the other hand we will have to make a decision by
a certain time because if it doesn't happen we will have to find an
alternative."
Mols was somewhat apprehensive to comment on Utrecht's advances saying
"I don't know if they need a player like me." |
| Utrecht
in Dutch FA Cup final |
16 Apr 2003
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Utrecht have secured a place in the Dutch FA
Cup final for the second year running, after beating PSV 2-1. Although
this was only PSV's second defeat of the season it was one that ended their
hopes of securing the double this season. Dave
van den Bergh put Utrecht in front after 16 minutes and Stefaan Tanghe doubled
the advantage in the 57th minute. Ere Divisie top scorer Mateja Kezman pulled a
goal back for PSV in the 61st minute but despite being the better of the two
teams Utrecht held firm to claim a place in the final. They
now await the winners of tonight's other semi-final clash involving
Feyenoord and Ajax at De Kuip
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| Wapenaar
and Ajax close to deal |
06 Apr 2003
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As we reported earlier there is a big
chance that Utrecht goalie Harold Wapenaar will be joining Ajax at the end
of this season. After holding talks with trainer Ronald Koeman and
listening to what his intentions are for Wapenaar, the Utrecht goalkeeper said
that he is satisfied with the role that Ajax have for him in store. It's
believed that a deal is now imminent now that both parties only have to agree on
the finances.
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| Long-term
injury for Utrecht defender Mol |
04 Apr 2003
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Utrecht defender Tom van Mol has resigned himself to the the fact that he
will be spending a lengthy period on the sidelines after picking up a knee
injury during Utrecht`s
goalless draw against Groningen. Hospital tests have revealed that he
has damaged a crucial ligament. This is the second time that Mol has
been confronted with a long absence after having suffered a similar
injury in 1999. The Belgian international stated: that he was immediately
aware of what had happened saying: "I was not wrong about what my body
was telling me," "I`ve set my mind on it and know what is coming
to me."
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| Mols
only prepared to play for Utrecht |
03 Apr 2003 |
| Glasgow
Rangers striker Michael Mols, whose contract runs out in June, has stated
on Rangers website that if he cannot secure a new deal with the club then
there is only one option that he would consider, a return to Utrecht. The
striker said, "If I go back to Holland I will only play for
Utrecht." Before Mols's move to Rangers the creative striker
was active for Utrecht where he became one of the club's most favorite
players ever |
| Keller
partially interested in Utrecht return |
31 Mar 2003
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Utrecht defender Sander Keller
who has been on loan to Ere Divisie strugglers RBC for the past three years,
has told Utrecht that he will only sign a new deal if he is guaranteed
first-team football. Keller's contract runs out at the end of this season
and RBC are also keen to hold onto the player. However, Utrecht have once again
recognized his talents and would like to see him return to the club. Keller
stated that although he would regard a return to Utrecht as a step forward in
his career, playing regular football was more important. "Utrecht are a big club. I see it as a step forward in my
career but it is important to me that I will get playing time in Utrecht.
I'm still young and I don't want to be a bench-sitter."
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| Portsmouth
target Stijn Vreven |
27 Mar 2003
|
|
In an article in a Belgian newspaper Utrecht
defender Stijn Vreven, who is currently dissatisfied with his present
club, admitted being interested in a move to the English first division club
Portsmouth, who are on the verge of promotion to the Premier League but
also stated that he was in talks with other foreign clubs saying: "Portsmouth
would be both a sportive as well as a financial step forwards but I'm also
talking with other clubs. Portsmouth also showed an interest in Vreven
last season but Utrecht were not prepared to let the pit-bull go.
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| Injury
worries for Utrecht |
24 Mar 2003
|
|
Utrecht who were held to a goalless draw at
home by strugglers Groningen on Sunday did not only lose three valuable
points; the game has also cost them losing defender Tom van Mol
for the rest of the seaon after tearing a knee ligament in a collision with with Rolf Landerl.
Utrecht are also concerned over striker Dirk Kuyt as he injured a
hamstring in the same game.
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| Ajax
PSV and Club Brugge after Wapenaar |
22 Mar 2003
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Ajax, PSV and Belgium top side Club Brugge are
all hoping to sign Utrecht's goalkeeper Harald Wapenaar whose contract
runs out at Utrecht this summer. Utrecht's precarious
financial position will mean that the club are probably unable to afford a
new contract extension. Ajax see the 33 year as an ideal replacement for their
reserve goalkeeper Joey Didulica who has announced that he wants to leave Ajax's
reserve bench at the end of the season. PSV are also in need of a new
reserve goalkeeper after having lent reserve keeper Coutinho
out to Den Bosch.
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| Twente
target Utrecht's Jochemsen |
20 Mar 2003
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Twente have targeted Utrecht midfielder Arco
Jochemsen and are currently negotiating a possible deal
with the club. Jochemsen, 32, is transfer
free at the end of the summer and so Twente will not have to dig too deep into
their empty pockets to clinch his signature. Twente spokesman Edwin van Lenthe said: "I cannot comment on this
news, just as we never do, before we really have signed a new player.
But it's a fact that we are losing a few players at the end of the
season and that we always look for players that can be of help to our first
team."
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| Disappointed
Stijn Vreven to leave Utrecht |
17 Mar 2003
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Utrecht's popular defensive midfielder Stijn Vreven
(29) has stated in the Belgian daily newspaper 'Het Laatste Nieuws' that he
will be leaving the club at the end of the season. Although the Belgian pit bull
terrier's contract runs out in 2005, Utrecht still owe the player his €
250.000 signing bonus for his transfer to the club in 1999 and have
agreed to let him go if he is willing to forget the claim. Vreven is
extremely disappointed in the club saying that he has never experienced such
practices in his entire playing career. Since his arrival at the club Vreven
has grown into one the most popular players at the club and although he is
not perhaps the most technical of all players, his will power and
determination would make him an ideal buy for many a Premier League side.
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| Utrecht
reach semi finals Amstel Cup |
05 Mar 2003 |
| Utrecht
have reached the semi finals of the Dutch FA Cup via a 1-3 away win over
Feyenoord's sister club Excelsior. Utrecht went 2-0 ahead via an early
third minute goal from Jochemsen and a 33rd minute goal from Dave
van den Bergh. In the 53rd minute Excelsior
gave their fans a glimmer of hope when Danny Buys struck back but
just three minutes later Alje Schut made it 3-1 to UItrecht to put the
match out of reach for the hosts. |
| Dirk
Kuyt pens 4 year deal with Feyenoord |
25 Feb 2003 |
| Johan
Dirksen, sport journalist and editor of the weekly football magazine
'Voetbal International' has stated on the Dutch sports program
"Voetbalinsite" that Utrecht forward Dirk Kuyt has penned a four
deal with Feyenoord. Feyenoord have made several attempts to lure the
striker away from his present club but Utrecht were up till now not
willing to let him go. How Feyenoord have managed to do a deal whilst the
transfer window is closed remains to be seen. |
| VVV
sign Utrecht's Arno Arts |
21 Feb 2003 |
|
Eerste Divisie club VVV have contracted Utrecht's 33 year old
midfielder Arno Arts for the next two seasons. VVV tried to contract
the player during the January transfer window but were unable to seal the
deal in time. Ere Divisie side Utrecht, who are in financial difficulties
(who not) are planning to disperse of six first team squad members,
including Arts, to help alleviate their budget. |
| Bologna
target Utrecht striker Gluscevic |
20 Feb 2003 |
| According
to the Italian daily newpaper "La Gassetta dello sport" Italian
Seria A side Bologna, who are in need of more fireworks upfront,
have added Utrecht's 28 year old Yugoslavian international Igor Gluscevic
to their list of wanted strikers. Top of their list to replace 35 year old
veteran striker Giuseppe Signori is ex-Feyenoorder Ricardo Cruz who still
has one year remaining on his current contract. |
| Utrecht
extend contracts Zuidam & Terol |
11 Feb 2003
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|
Utrecht has reached an agreement with two of
their young players for contract extensions. Jordy Zuidam, who returned to
Utrecht this season after a two year loan deal with Eerste Divisie club Go Ahead
Eagles, stated on his website that he was very pleased that Utrecht have offered
him a contract extension in these difficult times. The 22 year ols midfielder's
contract new contract runs out in the summer of 2006. Another player who has
probably escaped being thrown into the football waste-bin is Joost Terol,
Goalkeeper from young Utrecht. Terol and Utrecht have a verbal agreement for a
contract extension until the summer of 2005.
|
| Arnarsson
rest of season with Top Oss |
04
Feb 2003
|
|
Utrecht's
talented Victor Arnarsson Icelandic attacking midfielder has been lent
out to Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss.for the rest of the season sa that he
can gain more experience before coming back to Utrecht next season.
|
| Court
action Dirk Kuyt against Utrecht |
28
Jan 2003
|
| Utrecht,
who are faced with financial difficulties have seen their problems grow
after being confronted with court action for failing to pay Dirk Kuyt for
his transfer to the club. The 22-year-old striker who is currently
being targeted by Feyenoord as a possible replacement for Pierre van
Hooijdonk should he decide to leave the club, claims he has still
not received the bonus he was promised which is believed to be in the
range of one years wages. |
| Six
Utrecht players told they must leave |
16 Jan 2003
|
|
Ere Divisie club Utrecht who are confronted with a yearly deficit of
five million euros have informed six of their players that they must leave
the club at the end of the season. The six players named are: Arno Arts,
Marinus Dijkhuizen, Robert Roest, Igor Gluscevic, Arco Jochemsen and
Harald Wapenaar. All six players stated when hearing the news that they
were not surprised and could understand Utrecht's decision and that
furthermore that they would all do their best for the club until the end
of the season. |
| FC
Utrecht face licensing problems. |
07 Jan 2003
|
|
According to the provincial
daily paper 'The Utrechts Nieuwsblad' FC Utrecht are facing having their
license revoked after failing to pay 1 million euros to the players pension
fund, the CFK. FC Utrecht were given until January 1st to pay their
arrears. The CFK are now planning to ask the Dutch FA's licensing commission
to step in. CFK secretary Theo van Seggelen siad "The
problem is enormous and their just doesn't seem to be a solution"
adding "It's now up to the KNVB (Dutch FA) ".
|
| Feyenoord
target Kuyt and Bosschart |
07 Jan 2003
|
|
Feyenoord have confirmed that they are interested in Utrecht's
midfielder Dirk Kuyt and Defender Arjan Bosschaart. Kuyt joined
Utrecht from amateur club Quick Boys, securing a regular place in the
first team and becoming a favorite with Utrecht fans. The Dutch youth
international finished third behind Christian Chivu in the voting for the
Dutch league Player of the Year for 2001/02. Youth international
Pascal Bosschart played his first match for Utrecht at the age of 17
during the 1997/98 season and became a regular at left back two years
later.
|
| Roda
beat Utrecht 1-0 |
20 Dec 2002
|
|
Roda
JC lineup : Bas Roorda, Roel
Brouwers,Predrag Filipovic, Mark Luijpers,Ger Senden,Sérgio,,Kevin van
Dessel, Gregoor van Dijk, Tom Soetaers, Edrissa, Sonko,Cristiano, Utrecht
lineup :
Harald Wapenaar, Stijn Vreven, Patrick Zwaanswijk, Étienne Shew A Tjon,
Alje Schut, Pascal Bosschaart, Jean-Paul de Jong, Igor Gluscevic, Dirk Kuijt,
Stefaan Tanghe, Dave van den Bergh. A
39th minute Sonko goal put Roda into 4th place tonight. Although Sonko, went
just wide,
and Sergio, hit the post, did their best to increase the score, Roda will be
satisfied with the 3 points.
|
| Heerenveen
draw 2-2 against Utrecht |
15 Dec 2002
|
|
Although being the best of the
2 teams this afternoon, Heerenveen had to be satisfied with 1 point. Ex
Utrecht player John de Jong, currently on loan from PSV,d the score 4
minute before the break. In the 53rd minute of the match Utrecht's best
player, Dirk Kuijt made it 1-1 and 4 minutes later was alert, ticking in a
rebound for the 1-2. Just 1 minute later Romano Denneboom netted the well earned equalizer,
putting the final 2-2 on the score-line.
|
| Utrecht
in financial difficulties |
13 Dec 2002
|
|
Ere Divisie club Utrecht are
confronted with a deficit of €4,5 million Euros and could well be forced to axe
some of their players. Utrecht's chairman Erik-Jan Visser still believes
that the club will not have to resort to the sale of players, stating
that a reorganization at Utrecht should solve the precarious
situation.
|
| Utrecht
lose to PSV 1-3 |
08 Dec 2002
|
|
Utrecht
lineup: Harald Wapenaar, Stijn
Vreven, Patrick Zwaanswijk, Alje Schut, Tom van Mol (58. Etienne
Shew-Atjon), Jean-Paul de Jong (82. Jordy Zuidam), Stefaan Tanghe (73. Arco
Jochemsen), Pascal Bosschaart, Dave van den Bergh, Dirk Kuijt, Igor
Gluscevic.
PSV
lineup: Ronald Waterreus, Ernest Faber, André Ooijer, Remco
van der Schaaf, Wilfred Bouma, Dennis Rommedahl, Theo Lucius, Johann Vogel,
Arjen Robben (54. Georgi Gakhokidze), Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Mateja
Kezman.
PSV profitted from
Ajax's away draw at De Graafschap, and Feyenoord's defeat at Heerenveen,
putting
Guus Hiddink's boys only one
point behind Ajax with this convincing performance against Utrecht. It took
only two minutes for Yugoslavian striker, and Ere Divisie top-scorer, Mateja
Kezman to put them ahead. He headed in Dennis Rommedahl's pass and, three minutes later,
hit the post with a shot. André Ooijer put the rebound away for the 0-2.
Utrecht were shocked but pulled themselves together and had the best of the
remaining 1st half play. Dave van den Bergh's was a well deserved goal on the stroke
of half-time for the Domstad side who were encouraged to go for the
equalizer after the break. Unfortunately for Foeke Booy's team it was Kezman
who stretched PSV's lead to 1-3 in the 66th, lobbing the ball over
Wapenaar's head to
seal the points with his 17th goal of the season.
|
| Feyenoord
struggle to beat Utrecht 2-1 |
01 Dec 2002
|
|
Feyenoord
lineup: Carlo l'Ami, Christian Gyan,
Kees van Wonderen, Patrick Paauwe (68. Glenn Loovens), Song Chong-Gug, Brett
Emerton, Paul Bosvelt, Shinji Ono, Thomas Buffel, Anthony Lurling (71. Robin
van Persie), Mariano Bombarda (79. Pierre van Hooijdonk).
Utrecht
lineup: Harald
Wapenaar, Stijn Vreven, Patrick Zwaanswijk, Etienne Shew-Atjon, Alje Schut
(52. Robert Roest), Pascal Bosschaart, Jean-Paul de Jong (81. Jordy Zuidam),
Stefaan Tanghe, Dave van den Bergh, Igor Gluscevic (86. Arco Jochemsen),
Dirk Kuijt.
Feyenoord once again
proved to be very (too) dependent on Pierre van Hooijdonk's influence after
the Rotterdammers were headed for a draw against Utrecht at the Kuip this
afternoon. The tall striker came on for the last 10 minutes of play and
revitalized a flagging eleven into a late series of attacks on the Utrecht
goal with the desired result - a goal by Paul Bosvelt to snatch the
much-needed points. Australian international Brett Emerton put the home team
ahead in the 32nd but Utrecht fought back and deserved a 78th minute equalizer by Stefan Tanghe,
a finely judged lob over Carlo l'Ami's head. The Domstad side looked to
have earned a point before P-Air's pass was fed through to Bosvelt by Buffel
and the Feyenoord captain came up with an equally impressive lob of his own
for the late match-winner in the 89th.
|
| Utrecht's
Karim Touzani breaks leg |
29 Nov 2002
|
|
Utrecht's central defender Karim
Touzani has broken his leg during training this morning in a clash with
striker Dirk Kuyt. The 22 year-old has a possible fracture of both the shin
and calf bones which could well keep him out of action for the rest of the
season. Touzani, who dropped out of last Sunday's match against NEC (3-2)
with an injury has played 12 of the 13 matches so far this season.
|
| Utrecht
beat NEC 3-2 |
24 Nov 2002
|
|
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).
|
| Utrecht
welcome back Gluscevic |
22 Nov 2002
|
|
Utrecht will be able to field
Igor Gluscevic in Sunday's home match against NEC now that the Yugoslavian
forward has recovered from an achilles injury. It's good news for trainer
Foeke Booy as Paulus Roiha is still doubtful to be fit in time due to a
swollen ankle. The Finnish forward picked up the injury in the 2-2 draw
against AZ (2-2) and has been unable to train all week. Belgian player Tom van
Mol will also be missing due to a hamstring injury while fellow-countryman
Stijn Vreven will be sitting out a suspension.
|
| Utrecht
and AZ in 2-2 draw |
17 Nov 2002
|
|
Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar - Vreven, Touzani, Schut, Shew A Tjon - Tanghe, de Jong,
Bosschaart, van den Bergh - Kuijt, Roiha
AZ
lineup: Moens - Tobiasen, Fortes R., Opdam, de Cler - Robbemond,
Lindenbergh, van Galen, Buskermolen - Meerdink, Nelisse
Utrecht and AZ share the points with this
tough, card-ridden 2-2
draw. After a mediocre first-half, in which Robin Nelissed the score in the
26th, Utrecht took control and deservedly drew level with a Stefaan Tanghe
equalizer
in the 71st. Martijn Meerdink nosed the Alkmaarders ahead again from a
counter in the 82nd but, just as everyone was getting used to the idea of
Utrecht's first home defeat since February, Dirk
Kuijt struck a mighty blow with his boot, a tremendous goal and injury time equalizer
(92nd) to snatch a point.
|
| Utrecht
beat Zwolle 2-0 |
13 Nov 2002
|
|
Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar - Vreven, Touzani,
Schut, Van Mol - Tanghe, Zuidam, Bosschaart - Van den Bergh, Kuijt, Roiha.
Zwolle
lineup: Van der Werff - Kras, R. Roelofsen, Ravensbergen, Van der Haar - De
Ridder, Schol, Schops, Van Steeg - Promes, Lim-Duan.
Two goals early in the match
by Stefaan Tanghe (2nd) and Dave van den Bergh (10th) gave the Domstad side
the points, their third win in a row and closes the gap with Roda in 4th place to un point.
They are now undefeated in their last 10 home matches, unbeaten in 7 Ere
Divisie matches and have not conceded a goal in 6 of the 11 matches played. Zwolle stay in 15th place, 2 points ahead of Heerenveen.
|
| Wapenaar
back against Zwolle tonight |
13 Nov 2002
|
| Harald
Wapenaar will make his reappearance tonight, after a 3 match absence due
to a shoulder injury, for Utrecht in their Ere Divisie match against
Zwolle. Striker Igor Glusevic will not be able to play tonight as he's
still recovering from an injury. |
| Utrecht
beat RKC 0-1 |
10 Nov 2002
|
|
RKC
lineup: Van Dijk -
De Graef, Nikiforov, Van den Berg, Greene - Van Diemen,
Molhoek, Petrovic - Oost, Hoogendorp, Cornelisse.
Utrecht
lineup:
Ponk - Vreven, Zwaanswijk, Schut, Van Mol - Tanghe, De Jong,
Bosschaart, Van den Bergh - Kuijt, Roiha. Utrecht
have finally won an away match with this 0-1 win at the RKC. It's
coincidence that they also won their last Ere Divisie away match on April 14th
this year (1-2) in the Mandemakers stadium. They were reduced to 10 men
in the 52nd minute when Jean-Paul de Jong headed for an early shower
after picking up his 2nd yellow card. Paulus Roiha put away the only goal of
the match in the 56th minute allowing Utrecht to climb to equal 5th with NAC
on 16 points from 10 matches.
|
| Utrecht
beat NAC 1-0 |
03 Nov 2002
|
|
Utrecht
lineup: Ponk - Vreven, Van Mol, Schut,
Touzani - Bosschaart, De Jong, Tanghe, Jochemsen - Van den Bergh, Kuijt.
NAC
lineup: Babos - Fehér, Penders, Schenning, Gudelj, Colin - Schreuder - Van
den Eede, Bobson, Boussaboun, Engelaar.
'Man of the Match' for Utrecht
was Pascal Bosschaart who had a great match but it was a Dave van den Bergh goal in
the 78th minute, and two terrific saves by stand-in goalie René Ponk, that
gave the Domstad side the points. The win takes them into 9th
place on 13 points from 9 games. NAC stay where they are in 5th place on 15
points from 10 played.
|
| Utrecht
trial for Antti Okkonen |
02 Nov 2002
|
|
FC Utrecht have offered
the Finnish player Antti Okkonen, currently playing for MyPa, a week's trial
beginning on Monday. It will not be the 20 year-old midfielder's first visit
to a Dutch club as he tried out for NEC last season. If successful in his
attempt to impress trainer Foeke de Booy he could become the Domstad side's
2nd Fin and join fellow countryman Paulus Roiha, who's been with Utrecht
since early 2001.
|
| Excelsior
and Utrecht in boring 1-1 |
20 Oct 2002
|
|
Excelsior
lineup: Malkowski - Buijs, Olfers,
Sprockel, Bastos - Swerts, Breuer, Boutahar - Koswal, Lopes, Pinas.
Utrecht
lineup: Ponk - Zuidam, Touzani, Schut, Van Mol - De Jong, Bosschaart,
Tanghe, Van den Bergh - Jochemsen, Kuijt.
Excelsior and Utrecht played
out a less than entertaining 90 minutes with a 1-1 result. Cecilio Lopes put
Excelsior ahead with an out-of-the-blue goal in the 4th minute and Dave van
den Bergh scored a freekick equalizer for the Domstad side. Excelsior stay a
point ahead of Utrecht in 10th place on 11 points.
|
| Heerenveen
and Utrecht both want amateur |
12 Oct 2002
|
|
Heerenveen and Utrecht are
fighting each other for the signature of amateur talent Michael Kristel. The
defender currently plays for ADO'20, has just played a match for Jong
Utrecht and next week visits Heerenveen for a trial. The Frieslanders have
invited him to play against a South Korean team and his trainer at ADO'20,
Rob Witschge, has advised him to take the opportunity to get a taste of
footballing-life in Heerenveen instead of another practice match with
Utrecht.
|
| UEFA
slap on the wrist for Utrecht |
12 Oct 2002
|
|
Utrecht have escaped
with a slap on the wrist after UEFA decided that one European match behind
closed doors is sufficient punishment for the riots that marred the Domstad
side's UEFA Cup match against Legia Warsaw. A pitch invasion forced referee
Edo Trivkovic to halt the match while riot police restored order.
|
| Utrecht
and RBC share points 2-2 |
06 Oct 2002
|
|
Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar - Vreven, Van Mol, Schut, Touzani - Bosschaart, De
Jong, Tanghe - Van den Bergh, Kuijt, Roiha.
RBC
lineup: Aerts - Keller, Nascimento, Oliseh - Fleur, De Graaf, Maseland,
Wooter, Tininho - Den Ouden, Vos. Utrecht
had taken a fair old 1-3 knock on Thursday against Legia Warsaw, apart from
all the other unpleasantness that took place. Foeke Booy's team clearly
needed to revive their sagging spirits and restore some honour while RBC
were riding on the wave of their 4-2 win against a neglectful Feyenoord last
weekend. Utrecht had more than their fair share of
chances to score against RBC this afternoon and were clearly the stronger
team but failed to convert their superiority into goals-on-the-board. Foeke
Booy's boys wasted most of their scoring opportunities while RBC had far
fewer but made better use of them. Dirk Kuijt put the Domstad side ahead in
the 39th but Geert den Ouden drew the visitors level in the 43rd. Chris
Dekker probably never expected to be so close to winning 3 points at the Nieuw
Galgenwaard after De Graaf put his team ahead in the 50th. His dream didn't
last long as Utrecht pushed
forward in search of an equalizer and most of the remaining action took
place in the visitors' half. It took till Alje Schut pulled a last minute
goal out of
the bag in the 90th before they got a point for their
efforts.
|
| Utrecht
lose to Legia Warsaw 1-3 |
03 Oct 2002
|
|
Utrecht's
UEFA Cup match had already been marred by pre-match scurmishes between rival
groups of supporters in the town centre during the hours running up to the
kickoff. It proved to be an ominous sign of things to come! When Legia
went ahead in the 8th minute with a Cezary Kucharski goal fighting broke out between opposing groups - it
forced the riot police to intervene and the match to be halted. After half
an hour the match restarted and the Domstad side put on a fine display for
another 30 minutes with an equalizing goal by Dirk Kuijt when his shot was
deflected in by Siergiej Omelyanchuk in the 42nd. Unfortunately the Polish
side once more showed their quality with two more goals by Stanko Svitlica
in the 61st and 68th put Utrecht out of the cup.
|
| Utrecht
hope for miracle |
03 Oct 2002
|
|
"We know what we need to do
tonight and that is simply to score at least 3 goals! We may not be in top form
but a European match is always special and there are sometimes those unexpected
moments that you perform above and beyond existing circumstances!", said
Utrecht trainer Foeke Booy. He's still hoping that his team will be able to
overturn their 4-1 away defeat by Legia Warsaw. Whatever miracle takes place it
will be without the helping hand (feet) of favourite-with-the-fans Stijn Vreven
as the right-back picked up two yellow cards in the 1st leg and will not be
playing tonight. He'll be replaced by Jordy Zuidam who added his own words of
encouragement/battle cry, "We are not just giving up yet! I'm looking
forward to an exciting match in an excited Galgenwaard", said the 22
year-old.
|
| Utrecht
beat Vitesse 1-0 |
29 Sep 2002
|
|
Utrecht
lineup: Harald Wapenaar, Stijn Vreven,
Patrick Zwaanswijk, Karim Touzani, Pascal Bosschaart, Tom van Mol, Stefaan
Tanghe, Jean-Paul de Jong, Arco Jochemsen, Dave van den Bergh, Dirk Kuyt.
Vitesse
lineup: Dragoslav Jevric,
Tim Cornelisse, Dejan Stefanovic, Marian Zeman, Purrel Frankel, Gert
Claessens, Aleksandar Rankovic, Nick Hofs, Rahamat Mustapha, Bob Peeters,
Didier Martel.
Utrecht and Vitesse had a tough, physical general rehearsal
for their coming UEFA Cup 2nd leg matches later this week with an Ere
Divisie clash in the Nieuw Galgenwaard stadium. The visitors got off to the
better start thanks to the inspiration of Riga Mustapha. The aggressive play
forced referee Luinge to dig into his pocket and it wasn't long before
Vitesse were reduced to
playing the rest of the match with 10 men - after only 16 minutes Marian
Zeman was sent for an early shower for hitting out at an opponent. Utrecht's
Dave van
den Bergh scored the only goal of the match in the 28th for the Domstad side
who had a lot of trouble exploiting their superiority in numbers and finding
it difficult to subdue their opponents. There were plenty of chances for both teams after the break which made
for a lively spectacle, Utrecht hitting the woodwork twice through Jean-Paul
de Jong and Stefaan Tanghe while in the closing stages Emile Mbabma missed
the best chance of the match for Vitesse.
|
| Bloemink
steps down at Utrecht |
26 Sep 2002
|
|
FC Utrecht's chairman
Gerrit Bloemink will be stepping down, as of October 1st, due to the fact
that he can no longer combine his work with his function with the Domstad
club. Bloemink took over the post in 2001 from Hans Herremans, who left to
become director of Eredivisie N.V, the organisation responsible for
coordinating top-flight football in Holland. Erik-Jan Visser, chairman of
the board of governors, will take over as temporary chairman.
|
| Israel
want to play in Nieuw Galgenwaard |
26 Sep 2002
|
|
The Israeli FA have
approached Utrecht with the request to play their EURO 2004 qualifier on
October 16th against Cyprus in the Domstad side's Nieuw Galgenwaard stadium!
the Israelis are not allowed to play their matches 'at home' due to
the tense political situation and Utrecht have no objections but have yet to
give an official reaction. An earlier request to English Premiership side
Tottenham Hotspur has been turned down and UEFA will want to know within the
next 24 hours where exactly Israel will be playing their next match, so we
can expect offical confirmation of this 'special' fixture anytime today.
|
| Groningen
and Utrecht draw 0-0 |
22 Sep 2002
|
|
Groningen
lineup: Beukenkamp - Elshot, Allach, Kruiswijk, Florén - Matthijs, Krstev,
Broerse - Ikedia, Salmon, Tuhuteru.
Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar - Vreven, Touzani, Zwaanswijk, Van Mol - Tanghe, De Jong,
Bosschaart, Arts - Kuijt, Gluscevic.
Groningen finally won their first point
of the season and actually got off the bottom rung with this point against
the Domstad side. Utrecht were wanting to put the memory of
their painful 4-1 UEFA Cup defeat in Warsaw behind them and will have to be content with 5
points from 5 games. The result was a disappointment for trainer Dwight
Lodeweges as the Oosterpark team hit the woodwork 4 times in the match.
After a mediocre first half Groningen finally looked a bit dangerous while
Utrecht were content to try for a counter. Groningen continued to have the
best goal-scoring chances with Pius Ikedia hitting the bar and Joost Broerse's
attempt cleared off the line. Three minutes before time Dejan Curovic hit
the post.
|
| Heerenveen
and Utrecht lick UEFA wounds |
20 Sep 2002
|
|
Utrecht midfielder Jean-Paul de Jong
called last night's 4-1 defeat by Polish top club Legia Warsaw a "painful
experience". He admitted that the Domstad side played an appalling match
and that Legia were simply a classier team who would have been almost impossible
to beat at home, even if Utrecht had put in a better performance. Trainer Foeke
Booy concurred with De Jong's assessment, "We were weak in midfield,
made far too many defensive errors and allowed ourselves to be
slaughtered."
Utrecht can more or less forget
about it altogether and will be glad to restore a little bit of honour when
they play host to Legia in a few week's time.
|
| Utrecht
lose 4-1 to Legia Warsaw |
19 Sep 2002
|
|
Legia
Warsaw lineup: Stanev - Omelianczuk, Szala, Jozwiak, Zielinski -
Majewski, Kielbowicz, Vukovic, Surma - Kucharski, Svitlica.
Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar - Vreven, Zwaanswijk, Van Mol, Touzani, Schut - Bosschaart,
De Jong, Tanghe - Kuijt, Gluscevic.
Utrecht had been warned of the dangerous and
skilfull Polish side by Louis van Gaal who had witnessed for himself how
difficult it was to beat them when Barcelona played them in a Champions
League qualifier some weeks ago. The former Oranje coach's tips to trainer
Foeke de Booy didn't help much tonight in Poland as the Domstad side were
simply outclassed by a stronger, more skilful and better organised opponent.
Utrecht found themselves 2-0 down at halftime after goals by Jacek Zielinski
in the 20th minute and Aleksandr Vukovic in the 27th. They came out fighting
for the 2nd half and in the 47th minute Dirk Kuyt got the last touch with his head to put the
ball in the net and give them some hope but it didn't last
long. An own goal by Schut in the 59th and a 4th by Stanko Svitlica in the
70th minute rammed home the difference in quality between the teams and, to
make things worse Stijn Vreven was sent off for a totally unnecessary foul
in the 77th.
|
| Utrecht's
UEFA Cup opponent |
19 Sep 2002
|
|
Utrecht play Polish side
Legia Warsaw tonight in theng match of their UEFA Cup campaign. It's a
tough opponent for the Domstad side and it will be interesting to see if
Foeke Booy's team can deal with them and go on to repeat their suceess of
last season when they reached the 3rd round of the tournament. Warsaw are
the current Polish champions and their lineup includes several
internationals - Cezary Kucharski and Jacek Zielinski turned out for Poland
in the recent World Cup while Sergej Omeljantsjoek played for Belarus
against Oranje. Legia added another two new faces close to the end of the
transfer-window - the forward and former Feyenoorder Marek Saganowski came
from Odra Wodzislaw while defender Lukasz Zurma arrived from KS Ruch Chorzów.
The Polish side were knocked out in the Champions League qualifying rounds
by Louis van Gaal's Barcelona (3-0 and 0-1) but showed themselves to be an
excellent team with technically gifted players and an intelligent coach. The
fact that Barcelona had enough problems dealing with them has led Booy to
contact van Gaal for some tips. Despite the fact that they've not got off to
the best of starts in the domestic league (currently 5th place after only
two wins and four draws) they are not to be understimated and, at the end of
last season, they had a run of 26 unbeaten matches. Utrecht travel with a
group of 1,200 supporters and have cosiderable hope of doing well - they
have an almost 100% fit squad with only public favourite Stijn Vreven
doubtful. If he's not fit to play he'll be replaced by young Jordy Zuidam,
on hire to Go Ahead Eagles last season and voted the Eerste Divisie side's
'Player of the Season', at right-back.
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| Willem
II beat Utrecht 2-0 |
14 Sep 2002
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Willem
II lineup: De Vlieger - Wau, Jaliens, J. Mathijsen, Janssens -
Landzaat, Van der Gun, Victoria - Ceesay, Quinn, Shoukov.
Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar - Zuidam, Touzani, Zwaanswijk, Van Mol - Tanghe, de
Jong, Bosschaart, Van den Bergh - Gluscevic, Kuijt.
Willem II have booked their 2nd win of the
season with a 2-0 against Utrecht who had started the match wanting to show
they could be just as strong away from the Domstad as they are at home. Mark
Wotte's team had other ideas and goals by Denny Landzaat (42nd) and Tarik
Sektioui (74th) gave the Tilburgers the points. Willem II climb to 5th place
in the table while Utrecht sink to 11th.
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| Utrecht
send De Graafschap packing 4-0 |
10 Sep 2002
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Utrecht
lineup: Wapenaar, Vreven, Zwaanswijk, Bosschaart, Touzani, De Jong, Van Mol,
Tanghe, Van den Bergh, Kuijt, Gluscevic.
De
Graafschap lineup: Wevers, Bot, Vreman, Bakens, Hermans, Culina,
Zafarin, Van Leerdam, Valeev, Van Vossen, Turpijn.
De Graafschap suffered a humiliating 6-0
defeat at the hands of the Domstad side last season and were quickly numbed
tonight after finding themselves a goal down within the first 60 seconds.
Utrecht were awarded a penalty and it was put away by Dirk Kuijt. Fooke
Boy's team went 2-0 up with a 20th minute goal by striker Igor Gluscevic,
leaving De Graafschap to try and limit the damage before the break. It only
took 8 minutes of the 2nd half for Stefaan Tanghe to make it 3-0 and Dirk Kuijt
took the final score to 4-0 in the 75th. The win is Utrecht's first of the
season and a fine way to celebrate their refurbished accomodation.
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| Utrecht
miss Vreven against De Graafschap |
09 Sep 2002
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Utrecht may have to make do without the services
of Stijn Vreven tomorrow in their match against De Graafschap. The
defender picked up a thigh injury in Belgium's EURO 2004 qualifier against
Bulgaria on Saturday which the Rode Duivels (Red Devils) lost 0-2. He missed
Sunday's training with the Domstad squad, "I couldn't walk and have
been doing a lot of cycling instead." Vreven made his international
debut in August during the friendly against Poland and, despite the injury
problem, was satisfied with his performance in his second appearance for
Belgium.
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| Utrecht's
Cairo on loan to Emmen |
09 Sep 2002
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Utrecht's Rodney Cairo will play the rest of the season for Eerste
Divisie BVO Emmen and at the
end of season a decision will be made about where his future lies. The 27 year-old forward, who spent last season on loan to
Cambuur Leeuwarden, will be replacing Regilio O'Niel at Emmen. Cairo has so
far played 40 matches in professional football, 26 for Utrecht and 14 for
Cambuur.
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| De
Jong extends deal with Utrecht |
22 Aug 2002
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Jean-Paul de Jong has extended his contract with
Utrecht till July 1st 2005. When this new deal runs out, and the midfielder
doesn't decide to play on for a further year, he will join the club's
technical staff. The 31 year-old's new contract contains a clause which
gives him a place for a minimum of two more years on the staff of Utrecht's
youth academy.
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| Ajax
beat Utrecht 3-1 |
19 Aug 2002
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Ajax
lineup: Stekelenburg, Trabelsi, Bergdølmo, Chivu, O'Brien, Galásek, Van
der Vaart, Maxwell, Van der Meyde, Mido and Sikora.
Utrecht lineup: Wapenaar,
Vreven, Zwaanswijk, Touzani, Van Mol, Tanghe, De Jong, Bosschaart, Van den
Bergh, Kuijt and Gluscevic.
Utrecht were looking to revenge themselves
on this blisteringly hot Sunday afternoon for their Amstel
Cup final defeat by the Amsterdammers last season where (according to
many) the cup was stolen from them by a dubious referee decision.
Ajax kicked-off confidently, pushing their opponents back with Karim
Touzani and Patrick Zwaanswijk havng the greatest difficulty in coping
with Mido and the continually forward moving Rafael van der Vaart. Mido
beat Zwaanswijk and simply served up Tomás Galásek with an easyner
in the 5th minute. After theng 15 minutes the home team took their
foot of the pedal and Utrecht were able to rally themselves, even looking
the better team for much of the match. Tom van Mol equalized in the 31st,
his shot deflected in off Chivu, and both he and teammate Igor Gluscevic
had other chances to put the Domstad side ahead. Mido returned the
advantage to Ajax again in the 79th minute, heading in from a Sikora
cross, which broke the Utrecht resistance, and substitute Steven Pienaar
was able to take the score to 3-1 in the 85th.
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| Van
den Bergh extends Utrecht stay |
05 Aug 2002
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Dave van den Bergh has extended his stay with Utrecht
till 2005 while other teammates are also holding talks with the Domstad side to
sign new deals, including Jean-Paul de Jong, Harald Wapenaar and Igor Gluscevic,
although as yet no new contracts have been signed.
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| Emmen
beat Utrecht in Friendly 1-0 |
15 July 2002
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Eerste Divisie side Emmen have beaten Utrecht
in a pre-season friendly thanks to a lone gaol by Marcio Junqueira. The
Domstad squad and their new trainer Foeke Booy will be staying in
Dwingeloo for a six-day training camp as they prepare for the new season.
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| Utrecht's
Pre-Season Friendlies |
08 July 2002
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| Date |
Opponent |
Where |
Kickoff |
| 06/07 |
Desto |
Away |
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| 10/07 |
mini-tournament |
Away |
20:00 |
| 14/07 |
Emmen |
Away |
14:30 |
| 17/07 |
BV
Veendam |
Away |
19:00 |
| 20/07 |
Regioteam
de Wolden |
Away |
14:30 |
| 23/07 |
Borussia
Mönchengladbach |
Home |
19:00 |
| 27/07 |
Cambuur
Leeuwarden |
Away |
19:30 |
| 31/07 |
Elinkwijk |
Away |
19:30 |
| 3/4/08 |
Hannover'96 |
Away |
Unknown |
| 10/08 |
Southampton |
Away |
Unknown |
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| Utrecht
win first friendly |
06 July 2002
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Utrecht have won their first friendly 11-0
against amateurs DESTO. They put away 8 goals before the break with
hattricks for Roiha and Kuijt
while Jordy Zuidam, who's returned from a
loan-spell at Go Ahead Eagles, put on a strong performance and put away a
goal too.
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| Vreven
and Wapenaar stay with Utrecht |
28 Jun 2002
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| RBC
add Oliseh plus Heije and Piqué |
14 Jun 2002
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| Foeke
Booy new Utrecht trainer |
26 May 2002
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| Foeke
Booy has been confirmed as Utrecht's new trainer as the club's
assistant-trainer steps in for Frans Adelaar who resigned last weekend.
Technical director Han Berger, the man who'd been in conflict with Adelaar
for much of last season, nominated Booy as the man for the job. The 40
year-old former striker has a wealth of experience as a player with
Cambuur Leeuwarden, De Graafschap, Groningen, Club Brugge, AA Gent and
Utrecht, added to his experience looking after the Domstad side's A-youth
team during the last four years.
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| Foeke
Booy to take over at Utrecht |
20 May 2002
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| Foeke
Booy looks set to take over as Utrecht's new trainer after the club's
technical director Hans Berger announced yesterday during Dutch TV
programme "'t Hek van de Dam" that the 40 year-old
is the no.1 candidate to succeed Frans Adelaar who resigned last week.
"Firstly we'll be holding talks with Booy to see if he's at all
interested in the job before looking further". The Frieslander is
currently Adelaar's assistant in the Nieuw Galgenwaard and has the
required coaching qualifications to take the job if he wants! The former
Cambuur, Groningen and Club Brugge player also turned out for Utrecht,
where he ended his playing career before becoming a member of the
technical staff at the club.
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| Frans
Adelaar resigns at Utrecht |
17 May 2002
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| Trainer
Frans Adelaar has asked Utrecht to terminate his contract which runs till
2003. The club is considering his request and, for the time being, neither
side is giving a reason for his wish to leave the Domstad side. It's
possible that the uneasy relationship between the 41 year-old and the
club's technical director Han Berger is the underlying problem! The two
were in conflict last October when Berger hired out his son Ruud to
Cambuur without consulting Adelaar beforehand. Negotiations for the
trainer's contract extension earlier this season were also less than
smooth! The former Utrecht player has been in charge since March 2000 when
he took over from Mark Wotte, who left to work for the Dutch FA ( KNVB).
After a slow start he took the team into Europe last season but it was a
huge disappointment when the team were denied the Amstel Cup due to a
linesman's blunder! Nevertheless, Utrecht will be playing
European football again next season!
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