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Tscheu La Ling
Tscheu La Ling (Chinese: 林球立; pinyin: ''Lín Qiú Lì''; born 6 January 1956) is a Dutch former professional footballer of mixed Dutch and Chinese descent, who played for clubs in the Netherlands, Greece and France. His name has been spelled in various ways throughout his career, but usually as Tscheu La Ling; he was generally uninterested in how it was spelled but revealed in a February 2007 interview that his name was officially Ling Tshen La. This name uses Chinese naming customs. The family name is Ling. In June 2015 he was appointed to the advisory board of Ajax Amsterdam. He is also the owner of the Slovak football club AS Trenčín. He currently is the creator and owner of Fitshape, which sells professional sport supplementation for athletes. Club career Born in The Hague to a Chinese father and a Dutch mother, Ling began his career with his hometown team Den Haag in the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons. He joined Ajax in the 1975-76 season. Ajax won the Eredivisie title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital. The Hague is also the capital of the province of South Holland, and the city hosts both the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Hague is the core municipality of the Greater The Hague urban area, which comprises the city itself and its suburban municipalities, containing over 800,000 people, making it the third-largest urban area in the Netherlands, again after the urban areas of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.6&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Hulshoff
Bernardus Adriaan “Barry” Hulshoff (30 September 1946 – 16 February 2020) was a Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam and was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972 and 1973. He earned 14 caps for the Netherlands national football team. After his playing career, he coached Ajax for one season and then a number of Belgian football teams. Honours ;Ajax *Eredivisie: 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73 * KNVB Cup: 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72 * European Cup: 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73 * European Super Cup: 1972, 1973 * Intercontinental Cup: 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ... References External links * * 1946 births 2020 deaths Association football defender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Vanenburg
Gerald Mervin Vanenburg (born 5 March 1964) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a right winger. He amassed Eredivisie totals of 372 games and 112 goals for Ajax and PSV combined, winning fifteen major titles between the two clubs, including the 1988 European Cup with the latter. Subsequently he played in Japan, France and Germany, in a 20-year professional career. Vanenburg earned more than 40 caps for the Netherlands, appearing at the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1988 and winning the latter tournament. Club career Ajax Born in Utrecht of Surinamese descent, Vanenburg finished his football formation with AFC Ajax, and made his Eredivisie debuts exactly one month after his 17th birthday, against ADO Den Haag. He finished his first season with 11 games and three goals, being soon dubbed ''Vaantje'' and ''Geraldinho'' for his above-average skills. Vanenburg became an undisputed starter for the Amsterdam side shortly after, providing countless assists for strik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Rijkaard
Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a defensive midfielder. Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and AC Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his managerial career, he was at the helm of the Netherlands national team, Sparta Rotterdam, Barcelona, Galatasaray and the Saudi Arabia national team. Regarded as one of the best midfielders in footballing history, Rijkaard was described by British broadsheet ''The Daily Telegraph'' as having been "a stylish player of faultless pedigree". Playing career Ajax Rijkaard was born in Amsterdam. His mother Neel is Dutch and his father Herman (1935–2010) was a Surinamese footballer who arrived in the Netherlands along with the father of Ruud Gullit; the two sons grew up playing together in the city. Rijkaard was just 17 when Ajax coach Leo Beenhakker gave him his senior squad debut on 23 August 1980. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Kieft
Willem Cornelis Nicolaas "Wim" Kieft (born 12 November 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Kieft went into punditry in 2001, occasionally appearing on football talk show ''Voetbal Inside'' A prolific goal-scorer whose main asset was his heading ability, he played for two big clubs, Ajax and PSV. He also played in Italy and France. Kieft played for the Netherlands national team, and was a member of the squad that won Euro 1988. He also represented his nation at the 1990 World Cup. Club career Born in Amsterdam, Kieft started his professional career with local AFC Ajax, making his first-team debuts on 4 May 1980 at not yet 18. Amongst his youth teammates were Frank Rijkaard, John van 't Schip, Marco van Basten and Gerald Vanenburg, as in his first two full seasons he scored at an astonishing rate, especially in 1981–82 when he netted 32 goals in as many games, being crucial as the team lifted the Eredivisie title and receiving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Van Geel
Martin van Geel (born 27 November 1960 in Goirle) is a retired Netherlands, Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder. Van Geel made his professional debut on at 24 August 1977 Willem II (football club), Willem II, and also played for AFC Ajax, Ajax, Roda JC and Feyenoord. Honours ;Ajax * Eredivisie: 1979–80 Eredivisie, 1979–80 External links Profile 1960 births Living people Dutch footballers Dutch businesspeople Directors of football clubs in the Netherlands Feyenoord players Willem II (football club) players AFC Ajax players Roda JC Kerkrade players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Association football midfielders People from Goirle Willem II (football club) non-playing staff AZ Alkmaar non-playing staff AFC Ajax non-playing staff Roda JC Kerkrade non-playing staff Feyenoord non-playing staff Footballers from North Brabant {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Tahamata
Simon Melkianus Tahamata (born 26 May 1956) is a Dutch-Moluccan Association football, football coach and former professional player who played for Dutch and Belgian clubs. He also played 22 times for the Netherlands national football team, Dutch national team, scoring twice. Tahamata was born in the Netherlands, but took Belgian nationality law, Belgian nationality in 1990. International career Tahamata made his national team debut on 22 May 1979 in Bern, Switzerland in the 75th Anniversary Match of the FIFA against Argentina national football team, Argentina. Managerial career After his career as a professional football player Tahamata went on to work as a youth coach for Standard Liège, Germinal Beerschot and Ajax Amsterdam. Occasionally he also played for the team of old Ajax players, named Lucky Ajax. From 2009 he worked for a period as a technical coach for the youth teams of under-10 until under-15 of the Saudi Arabian football club Al-Ahli (Jeddah), Al-Ahli. Since October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soren Lerby
Soren may refer to: * Søren, a given name of Scandinavian origin, also spelled ''Sören'' * Suren (other), a Persian name also rendered as Soren * 3864 Søren, main belt asteroid * Sōren, also known as ''Chongryon'' and ''Zai-Nihon Chōsenjin Sōrengōka'', an organisation of Koreans in Japan * Sören, a village in Germany * Soren, a barn owl who is the protagonist in the ''Guardians of Ga'Hoole'' children's fantasy book series * Soren, a fictional character and member of the Skrull alien species * Soren the Architect, the leader of The Order of the Stone in '' Minecraft: Story Mode'' * Soren, a member of the Greil Mercenaries in '' Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance'' * Søren (band), an Italian darkfolk/new wave band People with the name * Søren Kierkegaard (born 1813), Danish philosopher * Durga Soren, Indian politician *Shibu Soren (born 1944), Indian politician See also *Soran, chief antagonist of ''Star Trek Generations ''Star Trek Generations'' is a 1994 Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Arnesen
Frank Arnesen (born 30 September 1956) is a former Danish footballer and sporting director at Dutch football club Feyenoord. Arnesen was the Director of Football at English football clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and was Sporting Director at Hamburger SV, Metalist Kharkiv and PAOK FC. As a player, he most notably played with Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, winning the 1988 European Cup with PSV. Arnesen was capped 52 times and scored 14 goals for the Danish national team, and participated in the Euro 1984 and 1986 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Playing career Arnesen moved from his childhood club Fremad Amager, in the lower leagues of Danish football, to the big Dutch team Ajax in November/December 1975. At the time he was only 18, and made the move together with Fremad Amager and teammate Søren Lerby, who was only 17. Arnesen got his debut with Ajax 3 or 4 months later, on 7 March 1976, in a 1–1 draw with FC Utrecht. It was also in his time at Ajax, that Arnesen d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruud Geels
Geertruida "Ruud" Maria Geels (; born 28 July 1948) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker and attacking midfielder. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. Career statistics Club International Honours Club Feyenoord * Eredivisie: 1968–69 * KNVB Cup: 1968–69 * European Cup: 1969–70 Club Brugge * Belgian First Division: 1972–73 Ajax * Eredivisie: 1976–77 RSC Anderlecht * UEFA Super Cup: 1978 * Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1978 Individual * Eredivisie Top Scorer: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81 * UEFA Cup Top Scorer: 1975–76 * World XI In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ...: 1976 References External links Profile * 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Cup
The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout format, and a single leg final. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced in 1955 as the ( French for European Champion Clubs' Cup), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to the champions of Europe's domestic leagues, with its winner reckoned as the European club champion. The competition took on its current name in 1992, adding a round-robin group stage in 1991 and allowing mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piet Keizer
Petrus Johannes "Piet" Keizer (14 June 1943 – 10 February 2017) was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a left winger. As part of the " Total Football" Ajax Amsterdam team of the 1960s and 1970s, Keizer was particularly notable during the successive managerial tenures of Rinus Michels and Stefan Kovacs (1965–1973). He is widely considered one of the greatest players in Dutch football history. Dutch writer Nico Scheepmaker once said: " Cruyff is the best, but Keizer is the better one". Club career Keizer totalled 490 official matches for Ajax, scoring 189 goals between 1961 and 1974. He played predominantly on the left-wing and with Ajax won 3 consecutive European Cups (1971, 1972, 1973), having lost the 1969 European Cup final to A.C. Milan. Also with Ajax, he won 6 Eredivisie titles, 5 KNVB Cups, 2 European Super Cups, 1 Intercontinental Cup and 1 Intertoto Cup. In August 1973, under new Ajax manager George Knobel, the Ajax players voted in a secret ballot f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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