Alje Schut (born 18 February 1981) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender for
FC Utrecht,
Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club (simply known as Sundowns) is a South African professional football club based in Mamelodi, Pretoria in the Gauteng province that plays in the Premier Soccer League, the first tier of South African football ...
and
Kozakken Boys
Kozakken Boys () is a Dutch football club based in Werkendam. It competes in Tweede Divisie, the highest amateur league of Dutch football.
Formed as Steeds Voorwaarts Werkendam (SVW) in 1932, it adopted its current name in 1935. Kozakken Boys ...
.
Career
Born in
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...
, Schut began his career with hometown club
FC Utrecht, making his professional debut on 3 October 1999.
In 2004 he spent seven months injured following a bacterial infection in his knee.
In March 2005 he suffered another knee injury, ending his season. He was still suffering from that same injury in January 2006; at that time he was expected to return to fitness in April 2006.
He suffered further injuries, and only played 51 league between 2005 and March 2010.
On 10 May 2011, during a training session with his team, Schut collided with his Romanian teammate
Mihai Neșu breaking his cervical vertebrae and leaving Neșu paralyzed from the waist down.
In August 2011, after spending thirteen seasons with FC Utrecht, Schut was the longer-serving player of any club in the
Eredivisie
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.
By October 2011 Schut was the club captain of FC Utrecht.
Personal life
In February 2015 Schut stated his desire to become a primary school teacher after retirement.
Honours
Utrecht
*
KNVB Cup:
2002–03,
2003–04
*
Johan Cruyff Shield:
2004
References
1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Utrecht (city)
Dutch footballers
Association football defenders
FC Utrecht players
Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. players
Kozakken Boys players
Eredivisie players
South African Premier Division players
Derde Divisie players
Netherlands youth international footballers
Netherlands under-21 international footballers
FC Utrecht non-playing staff
Dutch expatriate footballers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
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