Clemens Zwijenberg (born 18 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a
defender. He is best known for playing 148 games with
FC Twente
Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese Bo ...
in the 1980s and 1990s.
Career
Born in
Enschede
Enschede (; known as in the local Twents dialect) is a municipality and city in the eastern Netherlands in the province of Overijssel and in the Twente region. The eastern parts of the urban area reaches the border of the German city of Gronau ...
, Zwijnenberg started his senior career with
Twente
Twente ( nl, Twente , Tweants dialect: ''Tweante'') is a region in the eastern Netherlands. It encompasses the most urbanised and easternmost part of the province of Overijssel. Twente is most likely named after the Tuihanti or Tvihanti, a Germ ...
. In 1998, he signed for
Aalborg Boldspilklub
Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish sports club based in the city of Aalborg. The club is also known as AaB for short (cf. logo) or Aalborg BK. Through time the club has had branches in cricket, tennis, ice hockey, handball, and basketball, but cur ...
in the
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...
, where he made nine league appearances and scored one goal. After that, he played for English club
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
, Dutch club
NAC Breda
NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...
, and Austrian club
Austria Lustenau
Sportclub Austria Lustenau is a professional association football club based in the town of Lustenau, Vorarlberg, Austria, that competes in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top tier of the Austrian football league system. Founded in 1914, ...
before retiring in 2001.
References
External links
7. december: Det nordjyske millionflop
CLEMENS ZWIJNENBERG
Sporløs med Clemens Zwijnenberg
Vluchtoord voor vergeten voetballers
Niew Voetbalblad
Clemens Zwijnenberg: 'Nacompetitie is kleine frustratie hier'
Clemens Zwijnenberg: “Het leuke voetballeventje houdt een keer op”
De Volkskrant Tag
Ajax blij met doelpunt Zwijnenberg
tubantia.nl Tag
Ajax-trainer Erik ten Hag, een man met een plan
Utrecht zoekt versterking in Zwijnenberg en Lawson
Clemens Zwijnenberg nieuwe hoofdtrainer DSVD
Kentudezenog Profile
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Bundesliga.at Profile
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Living people
1970 births
Dutch men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Eredivisie players
Danish Superliga players
English Football League players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
FC Twente players
Feyenoord players
AaB Fodbold players
Bristol City F.C. players
NAC Breda players
SC Austria Lustenau players
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria