Kees van Buuren (born 27 July 1986) is a retired

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footballer who currently played as a

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Club career

Van Buuren is a defender who was born in

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and made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Utrecht squad in the 2005–06 season. He was transferred to FC Den Bosch in 2009 and three years later, he joined Willem II. In the summer of 2014, he left on a free transfer to

Sparta Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...

. In January 2016, van Buuren left Sparta for Almere City. At the end of the 2018-19 season, van Buuren retired.Kees van Buuren keert niet terug bij Hercules
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Honours

Club

Willem II *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...

(1): 2013–14

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* 1986 births Living people People from Lopik Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers FC Utrecht players FC Den Bosch players Willem II (football club) players Sparta Rotterdam players Almere City FC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players USV Hercules players Footballers from Utrecht (province) 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub