Sander Duits (born 29 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional

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. He played for De Graafschap,

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and Go Ahead Eagles. His favorite position on the field is as a

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Club career

Duits started playing football with amateurs

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and he was soon signed to the youth team of Vitesse. In 1999, De Graafschap picked him up. He made his debut in professional football as a part of the De Graafschap squad in the 2002–03 Eredivisie season, in which De Graafschap relegated. When relegation was a fact, Duits became a regular starter in

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's side. After promoting back to the Eredivisie, and

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becoming manager, Duits played less. He was even put in the reserve team for a short period. De Graafschap once again relegated, and Kruys left the club. He was still no regular, as De Graafschap signed players like

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and

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breaking through – both players for his position. In 2006, his contract expired at the club, and he signed with

. There he became the key player, and Eredivisie clubs began showing their interest in him. Eventually, he signed with

for the 2010–11 season. The club had just been relegated from the Eredivisie, and were fighting for a comeback. After RKC had relegated to the

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, Duits announced he wanted to leave the club. On 28 August 2014, he signed a deal two-year deal with

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side Go Ahead Eagles. Duits quit professional football in 2017 citing persisting knee problems and returned to childhood club SDC Putten.Sander Duits (Go Ahead) naar SDC Putten
– ''De Stentor''

Honours

Club

RKC Waalwijk: *

: 2010–11

References

External links

RKC Waalwijk.nl

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duits, Sander 1983 births Living people People from Putten Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers De Graafschap players Almere City FC players RKC Waalwijk players Go Ahead Eagles players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Gelderland SDC Putten players