Winston Faerber (born 27 March 1971) is a former

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, born in

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Club career

Faerber began his career at

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. He made his professional debut for the club at the age of 23 when he played in a 3–1 defeat against

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. He established himself in the first team and played over 150 games for the club over the next 5 years. In 1999, Faerber left Den Haag on a free transfer to play for Cardiff City, making his debut in a 1–1 draw with

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. Faerber was a regular for the side, playing in over 30 league games as well as making appearances in both the

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and

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. His only goal for the club came in his second league appearance in a 3–2 win over

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. Despite this Faerber struggled to settle at the club and with his family homesick he was released from his contract at the club and returned to the

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to sign for

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. R ...

where he finished his professional career before moving into amateur football. He spent his final playing days at clubs such as Deltasport and TOGR, where he reunited with his brother Jurgen who had a short spell at ADO Den Haag.Broers Faerber herenigd
- TOGR

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