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1999 Johan Cruijff Schaal
The fourth edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield () was held on 8 August 1999 between 1998–99 Eredivisie champions Feyenoord and 1998–99 KNVB Cup winners AFC Ajax, Ajax. Feyenoord won the match 3–2. Match Details References Johan Cruyff Shield, 1999 1999–2000 in Dutch football cups, Johan Cruyff Shield Feyenoord matches, J AFC Ajax matches, J August 1999 sports events in Europe, Johan Cruyff Shield {{Netherlands-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its neighbourhood in 1912 as SC Feijenoord, updated in 1974 to SC Feyenoord, and then to ''Feyenoord'' in 1978, when it split from the amateur club under its wing, SC Feyenoord. Since 1937, Feyenoord's Home (sports), home ground has been the Stadion Feijenoord, nicknamed De Kuip (''The Tub''), the second largest stadium in Netherlands. Feyenoord is one of the most successful clubs in Football in the Netherlands, Dutch football, winning 16 List of Dutch football champions, Dutch football championships, 14 KNVB Cups, and 5 Johan Cruyff Shields. Internationally, the club has won one UEFA Champions League, European Cup, two UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cups, and one Intercontinen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Verlaat
Frank Verlaat (born 5 March 1968) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. He had a 21-year career throughout Europe, playing in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, Germany and finishing his career in Austria. He earned one cap with the Netherlands national team. Career Verlaat moved to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart from French side AJ Auxerre in 1995. For VfB Stuttgart, he made 104 appearances in the league, two in continental competitions and six in the DFB-Pokal. Verlaat returned to former club Ajax in January 1999. The transfer fee was reported as DM8.5 million. In summer 2000, Verlaat joined Bundesliga club Werder Bremen from Ajax on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Ajax was reported as DM3.5 or 4 million. Personal life Verlaat's son Jesper is also a footballer and has also played for Werder Bremen, albeit for the club's reserves. Honours Ajax * European Cup Winners’ Cup: 1986–87 Auxerre *French Cup: 1993–94 VfB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Van Halst
Johannes Marinus "Jan" van Halst (born 20 April 1969) is a former Dutch professional football player and current television show host and sports analyst for Ziggo Sport. He previously held positions as financial manager and general manager of the Dutch football club Twente. On August 13, 2021, it was announced that he would participate in the Dutch TV-show Expeditie Robinson: a well-known survival programme featuring famous Dutch people. Club career Jan Van Halst started his youth career at VV Jonathan, but then moved to Utrecht. International career Van Halst made one appearance for the Netherlands national U-21 team when he played the full 90 minutes against Iceland in what ended in a 0–3 loss. Honours ;Ajax Eredivisie: 2001–02 KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nieuwenburg
John Nieuwenburg (born 24 December 1978) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defender. Early life Nieuwenburg started his career with Dutch side Sparta . He debuted for the club at the age of seventeen. Career In 1999, Nieuwenburg signed for Dutch side Ajax. In 2000, he returned to Dutch side Sparta on loan. He suffered a knee injury while playing for the club. In 2004, he signed for Dutch side FC Dordrecht. In 2006, he signed for Dutch side Helmond Sport. In 2008, he signed for Dutch side Haarlem. In 2010, he signed for Dutch side Scheveningen. Personal life Nieuwenburg was born in 1992 in the Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether .... After retiring from professional football, he worked as a physiotherapist. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Grim
Johann Georg Friedrich "Fred" Grim (born 17 August 1965) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is currently manager of FC Emmen. A former goalkeeper, Grim represented Ajax and Cambuur during his playing career. Playing career Grim began his career in the youth department of JOS from the Watergraafsmeer district of Amsterdam. In 1984, he joined the famed Ajax youth academy and also progressed to the first team, but did however not appear in the Eredivisie, as he was mostly a reserve behind starter Stanley Menzo. During the 1986–87 season, Cambuur head coach Fritz Korbach brought him to the Leeuwarden-based club competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie, first on a loan deal and since on a permanent contract. Under the German manager, he made his professional debut in December 1986, as regular starter Oscar Zijlstra had sustained a back injury. Grim became the starter and stayed in that position for almost seven years. His highlight during the period was the 1991� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Beenhakker
Leo Beenhakker (; 2 August 1942 – 10 April 2025) was a Dutch football player and coach. Nicknamed "Don Leo" for his role in Spanish football, he had an extensive and successful career both at club and international level. After his amateur playing career ended at 19 through injury, he began his coaching career. He won the Eredivisie title twice with Ajax and once with Feyenoord, becoming the only person to do so with both rival teams. In Spain he won three consecutive La Liga titles with Real Madrid in the late 1980s, including one as a double with the Copa del Rey. Additionally, he had brief spells in the top divisions of Switzerland, Mexico and Turkey. At international level, he led the Netherlands at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, Trinidad and Tobago to the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Poland to UEFA Euro 2008, the latter two being firsts for both nations. Early life and playing career Beenhakker was born on 2 August 1942 in Rotterdam, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul Van Gastel
Jacobus Johannes Martinus Paulus "Jean-Paul" van Gastel (; born 28 April 1972) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Liga 1 club PSIM Yogyakarta. During his playing career, he gained five caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring twice. Club career Van Gastel started his professional career in 1990 with Willem II, where he stayed for six seasons, before moving to Feyenoord. There he won the Dutch title (1999). He moved to Italy in 2001 and played for Ternana (Serie B) and Como (Serie A). He ended his career in 2003 with De Graafschap. Van Gastel, who became national champion with Feyenoord in 1999, was approached by AS Roma the following summer with a very high offer to bring him to Italy, but Feyenoord did not want to lose him. Coaching career In the end as a player, he worked from 2004 to 2005 as Head Coach of the U-19 team of Willem II. On 30 June 2005, he began his coaching career w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tininho
Ronildo Pereira de Freitas (born 23 October 1977 in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais), known as Tininho, is a Brazilian retired footballer. On the left side of the pitch, he operated as either a midfielder or a defender. Football career In May 1998, at the age of 20, Tininho left Brazil and Associação Portuguesa de Desportos to sign with Feyenoord in the Netherlands. , 14 May 1998 In his first season with the |
Ellery Cairo
Ellery Cairo (born 3 August 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Cairo played his first seasons of senior football for Feyenoord, Excelsior, Twente, SC Freiburg and Hertha BSC, before moving to English club Coventry City on 30 June 2007 on a free transfer from Hertha BSC. After only one season manager Chris Coleman announced that Cairo's contract was not to be renewed and he was subsequently released. Several clubs were interested in signing Cairo, but it was NAC Breda who ended up with his services after friendly match against amateur club DOSKO. After he passed the medical, he signed a two-year contract, making NAC the seventh club in his career. After two seasons at the club, in which he made almost fifty appearances, often as a substitute, his expiring contract was no longer extended. As a free agent, Cairo signed with Heracles Almelo in September 2010. In 2011 he signed with AGOVV Apeldoorn. After one season, he left for am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Van Vossen
Peter Jacobus van Vossen (; born 21 April 1968) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager. Club career Van Vossen was born in Zierikzee. As a footballer, he played as a forward for Beveren, Anderlecht, Ajax, Istanbulspor, Rangers, Feyenoord, De Graafschap and Vitesse. During his time with Ajax he won the 1994–95 European Cup. He joined Rangers in January 1996 in an exchange deal for Russian striker Oleg Salenko from Turkish side Istanbulspor, but made just seven Scottish Premier Division appearances that season, failing to score. He managed five goals in 14 appearances the following season as Rangers matched Celtic's record of nine successive league title, but featured just once in the 1997–98 campaign before returning to the Netherlands and signing for Feyenoord. International career Van Vossen picked up 31 international caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring nine goals. He participated at 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the Euro 2000. Van Vossen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Ricardo Cruz
Julio Ricardo Cruz (born 10 October 1974) is an Argentine former Association football, footballer. He played for clubs in Argentina, the Netherlands and Italy before retiring in 2010. The longest spell of his career was spent with Inter Milan, with whom he won four consecutive Serie A titles, among other honours. A large and physical player, who was known for his ability in the air, he usually played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker but he has even played as a Forward (association football)#Winger, winger, as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder, and as a Forward (association football)#Centre-forward, centre-forward. In 2015, he opened his own charity foundation, the Julio Cruz Foundation. Cruz earned 22 caps for the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team from his debut in 1997, scoring three goals. He represented Argentina at the 1997 Copa América and the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career A tall, physical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
