Rudy Johan "Ruud" Berger (born 18 February 1980) is a Dutch former professional

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er who played as a

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Career

Born in

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, Berger came through the

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion ...

youth system before making his senior debut in the 1998–99 season. He was loaned to Cambuur in 2001. After two seasons at Emmen he moved to

FC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

in 2004. In August 2005 he joined

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club

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Waalwijk. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie i ...

, but a knee injury sustained in pre-season forced him to make his debut a few months later. In summer 2010, Berger decided to quit football, citing a loss of motivation and pleasure.

Personal life

His father Han BergerVader Berger zit in lastig parket
- Brabants Dagblad has coached various clubs in the Netherlands.

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1980 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Utrecht (city) Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players FC Utrecht players SC Cambuur players FC Emmen players PEC Zwolle players RKC Waalwijk players {{netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub