David Bus (born May 19, 1978) is a Dutch professional football defender.

Career

De Graafschap

Bus came into professional football relatively late, starting his career at

De Graafschap VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium ...

in 2004 at the age of 26 after a few stints at amateur clubs in his hometown,

Lichtenvoorde Lichtenvoorde is a town in the east of the Netherlands, in the municipality of Oost Gelre. Lichtenvoorde holds a flower parade (''bloemencorso'') every September at the start of its annual festival. The parade features floats covered in flowers ...

. He became a fan favourite during his first season at

. He played 29 games during the 2004/05 season, helping his side get promoted to the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is ...

. The next season, he played more games and performed better but his efforts were not enough to stop

being relegated back to the

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 th ...

. He only played 15 games in the

during the 2006/07 season after the arrival of

Cerezo Fung a Wing Cerezo Fung a Wing (born 24 September 1983 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch football defender who last played for Dutch Eerste Klasse outfit Ajax Zaterdag. His ancestors came from China and moved to Suriname. "Fung A Wing" is his ancestor's ...

were once again promoted to the

in the 2007/08 season and opted to play a 3-man defence and with captain René Bot,

and Stephan Keller the usual starters, Bus was left out in the cold.

Aberdeen

In January 2008

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), ...

signed Bus on a six-month loan deal with first option to buy if he impressed. He joined fellow Dutchmen

Jeffrey de Visscher Jeffrey De Visscher (born 5 May 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger Club career FC Twente Born in Almelo, Netherlands, De Visscher joined FC Twente at the age of 14 and went on to sign professional terms with ...

and

Karim Touzani Karim Touzani (born 11 September 1980) is a Dutch former footballer of Moroccan descent. He played as a midfielder or a defender. He is also the older brother of football freestyler, Soufiane Touzani. Club career Born in Amsterdam, Touzani came ...

Pittodrie Pittodrie Stadium, commonly referred to as Pittodrie, is an all-seater stadium in Aberdeen, Scotland. Used primarily for football, it has been the home ground of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) club Aberdeen F.C. since they wer ...

. At Aberdeen, Bus made limited appearances and even scored an own goal against

Inverness CT Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team currently competes in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional F ...

. On 15 April 2008, he was told he would not be offered a deal to stay at Aberdeen and would be free to return to the Netherlands.

Go Ahead Eagles

In summer 2008, he signed a contract with Go Ahead Eagles of the

. He finished his career in 2014 and returned to the amateur ranks to play for childhood and hometown club Longa'30.Dave Bus: 'Rentree was eenmalig'
- Gelderlander He runs an online wholesaler in sports supplies.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bus, Dave 1978 births Living people Footballers from Oost Gelre Association football central defenders Dutch footballers Eerste Divisie players Eredivisie players Scottish Premier League players De Graafschap players Aberdeen F.C. players Go Ahead Eagles players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Scotland Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Scotland People from Lichtenvoorde