Fernando Albert Derveld (born 22 October 1976) is a Dutch retired

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. He played as

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Club career

Derveld began his career in his home country the Netherlands, playing for the youth teams of

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and

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

, before he made his senior debut with Willem II in the 1995-96 season. After three seasons at Willem II, he moved on to

HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 1982� ...

, where he stayed for one and a half years. He had a trial with English club

Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...

in early 2000, though the then City manager

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declined to offer him a contract. Rioch's successor at Norwich -

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- did give him a contract when he took over towards the end of the 1999-00 season. In total, Derveld played 25 games for Norwich, scoring one goal in a 3-2 win at

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

. He struggled to find form and was not held in high esteem by City supporters. When Hamilton left the club in late 2000, his successor -

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- made it clear that Derveld did not figure in his plans, and after a loan spell at West Bromwich Albion, his contract with Norwich was terminated in the summer of 2001. He moved on to play for

Odense BK Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city of Odense, in southern Denmark. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play ...

in the

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, under head coach

Troels Bech Troels Bech (born 29 July 1966) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who managed Odense Boldklub (OB) to the 2002 Danish Cup trophy. He was the manager of Danish club Esbjerg fB until November 2008 and took over Danish clu ...

. While playing in a

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match for Odense BK against

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in 2002, Derveld scored from a

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and was then

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moments later. Derveld was ever-present in the Odense starting formation, and in the summer 2005, he moved back to the Netherlands to play for

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

. Following a mediocre season at Heerenveen, he returned to Denmark, where he re-united with Bech at Esbjerg fB. Summer 2008 Derveld and Esbjerg fB agreed to cancel the player contract. In summer 2008 he moved to

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, but he was already released by the club in November that year.

Derveld as a painter

Fernando has painted a few paintings. A couple of paintings were painted for a charity auction in

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

in 2006. Image:Squares - Fernando Derveld.jpg , Squares, 90 x 90 cm. Currently situated in a private collection in Denmark.

Honours

OB *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will ...

: 2001–02

References

External links

Esbjerg fB profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Derveld, Fernando 1976 births Living people Footballers from Vlissingen Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers PSV Eindhoven players Willem II Tilburg players HFC Haarlem players Norwich City F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Odense Boldklub players SC Heerenveen players Esbjerg fB players FC Dordrecht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Danish Superliga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark