Genaro Rasan Snijders (born 29 July 1989) is a Dutch

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who plays as a winger at non-professional level for FC Abcoude in the

Derde Klasse The ('Third Class') is the eighth tier of football in the Netherlands Football is the most popular sport in the Netherlands. Football was introduced to the Netherlands by Pim Mulier in the 19th century when in 1879, at the age of 14, he fo ...

. After retiring from professional football, Snijders worked as an account manager for DTG.

Club career

Youth career

Born in Amsterdam, the

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, Snijders started his career at local amateur club

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. He moved to FC Abcoude as a youngster, an amateur club known for developing top class players like

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and

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. Snijders was discovered by AZ, and joined their youth academy. Because of a conflict with

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, Snijders decided to leave for Vitesse's youth department, Vitesse/AGOVV. After a short time, he was promoted to the reserve squad. In 2008, he was picked for Vitesse's first team together with fellow team-mates

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and

Alexander Büttner Alexander Büttner (; born 11 February 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap. Club career Vitesse Born in Doetinchem, Büttner began his career with local club VV Doetinchem, but ...

Vitesse

In the

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season, he played mostly for the reserves, but in first months of 2009 he was picked for the first team by manager

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. On 25 January 2009, Snijders made his debut in professional football, when he replaces

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in the 87th minute in the derby match against

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The match ended in a 0–0 draw. On 9 March 2009, he extended his contract with Vitesse to 1 July 2011. In 2010, Snijders was loaned out to

FC Omniworld Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, and hosts home matches at the Yanmar Stadion. The club builds on forme ...

. He played 11 matches for the

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side, in which he scored three goals.

Willem II

In January 2012, Snijders was loaned out to

Willem II Willem II may refer to: People * William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands * William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands Other uses * Willem II (football club), a Du ...

. After the end of the 2011–12 season, he turned his loan switch into a permanent deal. However, he was released after one season, having played 23 matches in which he scored twice.

Dordrecht

In November 2013, Snijders signed a deal with

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 ...

side

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until the end of the season.

FC Oss

On 1 September 2014, Snijders signed a one-year deal with

side

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

until the end of the season.

Notts County

In July 2015, Snijders signed for

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side

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 25 November 1862, it is the ...

on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract. He scored in the League Cup against

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Later career

On 21 November 2017, Snijder signed for

DVS '33 DVS '33 Ermelo (, English: ''Strong Through Unity'') is a Dutch amateur football club from Ermelo, founded 1 September 1933. The club currently competes in the Derde Divisie, the fourth tier of league football in the Netherlands. The club e ...

in the

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. He left there in March 2018 and moved to

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. In May 2020, he decided to return to the club where he had started his youth career: FC Abcoude, in the capacity as both a player and assistant coach.

International

Snijders played once for the Unofficial Professional

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and scored 1 goal against Curaçao in a 3–2 defeat.

References

External links

Voetbal International profile

Official Genaro Snijders profile on Vitesse.nl
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snijders, Genaro 1989 births Living people Dutch footballers Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent SBV Vitesse players Almere City FC players Willem II (football club) players FC Dordrecht players TOP Oss players Notts County F.C. players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Footballers from Amsterdam English Football League players Association football wingers DVS '33 players Dutch expatriate footballers Surinamese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Derde Divisie players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Surinamese expatriate sportspeople in England JOS Watergraafsmeer players DHSC players