Gerardus Christianus (Ger) Senden (born 9 July 1971) is a retired Dutch

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

, who played as a

right back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. He was born in

Heerlen Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg ...

, and played for

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie ...

from 1989 to 2008, earning the honorary nickname ''Mister Roda JC''. He played more than 400 matches for the club before retiring from the game in May 2008. With Roda JC, Senden won the

KNVB Beker The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Ou ...

(Dutch Cup) twice in ( 1996–97 and 1999–2000), scoring in the 1997 KNVB Cup Final.

Honours

Roda JC *

KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. O ...

: 1996–97, 1999–2000

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1971 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football defenders Roda JC Kerkrade players Eredivisie players Sportspeople from Heerlen Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) 20th-century Dutch people 21st-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub

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