Gustav Reinier Uhlenbeek (born 20 August 1970) is a Dutch former

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. He was born in

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in the former Dutch colony

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, but grew up in

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. Uhlenbeek spent more than a decade in English football, and was released by Halifax Town at the end of the 2006–07 season.

Career

Uhlenbeek plays on the right side of midfield, or as a right-back. He began his career at

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, but only played twice for the first team and left the club in 1992. He later played first division football for Cambuur and

TOP 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 abbrevia ...

, before joining English side

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in 1995. In his first two seasons at Portman Road, Uhlenbeek was a regular, but he lost his place in the team, and joined

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in 1998. After two years at Fulham and one goal against Wrexham, he joined

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in 2000. He spent two seasons at Bramall Lane, where he gained something of a cult status, before later playing for

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(scoring once against Rotherham), Chesterfield and

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. After being released by Wycombe in the summer of 2005, he joined

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

. Uhlenbeek had a fine but somewhat inconsistent season at Mansfield, where he was one of the few veterans in an otherwise very young team. His contract expired at the end of the 2005–06 season, and Uhlenbeek was subsequently released. After his release, he joined Halifax Town, where he spent a year.

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