John Fitzgerald Veldman (born 24 February 1968) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender. Veldman spent his entire career in the
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...
, playing 297 matches from 1986 to 2001. He began his professional career at
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 ...
, then moved on to
Willem II,
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.
Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...
,
Ajax
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* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
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,
Vitesse and
RBC Roosendaal
RBC, previously known as RBC Roosendaal, is a football club based in Roosendaal, Netherlands. RBC currently plays in the fifth-tier Vierde Divisie after bankruptcy in 2011, restarting the club in the tenth tier Vijfde Klasse.
History 1912– ...
. While at Sparta, he started in various defensive positions and helped the club reach the final of the
KNVB Cup
The KNVB Beker (; ), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organised by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside the N ...
in 1996.
Veldman earned a single cap for the
Netherlands national team, which came on 24 April 1996 in a 1–0 loss to
Germany
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. He was included in the
Dutch squad for
Euro 1996
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but did not make an appearance.
His brother,
Elfried Veldman, died in the crash of
Surinam Airways Flight 764
Surinam Airways Flight 764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname on a Surinam Airways DC-8-62. On Wednesday 7 June 1989, the fl ...
.
References
External links
voetbal international profile
1968 births
Living people
Dutch men's footballers
Footballers from Paramaribo
Men's association football defenders
Netherlands men's international footballers
UEFA Euro 1996 players
Eredivisie players
Sparta Rotterdam players
Willem II Tilburg players
PSV Eindhoven players
AFC Ajax players
RBC Roosendaal players
SBV Vitesse players
Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
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