Dutch footballer
Emiel van Eijkeren|
Date of birth |
(1967-07-27) 27 July 1967 (age 57) |
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Place of birth |
The Hague, Netherlands |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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ZVV |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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1990–1994 |
FC Den Haag |
114 |
(39) |
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1994–1998 |
NEC |
114 |
(32) |
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1998–1999 |
Utrecht |
31 |
(3) |
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1999–2002 |
ADO Den Haag |
58 |
(23) |
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Total |
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317 |
(97) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Emiel van Eijkeren (born 27 July 1967) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Van Eijkeren was born in The Hague, but early on him and his family moved to Zaandam, where his father went to work for a large company, Bruynzeel. He began playing football in Zaandam with local amateur club ZVV.[1] In 1990, he moved to ADO Den Haag, then still named FC Den Haag, managed by Co Adriaanse.[1] He had been on a trial with AZ prior to signing with Den Haag, which proved unsuccessful.[2] He made his debut on 28 August 1990 against FC Twente.[3] He played there for four seasons, two of which in the Eredivisie. Van Eijkeren made 114 appearances and 39 goals during his first stint in Den Haag.[1]
He then played four seasons for NEC, recording 114 league matches and 32 goals.[1] One of these goals came in the relegation play-offs in 1997 against VVV-Venlo, a penalty-kick securing a 3–2 win which heeded NEC from relegation from the Eredivisie, and earned Van Eijkeren the nickname "The Saviour" among fans of the club.[2][4] His performances earned him a transfer to FC Utrecht in February 1998, joining the club alongside Alfons Groenendijk.[5] Ahead of the 1999–2000 season, he returned to ADO Den Haag and played three more seasons, in which he made 58 league appearances and scored 23 goals.[1] His contract was terminated by mutual consent in April 2002.[6]
After his professional football career, Van Eijkeren began working as a gym teacher at Trias VMBO in Krommenie.[2] He since became dean and mentor at Zaanlands Lyceum.[2] He also coached amateur club Hercules Zaandam between 2014 and 2018 in the Derde Klasse.[7]
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