Sander Duits

Sander Duits
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-08-29) 29 August 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Putten, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
SDC Putten
1995–1998 Vitesse
1999–2002 De Graafschap
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2006 De Graafschap 67 (5)
2006–2010 Omniworld 132 (32)
2010–2014 RKC Waalwijk 121 (15)
2014–2017 Go Ahead Eagles 83 (4)
2017–2019 SDC Putten
Total 403 (56)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sander Duits (born 29 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer.[1] He played for De Graafschap, FC Omniworld, RKC Waalwijk and Go Ahead Eagles. His favorite position on the field is as a central midfielder.

Club career

Duits started playing football with amateurs SDC Putten and he was soon signed to the youth team of Vitesse. In 1999, De Graafschap picked him up. He made his debut in professional football as a part of the De Graafschap squad in the 2002–03 Eredivisie season, in which De Graafschap relegated. When relegation was a fact, Duits became a regular starter in Frans Adelaar's side. After promoting back to the Eredivisie, and Gert Kruys becoming manager, Duits played less. He was even put in the reserve team for a short period. De Graafschap once again relegated, and Kruys left the club. He was still no regular, as De Graafschap signed players like Joost Volmer and Dave Bus breaking through – both players for his position.

In 2006, his contract expired at the club, and he signed with FC Omniworld. There he became the key player, and Eredivisie clubs began showing their interest in him. Duits, however, also had disciplinary problems throughout his career, and in his third season at the Mitsubishi Forkliftstadion he received 13 yellow cards, a total which has not been exceeded in the Eerste Divisie as of 2024. Eventually, he signed with RKC Waalwijk for the 2010–11 season.[2] The club had just been relegated from the Eredivisie, and were fighting for a comeback. After RKC had relegated to the Eerste Divisie, Duits announced he wanted to leave the club. On 28 August 2014, he signed a deal two-year deal with Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles.[3]

Duits quit professional football in 2017 citing persisting knee problems[4] and returned to childhood club SDC Putten.[5]

Honours

Club

RKC Waalwijk:[6]

References

  1. ^ Sander Duits (Go Ahead) naar SDC Putten‚ destentor.nl, 12 May 2017
  2. ^ "RKC versterkt zich met Duits en Van Peppen" [RKC are strengthened by Duits and Van Peppen]. VI.nl (in Dutch). 21 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  3. ^ Sander Duits naar Go Ahead Eagles – NOS (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Sander Duits hangt voetbalschoenen aan de wilgen – FOX Sports (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Sander Duits (Go Ahead) naar SDC Putten – De Stentor (in Dutch)
  6. ^ "RKC Waalwijk kampioen in Jupiler League" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2020.