Emiel van Eijkeren (born 27 July 1967) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ZVV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | FC Den Haag | 114 | (39) |
| 1994–1998 | NEC | 114 | (32) |
| 1998–1999 | Utrecht | 31 | (3) |
| 1999–2002 | ADO Den Haag | 58 | (23) |
| Total | 317 | (97) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
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 football edit
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]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Vooruitblikken met: Emiel van Eijkeren". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 3 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d Keijzer, Daan (2 June 2021). "Trots op mijn rendement" (PDF). Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). p. 35.
- ^ "FC Twente – FC Den Haag 2:1 (Eredivisie 1990/1991, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ Gruijthuijsen, Jasper van (4 August 2018). "NEC-aanwinst Rens van Eijden: Ik zie mezelf zeker niet als verlosser". De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
- ^ "Van Eijkeren en Groenendijk naar Utrecht". Trouw (in Dutch). 24 February 1998.
- ^ "ADO zegt contract Van Eijkeren op". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 April 2002.
- ^ "Laatste seizoen Emiel van Eijkeren". Hercules Zaandam (in Dutch). 22 December 2017.
External links edit
- Emiel van Eijkeren at WorldFootball.net