Steve Olfers (born 25 February 1982 in Haarlem) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a centre back.

Steve Olfers
Olfers at PSV Eindhoven in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
DIO Oosterwolde
Haarlem
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2001–2003 Excelsior 78 (5)
2003–2004 RKC Waalwijk 32 (1)
2004–2005 Excelsior 12 (1)
2005 FC Den Bosch 16 (1)
2005–2007 Sparta Rotterdam 51 (1)
2007–2009 AaB 56 (1)
2009–2010 PSV Eindhoven 0 (0)
2010–2012 Gabala 49 (0)
2014–2015 Telstar 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2015 (UTC)

Career

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Olfers made his debut in professional football, being part of the Feyenoord squad in the 1999–2000 season. He also played for Excelsior, RKC Waalwijk, FC Den Bosch, Sparta Rotterdam and AaB before joining Gabala in August 2010.[1]

During an interview in July 2013, Olfers stated that he was looking for a new club, preferably outside of the Netherlands.[2] After two-years out of the game, Olfers signed a one-year contract with Eerste Divisie side Telstar in June 2014.[3]

Career statistics

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As of 22 October 2015[4]
Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
2007–08 AaB Danish Superliga 21 1 21 0
2008–09 21 0 10 0 31 0
2009–10 PSV Eindhoven Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[5] Gabala Azerbaijan Premier League 25 0 3 0 28 0
2011–12[6] 24 0 2 0 26 0
2014–15 Telstar Eerste Divisie 27 2 1 0 28 2
Total Denmark 42 1 0 0 10 0 52 1
Azerbaijan 49 0 5 0 0 0 54 0
Netherlands 27 2 1 0 0 0 28 2
Total 120 3 6 0 10 0 132 3

Honours

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Club

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AaB

References

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  1. ^ "Adams and Olfers almost impassable with Gabala" (in Dutch). vi.nl/. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Steve Olfers: 'Looking for a chance to play abroad'. YouTube.
  3. ^ "Steve Olfers tekent bij Telstar". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  4. ^ "S.Olfers". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Premier League Stats 2010/11" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Premier League Stats 2011/12" (PDF). Peşəkar Futbol Liqası. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
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