Remco van der Schaaf
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Remco Jelmer van der Schaaf | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Ten Boer, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfield, Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Omlandia | |||
| TOP Oss | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Vitesse Arnhem | 82 | (5) |
| 2000 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | PSV | 39 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Vitesse Arnhem | 70 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Burnley | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | → Brøndby (loan) | 44 | (6) |
| 2011–2013 | Randers | 24 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Netherlands U21 | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC). | |||
Remco Jelmer van der Schaaf (born 28 February 1979) is a Dutch professional football player who currently plays as a midfielder.
Early and personal life
Van der Schaaf was born in Ten Boer, Groningen.
Career
Club career
After playing youth football for VV Omlandia and TOP Oss, Van der Schaaf began his professional career in 1997 at Vitesse Arnhem, where he spent part of the 1999–2000 season on loan at Fortuna Sittard.
Van der Schaaf signed for PSV Eindhoven in 2002, and was injured in a 2004 UEFA Cup match by Titus Bramble of Newcastle United.[1] Van der Schaaf re-signed for Vitesse in 2005, and in July 2008 he signed a three-year deal with Burnley,[2] turning down a contract from Welsh side Cardiff City in the process.[3]
Schaaf signed on loan for Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF in February 2009, where he stayed until the end of the 2008–09 season.
in January 2010, van der Schaaf once again signed on loan for Brøndby IF on a one and a half year contract, thus seeing out his contract with Burnley.
In July 2011 he joined the Danish club Randers FC on a 2 year long contract
International career
Van der Schaaf has represented the Dutch under-21 side.[4]
References
- ↑ "Bramble escapes Uefa action". BBC. 2004-04-13. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ↑ "Burnley sign up van der Schaaf". BBC. 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ↑ Terry Phillips (2008-06-26). "Bluebirds plea to Van Der Schaaf". Wales Online. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
- ↑ "England U21s go through". BBC. 2001-11-13. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
External links
- Remco van der Schaaf career statistics at Soccerbase
- Player profile at ESPNsoccernet
- Player profile at Burnley F.C.
- (Dutch) Player profile at Voetbal International
- International stats at 11v11
- Netherlands stats at OnsOranje