Gerald Vanenburg
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Gerald Mervin Vanenburg | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 5 March 1964 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Winger | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Sterrewijk | ||||||||||||||
Elinkwijk | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1980–1986 | Ajax | 173 | (64) | |||||||||||
1986–1993 | PSV | 199 | (48) | |||||||||||
1993–1996 | Júbilo Iwata | 86 | (14) | |||||||||||
1997 | Utrecht | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
1997–1998 | Cannes | 26 | (6) | |||||||||||
1998–2000 | 1860 Munich | 43 | (2) | |||||||||||
Total | 536 | (136) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1982–1992 | Netherlands | 42 | (1) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
2000–2005 | PSV (youth) | |||||||||||||
2004 | 1860 Munich | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Helmond Sport | |||||||||||||
2008 | FC Eindhoven | |||||||||||||
2008 | Willem II (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gerald Mervin Vanenburg (born 5 March 1964) is a Dutch former professional
He amassed
Vanenburg earned more than 40 caps for the Netherlands, appearing at the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1988 and winning the latter tournament.
Club career
Ajax
Born in Utrecht of Surinamese descent,[1] Vanenburg finished his football formation with AFC Ajax, and made his Eredivisie debuts exactly one month after his 17th birthday, against ADO Den Haag. He finished his first season with 11 games and three goals, being soon dubbed Vaantje and Geraldinho for his above-average skills.
Vanenburg became an undisputed starter for the
PSV
Vanenburg signed for
Having rejected a lucrative move to
Abroad
Aged 29, Vanenburg had his first abroad experience, helping Júbilo Iwata promote to the J1 League in his first year then playing a further two seasons with them. He finished the 1996–97 campaign back in his country, still being relatively played as hometown's FC Utrecht ranked in 12th position.
Until his retirement in 2000 at the age of 36, Vanenburg played three more years of top flight football, with AS Cannes (France) and TSV 1860 Munich (Germany), where he began appearing regularly as a sweeper.
International career
Vanenburg made his debut for the Netherlands on 14 April 1982 at only 18, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 friendly win with Greece, in Eindhoven.[4] Vanenburg was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 1988 tournament in West Germany, appearing in all the games as the Oranje won the competition.[5]
Vanenburg was also picked by manager
Coaching career
After leaving 1860 Munich, Vanenburg immediately returned to PSV where he was appointed the youth team's manager but, during that timeframe, also managed former club TSV during three months, starting in April 2004, with the team eventually being relegated from the Bundesliga.
In 2006–07, Vanenburg coached Helmond Sport in the Eerste Divisie, being fired on 17 February 2007. On 1 January of the following year he was appointed at another club in the category, FC Eindhoven.
Personal life
Vanenburg was the nephew of former
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ajax | 1980–81 | Eredivisie | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||||
1981–82 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 13 | ||||||
1982–83 | 33 | 17 | 33 | 17 | ||||||
1983–84 | 34 | 7 | 34 | 7 | ||||||
1984–85 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 12 | ||||||
1985–86 | 34 | 12 | 34 | 12 | ||||||
Total | 173 | 64 | 173 | 64 | ||||||
PSV | 1986–87 | Eredivisie | 34 | 9 | 34 | 9 | ||||
1987–88 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||||||
1988–89 | 34 | 10 | 34 | 10 | ||||||
1989–90 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 6 | ||||||
1990–91 | 29 | 11 | 29 | 11 | ||||||
1991–92 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | ||||||
1992–93 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 4 | ||||||
Total | 199 | 48 | 199 | 48 | ||||||
Yamaha Motors | 1993 | Football League
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Júbilo Iwata | 1994 | J1 League | 43 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 8 |
1995 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 23 | 2 | |||
1996 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 34 | 8 | ||
Total | 86 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 105 | 18 | ||
Utrecht | 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||
Cannes | 1997–98 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 6 | 26 | 6 | ||||
1860 Munich | 1998–99[9] | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | |
1999–2000[9] | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||
Total | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
Career total | 536 | 136 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 563 | 142 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Netherlands | 1982 | 4 | 0 |
1983 | 5 | 1 | |
1984 | 0 | 0 | |
1985 | 0 | 0 | |
1986 | 4 | 0 | |
1987 | 7 | 0 | |
1988 | 10 | 0 | |
1989 | 4 | 0 | |
1990 | 6 | 0 | |
1991 | 1 | 0 | |
1992 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 1 |
- Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vanenburg goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 December 1983 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Malta | 1–0 | 5–0 | Euro 1984 qualifying[4] |
Honours
Ajax
PSV
- European Cup: 1987–88[13]
- Eredivisie: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92[11]
- KNVB Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90[12]
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 1992[11]
Netherlands
Individual
- Dutch Golden Boot: 1988, 1989[12]
References
- ^ "Ajax en Suriname: twee handen op één buik" [Ajax and Suriname: two peas in a pod]. Het Parool (in Dutch). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Ajax Amsterdam". Football History. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "1987/88: PSV prosper from Oranje boom". UEFA.com. 25 May 1988. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Gerald Vanenburg – International Appearances". RSSSF. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Van Basten ends Dutch wait". UEFA.com. 5 October 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Netherlands – Egypt 1–1 (0–0); Planet World Cup, 12 June 1990
- ^ "Vanenburg, Roy; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893–1988)" [Vanenburg, Roy; The first Surinamese sports encyclopedia (1893–1988)] (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ Gerald Vanenburg at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ a b "Gerald Vanenburg » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Gerald Vanenburg". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Gerald Vanenburg". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Gerald Vanenburg". Sport Promotion. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "PSV honour ´golden´ 1988 squad". PSV Eindhoven. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
External links
- Gerald Vanenburg – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Gerald Vanenburg at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gerald Vanenburg at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
- Gerald Vanenburg at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Beijen profile (in Dutch)