Roy Vanenburg

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Roy Vanenburg
Personal information
Date of birth 1948 (age 75–76)
Place of birth Paramaribo, Surinam
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1961–1963 Ajax
1963–1964 NAKS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Hercules ? (?)
1965–1967 Robinhood ? (?)
1967–1981
Transvaal
 ? (?)
International career‡
1965–1981 Suriname 10 (4)
Managerial career
1981–????
Transvaal
Takdier Boys
Paloeloe
SNL
2006–2007
FCS Nacional
2007–2010
WBC
2011–2012
Robinhood
2012–2014
Notch
2014–2016
Transvaal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of (21:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC))
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of (21:04, 7 January 2016 (UTC))

Roy Vanenburg is a Surinamese football manager and former player, who was last manager of

Hoofdklasse club S.V. Transvaal. He spent most of his professional playing career with S.V. Transvaal, winning six Hoofdklasse titles, and two CONCACAF Champions Cups, finishing as the league top scorer in both 1968 and in 1971. He had previously played for H.V.V. and S.V. Robinhood
before joining Transvaal in 1967.

After retiring from playing, he went into management with SV Transvaal. followed by spells with

Surinamese Cup and the Suriname President's Cup
all in 2009.

He is the uncle of former Dutch International football player and manager Gerald Vanenburg.

Career

Early career

Vanenburg began his football career in 1961, at age 13, on the Mr. Bronsplein, in Paramaribo, Surinam, playing in the youth ranks of V.V. Ajax. In 1963 he joined NAKS, playing for Jong NAKS in the youth league, receiving guidance from the likes of Frits Purperhart and Imro Pengel, before transferring to Hercules a year later.[1]

Hercules

In 1964, Vanenburg joined

Hoofdklasse at age 16. While at Hercules he would play with the likes of Rinaldo Krenten, Franklin ‘Jeep’ Kranenburg and George Barron, reputable players in the competition at the time. His performance earned him a move to S.V. Robinhood a year later, transferring in November 1965.[1]

Robinhood

From 1965 to 1967, Vannenburg played for SV Robinhood. His performance earned him the captain arm band, at the Kingdom Games in 1966, playing for the Surinamese national team.[2] Vanenburg subsequently transferred to S.V. Transvaal, the dominating club in Suriname at the time, a year later.[3]

Transvaal

Vanenburg played the remainder of his career for SV Transvaal, where he would play with Wensley Bundel and Pauli Corte in the midfield in the sixties.[1] In 1968, he finished as the league top scorer together with teammate Edwin Schal with 14 goals each. In 1971, he finished as the league top scorer once more with 16 goals. Together with Harald Reumel and Schal, he formed a trio that posed a major threat for the opponents.[4] 1973 proved to be the most successful year for Vanenburg, helping his side to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup, thus becoming the first Surinamese club to win the Continental title by defeating CRKSV Jong Colombia from the Netherlands Antilles 4–2 on aggregate score in the final, Transvaal would also win the national title that same year undefeated.[5][6][7]

Transvaal won the national title again the following year, earning the team another berth in the

Atlético Español from Mexico 5–1 on aggregate score in the final. In 1981 Vanenburg helped Transvaal to the 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup finals once more, winning the title 2–1 on aggregate score against C.D. Atlético Marte from El Salvador
.

Considered one of the greatest football players in the clubs' history, Vanenburg helped his team secure six national titles, and two CONCACAF Champions Cup trophies during the span of his career, while finishing as the league top goal scorer twice.[1][8]

International career

Suriname

Vanenburg played for the Suriname national team. He made his debut in 1965 and became the team captain in the 1966 Kingdom Games a year later.[1] He scored his first International goal against the Netherlands on 14 August 1966, scoring the equalizer in a 1–1 draw.[9] He played an important role in the countries 1970 and 1978 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaigns, also helping his team to win the 1978 CFU Championship.[10]

Managerial career

In 1981, Vanenburg retired as a player, taking a coaching position with

Surinamese Cup and the Suriname President's Cup.[11]

In 2011, he took over as manager of

SV Notch where he stayed until 2014, returning to SV Transvaal the following year.[12][13] In December 2015 the club changed ownership and Vanenburg was relieved of his managerial duties, being replaced by Dennis Baino
.

Personal life

Vanenburg is the uncle of

1988 UEFA European Championship with the Netherlands, while winning the Dutch Golden Boot award two years in a row, in 1988 and 1989. His Nephew also helped PSV Eindhoven to win the European Cup in 1988.[14]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 August 1966 National Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Netherlands 1–1 1–1 1966 Kingdom Games
2. 14 April 1968
Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique
  Martinique 1–1 2–3 International friendly
3. 24 November 1968 National Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname  Netherlands Antilles 5–0 6–0 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 6–0

Honors

Player

Club

Transvaal[15]

International

Suriname

Individual

  • SVB Hoofdklasse
    Top Goalscorer (2): 1968 (joint), 1971

Manager

FCS Nacional
  • Royal Cup (1): 2006
Walking Boyz Company
  • SVB Hoofdklasse
    (1): 2009
  • Beker van Suriname
    (1): 2009
  • Suriname President's Cup (1): 2009
  • Paramaribo Cup (2): 2007, 2008

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Vanenburg, Roy; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org.
  2. ^ "Koninkrijksspelen 1966". Voetbalkroniek. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Voetbal; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Reumel, Harald; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Transvaal; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Concacaf clubkampioenschappen; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Oud-voetballers zien elkaar weer in reünie" (PDF). De West. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  8. ^ "'Suriname moet in de keuken van Brazilië kijken'". Natio Suriname. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Roy Vanenburg profile". Soccer-db.info. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Roy Vanenburg profile". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Vanenburg gaat voor tweede bekerzege op een rij". QN Sports. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Roy Vanenburg weg bij Robinhood". Suriname Nieuws. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  13. ^ "Transvaal verliest wederom". QN Sports. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  14. ^ "Oud Ajax spelers". Ajaxfanzone.nl. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  15. ^ "Roy Vanenburg - Career Honours". Soccer-db.info.

External links

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