Marcel Cas

Marcel Cas

Personal information
Date of birth	30 April 1972 (1972-04-30) (age 39)
Place of birth	Breda, Netherlands
Height	6 ft 01 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Feyenoord (Medical Staff)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–2001	RBC Roosendaal	121	(13)
2001-2003	Notts County	56	(8)
2003	Sheffield United	6	(0)
2003-2004	Grimsby Town	19	(2)
2004–2006	RBC Roosendaal	16	(1)
2006-2007	FC Den Bosch	22	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:03, 18 June 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:33, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Marcel Cas (born 30 April 1972 in Breda, Netherlands ) is a former Dutch professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1995 until 2007, playing in both his native land and in England, notably for RBC Roosendaal, Notts County and FC Den Bosch.

He has also played for Sheffield United and Grimsby Town.

Playing career

RBC Roosendaal

Born in Breda in 1972, Cas started his career playing for RBC Roosendaal in 1995, quickly established himself into the team making 121 first team appearances, scoring 13 goals before securing a move to England in 2001.

Notts County

Cas joined Football League Division Two side Notts County in the summer of 2001. He remained at Meadow Lane until 2003, following 58 caps and 8 goals.

Sheffield United

Sheffield United signed Cas in 2003,^[1] but found it hard to find his way into the plans of manager Neil Warnock and he was released at the end of the 2002-2003 season, following only 6 league appearances.

Grimsby Town

Cas returned to Holland for pre season training, but began to talk to several clubs back in England, and this was eventually confirmed when it was announced that he had flew into Humberside Airport in June 2003 to sign a 1 year contract with Grimsby Town, where he joined Tony Crane as the clubs first new signings for the 2003-2004 season. Despite being signed as a right sided midfielder, a position he had played in all his career, he would eventually come to a disagreement with manager Paul Groves who preferred to play him at right-back, whilst Jason Crowe a natural of that position was played in Cas's favoured slot. This was something that unsettled Cas who eventually fell out with Groves, thus paving the way for his departure from Blundell Park in January 2004.

Upon his departure Cas commented "Im a midfielder...not a defender" to the media in relation to his spat with Groves that had effectivley ended his time at Grimsby.

Return to RBC Roosendaal

Cas re-signed for RBC Roosendaal in 2004, but in his two year spell back at the club he was plagued with injuries. He departed in 2006 having only featured in 16 league matches.

FC Den Bosch

Upon his departure from RBC, he signed for FC Den Bosch in the 2006-2007 season, but decided to retire at the end of the season, following 11 years as an active professional footballer.^[2]

After playing

At the beginning of the season 2009/2010 season, Dutch side Feyenoord announced that Cas had joined the club's backroom staff, working in the medical department.

References

1. ^ Marcel Cas career stats at Soccerbase
2. ^ "Marcel Cas" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler/Marcel-Cas.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 

Persondata
Name	Cas, Marcel
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Date of birth	30 April 1972
Place of birth	Breda, Netherlands
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