- Richard Knopper
Football player infobox
playername = Richard Knopper
fullname = Richard Gijsbert Knopper
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dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1977|8|29|mf=y
cityofbirth =Rijswijk
countryofbirth =Netherlands
currentclub =ADO Den Haag
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position =Midfielder
youthyears = 1984-1988 1988-1993 1993-1997
youthclubs =RVC Rijswijk Feyenoord Rotterdam Ajax Amsterdam
years = 1997-2004 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-
clubs =AFC Ajax Aris F.C. (loan)SC Heerenveen (loan)Vitesse Arnhem ADO Den Haag
caps(goals) = 67 (19) 21 (1) 32 (9) 47 (8) 17 (3)
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nationalteam = Netherlands
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pcupdate =28 September ,2006
ntupdate =28 September ,2006 Richard Knopper (born
August 29 ,1977 inRijswijk ) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays forADO Den Haag .Knopper began his footballing career withFeyenoord youth team, however, he signed his professional contract with arch-rivals Ajax, and made his Ajax debut in November 1997, in the away match againstSparta Rotterdam . In 1999 he was voted by the Ajax supporters as most talented player, receiving the "Marco van Basten Trophy". His best season at Ajax was unfortunately Ajax's poorest season of the recent years, in 1999/2000. Knopper was one of the most valuable players that season, scoring fifteen goals as a midfielder.He was a regular underJan Wouters , but whenCo Adriaanse took over as head coach in 2000, Knopper was injured for almost the entire season, playing only eight matches that year. In his last year at Ajax, he won the Dutch League underRonald Koeman , adding another thirteen matches to his total of 67 Ajax league matches. In 2002, Knopper joined Greek team Aris Saloniki on loan, and in the following year, loaned out toSC Heerenveen .Knopper finally left Ajax in 2004 to joinVitesse Arnhem where he could be guaranteed first team football. After some troubles with his new Vitesse managerAad de Mos in 2006, he was forced to leave Arnhem.ADO Den Haag took the player on loan and contracted him till the summer of 2010.References
* [http://www.adodenhaag.nl adodenhaag.nl]
* [http://www.clubachterdeduinen.nl clubachterdeduinen.nl]Persondata
NAME=Knopper, Richard
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional football player
DATE OF BIRTH=August 29 ,1977
PLACE OF BIRTH=Rijswijk
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