Daniël Rijaard

Daniël Rijaard

Personal information
Full name	Daniël Julio Henry Rijaard
Date of birth	16 November 1976 (1976-11-16) (age 35)
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	SVV Scheveningen
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995-2002	Excelsior Rotterdam	196	(9)
2002-2005	ADO Den Haag	93	(0)
2006-2006	Excelsior Rotterdam	11	(1)
2006-2008	ADO Den Haag	13	(0)
2008-	SVV Scheveningen
National team‡
2004-present	Netherlands Antilles	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2008. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 February 2008

Daniël Rijaard (born November 16, 1976) is a Dutch Antilles footballer who plays for SVV Scheveningen and Netherlands Antilles. He is a defender who plays as a fullback on the right side of the pitch.

Club career

Rijaard's career began when he signed a professional contract with Excelsior Rotterdam, making his first first-team appearance in 1995, at the age of 18. He was a regular in the team immediately and became one of Excelsior's key players in the following years. In total he played seven straight seasons at the Rotterdam club before making a move towards Eredivisie participants ADO Den Haag. Again he was a regular member in the first team right from the start and played nearly all matches in the competition. In his third season at ADO Den Haag he found himself on the bench more often and at the end of 2005 he went back to Excelsior on loan. With this team he won the championship in the Eerste Divisie, which secured the team a place in the Eredivisie for 2006-07. After the season he returned to ADO where he was no longer secure to be lined-up in the first team. When ADO promoted to the Eredivisie in the 2007-08 season, Rijaard did not receive a new contract. Therefore, he left ADO and became an amateur footballer at Scheveningen.

International career

Rijaard made his debut for the Netherlands Antilles in a March 2004 World Cup qualifying match against Antigua and Barbuda.

Incidents

Rijaard became a controversial figure when he was accused by his former girlfriend of selling games when playing for Den Haag. Eventually he was not charged because of lack of evidence. In January 2008, Rijaard was arrested after the Helmond Sport game after a bust-up with a club steward.

References

• adodenhaag.nl
• clubachterdeduinen.nl
• vi.nl

Persondata
Name	Rijaard, Daniël
Alternative names
Short description	Professional football player
Date of birth	November 16, 1976
Place of birth	Rotterdam
Date of death
Place of death