Serginho Greene

Football player infobox
playername= Serginho Greene
fullname = Serginho Greene
nickname =


dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1982|6|24|df=y
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|6|24
cityofbirth = Amsterdam
countryofbirth = Netherlands
height = height|m=1.79
currentclub = Feyenoord
clubnumber = 18
position = Central Defender
youthyears = 1988-1994
1994-2000
youthclubs = FC Abcoude
Ajax Amsterdam
years = 2001-02 2002-05 2005-
clubs = HFC Haarlem
RKC Waalwijk
Feyenoord
caps(goals) = 34 (1)
82 (3)
59 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Netherlands
nationalcaps(goals) = 00 0(0)
pcupdate = 29 November 2007
ntupdate = 7 June 2007

Serginho Greene, (Pronunciation|SerginhoGreene.ogg) (born 24 June, 1982 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch soccer player who currently plays as a defender for Feyenoord Rotterdam in the Eredivisie.

Early years

Greene's life was all about football since he was a little kid, growing up in the south-eastern part of Amsterdam where playing street football was a daily routine. [http://www.feyenoord.nl/domains/feyenoord/pages/datapresenter.asp?contentcode=SPELER_HOMEPAGE&pagenr=3&dataid=12790000011105 Jeugd biografie Serginho Greene] , feyenoord.nl] He was never interested in other sports like tennis or basketball, but totally in love with football. He loved to play with the ball and work on his technique by doing tricks or playing matches on the streets of Amsterdam. [http://www.feyenoord.nl/domains/feyenoord/pages/datapresenter.asp?contentcode=SPELER_HOMEPAGE&pagenr=3&dataid=12790000011105 Jeugd biografie Serginho Greene] , feyenoord.nl]

At six, his father took him to FC Abcoude where he played in their youth squads until he was twelve, before joining Ajax Amsterdam's famous football school. [http://www.feyenoord.nl/domains/feyenoord/pages/datapresenter.asp?contentcode=SPELER_HOMEPAGE&pagenr=3&dataid=12790000011105 Jeugd biografie Serginho Greene] , feyenoord.nl] He cruised through all youth squads until the A1 squad where they told him he was too good for Ajax' reserve team, but was not yet able to make the step towards their first team. They offered him to join HFC Haarlem on loan, but he wasn't keen on such a move. Eventually he decided to go there and to start his professional career. [http://www.feyenoord.nl/domains/feyenoord/pages/datapresenter.asp?contentcode=SPELER_HOMEPAGE&pagenr=3&dataid=12790000011105 Jeugd biografie Serginho Greene] , feyenoord.nl]

Professional career

At Haarlem he spent one season in de Eerste Divisie, playing 34 matches and scoring one goal. [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=40053/dbid=36753/typeofpage=40054/sc=def12a Paspoort Serginho Greene] , vi.nl] He still had a three year remaining contract at Ajax which he gave up, because he did not want to play in the Eerste Divisie any longer. [http://www.feyenoord.nl/domains/feyenoord/pages/datapresenter.asp?contentcode=SPELER_HOMEPAGE&pagenr=4&dataid=12790000011105 Serginho Greene's pre-Feyenoord career] , feyenoord.nl] Ajax decided to release him and fellow Eredivisie contenders RKC Waalwijk showed interest in him. Working with Martin Jol, Željko Petrović (who still was a player at RKC in those days) and Erwin Koeman he learned a lot about professional football and he developed quickly. [http://www.feyenoord.nl/domains/feyenoord/pages/datapresenter.asp?contentcode=SPELER_HOMEPAGE&pagenr=4&dataid=12790000011105 Serginho Greene's pre-Feyenoord career] , feyenoord.nl]

Greene played on many positions during is RKC spell. In his first season at the club he played as a left fullback, while in his second season he played both in the centre of defence and as a right fullback. [http://www.feyenoord.nl/domains/feyenoord/pages/datapresenter.asp?contentcode=SPELER_HOMEPAGE&pagenr=4&dataid=12790000011105 Serginho Greene's pre-Feyenoord career] , feyenoord.nl