Michael Reiziger

Michael Reiziger
Michael Reiziger
Personal information
Full name Michael John Reiziger
Date of birth 3 May 1973 (1973-05-03) (age 38)
Place of birth Amstelveen, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Sint Martinus
19851990 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19901996 Ajax 83 (1)
19921993 Volendam (loan) 10 (2)
19931994 Groningen (loan) 34 (6)
19961997 Milan 10 (0)
19972004 Barcelona 173 (0)
20042005 Middlesbrough 22 (1)
20052007 PSV 24 (1)
Total 356 (11)
National team
19942004 Netherlands 72 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Appearances (Goals).

Michael John Reiziger (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑjkəl ˈdʒɔn ˈrɛi̯zəɣər]) (born 3 May 1973) is a retired Dutch footballer who played mainly as a right defender.

After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champions League, he went on to represent three teams in three different countries, namely appearing for FC Barcelona, for which he played in more than 200 official games in seven years.

Reiziger played one full decade with the Dutch national team, representing the nation in three European Championships and the 1998 World Cup, finishing fourth in the latter tournament.

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Club career

Born in Amstelveen, North Holland, Reiziger started his career with hometown's AFC Ajax, making his first-team debuts at the age of 17, then serving two consecutive loan spells, with FC Volendam and FC Groningen: with the latter, in the 199394 season, he scored a career-best six goals, while operating also as a midfielder.

Upon his return to Ajax, Reiziger established himself as a renowned defensive element, helping the club to, among other conquests, the 199495 UEFA Champions League. In 1996 he signed for A.C. Milan, but after an injury-hit season he departed for FC Barcelona, where he spent the following seven years, arriving at the same time as countrymen and former Ajax boss Louis van Gaal: almost never an undisputed starter, he did manage to feature heavily for the Catalans, amassing more than 200 overall appearances and helping the club to back-to-back La Liga titles.

In 2004, Reiziger moved to Middlesbrough on a Bosman transfer. He scored once in the league for Boro, against Aston Villa in December 2004.[1] However, after another campaign dealing with several injuries, he left and returned to Holland, playing his final two years at PSV Eindhoven (in his second, he won the league, and was also reunited with Ajax, Barça and national team mate Patrick Kluivert, although the two rarely ever played).[2]

After retiring, Reiziger settled in Barcelona.

International career

Reiziger made his debut for the Dutch national team on 12 October 1994 against Norway. He played for his country at the UEFA Euro 1996, 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, retiring from international play after the latter.[3]

Shortly after he signed for PSV, Reiziger said he would consider playing for the Netherlands again if the opportunity arose, but he was never recalled again, totalling 72 internationals in ten years.

Statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
199091 Ajax Dutch League 1 0
199192 1 0
199293 1 0
199293 Volendam Dutch League 10 2
199394 Groningen Dutch League 34 6
199495 Ajax Dutch League 34 0
199596 26 1
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
199697 Milan Italian League 10 0
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
199798 Barcelona Spanish League 29 0
199899 26 0
199900 29 0
200001 25 0
200102 13 0
200203 21 0
200304 30 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
200405 Middlesbrough Premier League 18 1
200506 4 0
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
200506 PSV Dutch League 13 0
200607 12 1
Total Netherlands 132 10
Italy 10 0
Spain 173 0
England 22 1
Career total 337 11

National team

Netherlands national team
Year Apps Goals
1994 1 0
1995 5 0
1996 9 0
1997 7 0
1998 11 1
1999 5 0
2000 8 0
2001 5 0
2002 6 0
2003 8 0
2004 7 0
Total 72 1

Honours

Ajax

Barcelona

PSV

References

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