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Michael Reiziger Personal information Full name Michael John Reiziger Date of birth 3 May 1973 Place of birth Amstelveen, Netherlands Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Playing position Defender Youth career Sint Martinus 1985–1990 Ajax Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1990–1996 Ajax 83 (1) 1992–1993 → Volendam (loan) 10 (2) 1993–1994 → Groningen (loan) 34 (6) 1996–1997 Milan 10 (0) 1997–2004 Barcelona 173 (0) 2004–2005 Middlesbrough 22 (1) 2005–2007 PSV 24 (1) Total 356 (11) National team 1994–2004 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 1993–94 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 1994–95 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 1990–91 Ajax Dutch League 1 0 1991–92 1 0 1992–93 1 0 1992–93 Volendam Dutch League 10 2 1993–94 Groningen Dutch League 34 6 1994–95 Ajax Dutch League 34 0 1995–96 26 1 Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total 1996–97 Milan Italian League 10 0 Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total 1997–98 Barcelona Spanish League 29 0 1998–99 26 0 1999–00 29 0 2000–01 25 0 2001–02 13 0 2002–03 21 0 2003–04 30 0 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2004–05 Middlesbrough Premier League 18 1 2005–06 4 0 Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total 2005–06 PSV Dutch League 13 0 2006–07 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
- UEFA Champions League: 1994–95
- UEFA Super Cup: 1995
- UEFA Cup: 1991–92
- Intercontinental Cup: 1995
- Dutch League: 1994–95, 1995–96
- Dutch Cup: 1992–93
- Dutch Supercup: 1994, 1995
Barcelona
- UEFA Super Cup: 1997
- Spanish League: 1997–98, 1998–99
- Spanish Cup: 1997–98
PSV
- Dutch League: 2005–06, 2006–07
References
- ^ "Middlesbrough 3-0 Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 18 December 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4088011.stm. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ^ PSV release Kluivert and Reiziger; UEFA.com, 11 May 2007
- ^ Reiziger retires from Dutch cause; UEFA.com, 2 August 2004
External links
- Beijen profile (Dutch)
- Michael Reiziger profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
- BDFutbol profile
- Michael Reiziger career stats at Soccerbase
- Michael Reiziger at National-Football-Teams.com
- FootballDatabase profile and stats
- PlayerHistory profile
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1996 
Netherlands squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place 1 van der Sar • 2 Reiziger • 3 Stam • 4 F. de Boer • 5 Numan • 6 Jonk • 7 R. de Boer • 8 Bergkamp • 9 Kluivert • 10 Seedorf • 11 Cocu • 12 Zenden • 13 Ooijer • 14 Overmars • 15 Bogarde • 16 Davids • 17 van Hooijdonk • 18 de Goey • 19 van Bronckhorst • 20 Winter • 21 Hasselbaink • 22 Hesp • Coach: HiddinkNetherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2000 semi-finalists 1 van der Sar • 2 Reiziger • 3 Stam • 4 F. de Boer • 5 Zenden • 6 Seedorf • 7 Cocu • 8 Davids • 9 Kluivert • 10 Bergkamp • 11 Overmars • 12 van Bronckhorst • 13 Konterman • 14 van Vossen • 15 Bosvelt • 16 R. de Boer • 17 van Hooijdonk • 18 de Goey • 19 Numan • 20 Winter • 21 Makaay • 22 Westerveld • Coach: RijkaardNetherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2004 semi-finalists 1 van der Sar • 2 Reiziger • 3 Stam • 4 Bouma • 5 van Bronckhorst • 6 Cocu • 7 van der Meyde • 8 Davids • 9 Kluivert • 10 van Nistelrooy • 11 van der Vaart • 12 Makaay • 13 Westerveld • 14 Sneijder • 15 de Boer (c) • 16 Overmars • 17 van Hooijdonk • 18 Heitinga • 19 Robben • 20 Seedorf • 21 Bosvelt • 22 Zenden • 23 Waterreus • Coach: AdvocaatCategories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Amstelveen
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Dutch footballers
- Association football defenders
- Eredivisie players
- AFC Ajax players
- FC Groningen players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Serie A footballers
- A.C. Milan players
- La Liga footballers
- FC Barcelona footballers
- Premier League players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Netherlands international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- UEFA Euro 2004 players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Dutch expatriates in Italy
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