- SBV Excelsior
Football club infobox
clubname = Excelsior
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Excelsior
nickname = "The Kralingers"
"Roodzwarten" (red-blacks)
founded =July 23 ,1902
ground =Stadion Woudestein Rotterdam
capacity = 3,527
chairman = flagicon|NetherlandsNico Janssens
manager = flagicon|NetherlandsTon Lokhoff
league =Eerste Divisie
season = 2007/2008
position = Eredivisie, 18th (relegated)
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leftarm2=ffffff|body2=ffffff|rightarm2=ffffff|shorts2=008000|socks2=008000SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from
Rotterdam , in theKralingen-Crooswijk district. It was founded onJuly 23 ,1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior' (Rotterdam Football and Athletics Union Excelsior). The club were relegated from the top Dutch league,Eredivisie in 2007/08.Excelsior used to be a satellite club of
Feyenoord , where Excelsior received money and players (either on loan or free transfer) fromFeyenoord . That system ended in 2005. Now there is just a little co-operation in the youth level. Excelsior's home stadium is the Stadion Woudestein, which has a capacity of about 3,527, one of the smallest stadiums in the Netherlands.Current squad
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René van Dieren (Captain)Out on loan
Honors
Honours
*sport honours|
Eerste Divisie |3|1973/1974, 1978/1979, 2005/2006Notable players
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Lloyd Doesburg Former Players
*flagicon|Ireland
David Connolly
*flagicon|South KoreaKim Nam-Il (2002-03)
*flagicon|ArubaRonny Nouwen (2001-2005)
*flagicon|NetherlandsRobin van Persie
*flagicon|NetherlandsLuigi Bruins
*flagicon|NetherlandsAndwele Slory
*flagicon|BelgiumThomas Buffel
*flagicon|NetherlandsRoyston Drenthe
*flagicon|AustraliaBrett Holman
*flagicon|Ivory CoastSalomon Kalou
*flagicon|JapanTakafumi Ogura Managers
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Sandor Popovics (1990-1992)
*Cor Pot (1992-1994)
*Rob Baan (1994-1995)
*Hans van der Pluym (1995-1996)
*John Metgod (1997)
*Adrie Koster (1997-2003)
*Henk van Stee (2003-2004)
*John Metgod (2004-2005)
*Mario Been (2005-2006)
*Ton Lokhoff (2006-)External links
* [http://www.sbvexcelsior.nl/ Official website] nl icon
* [http://www.excelsiorfans.nl/ Excelsior Fans] nl icon
* [http://www.erfc.nl/ Excelsior Fansite] nl icon
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