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A van is a kind of vehicle used for transporting goods or groups of people. It is usually a box-shaped vehicle on four wheels, about the same width and length as a large automobile, but taller and usually higher off the ground, also referred to as a light commercial vehicle or LCV. However, in North America, the term may be used to refer to any truck with a rigid cargo body fixed to the cab, even up to large sizes.

In the UK usage, it can be either specially designed or based on a saloon/sedan car, the latter type often including derivatives with open backs (such as pick-up trucks). There are vans in all shapes and sizes, ranging from the classic van version of the tiny Mini to the five metre long (LWB) variants of the Mercedes Sprinter van. Vehicles larger than this are classified as lorries (trucks).

Word usage and etymology

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The word van has slightly different, but overlapping, meanings in different forms of English. While the word always applies to boxy cargo vans, the most major differences in usage are found between the different English-speaking countries.

United Kingdom

British English speakers will generally refer to a passenger minivan as a people-carrier or MPV, or multi-purpose vehicle, and a larger passenger van as a minibus. Ford makes a distinct line of vans with short bonnets (hoods) and varying body sizes. Minivans are the same Vans but smaller. The driver's mate of a delivery van was sometimes referred to as a "vanguard." The Sun newspaper introduced the idea of "White Van Man", a typical working class man or small business owner who would have a white Ford Transit, Mercedes Sprinter or similar panel van. The Top Gear TV programme did a piece where the presenters had to buy a cheap panel van and then perform a series of tests. In reference to the reputation of van drivers style of driving on British roads, one of the tests was to tailgate a car travelling at 60 mph as closely as possible.

United States

In the United States, a van can also refer to a box-shaped trailer or semi-trailer used to carry goods. In this case there is a differentiation between a "dry van", used to carry most goods, and a refrigerated van, or reefer, used for cold goods. A railway car used to carry baggage is also called a van.

A vehicle referred to as a full size van is usually a large, boxy vehicle that has a platform and powertrain similar to their light truck counterparts. These vans may be sold with the space behind the front seats empty for transporting of goods (cargo van), or furnished for passenger use by either the manufacturer (Wagon) or another company for more personal comforts, such as entertainment systems (Conversion van). Full size vans often have a very short hood, with the engine block moved to within the passenger cabin.

A cutaway van chassis is a variation of the full size van which was developed for use by many second stage manufacturers. Such a unit generally has a van front end, and driver controls in a cab body which extends only to a point aft of the driver and passenger seats, where the rest of the van body is cutoff (leading to the terminology "cutaway"). From that point aft, usually only the chassis frame rails and running gear extend to the rear when the unit is shipped as an "incomplete vehicle". A second stage manufacturer, commonly known as a bodybuilder, will complete the vehicle for uses such as recreational vehicles, small school buses, minibuses, type III ambulances, and delivery trucks. A large portion of cutaway van chassis are equipped with dual rear wheels. Some second stage manufacturers also add a third weight-bearing single wheel "tag axle" for larger minibus models.

The term van may also refer to a Minivan. However, minivans are usually distinguished by their smaller size and traditionally front wheel drive powertrain, although many now are being equipped with four wheel drive. Minivans offer similar seating capacity (traditionally seven to eight passengers), and better fuel economy than full-size vans, at the expense of power, cargo space, and towing capacity. In addition, many new minivans have dual side sliding doors.

Japan

Early Japanese vans include the Mazda Bongo and the Subaru 360 van. The Japanese also produced many vans based on the American flat nose model, but also mini-vans which for the American market have generally evolved to the long-wheelbase front wheel drive form factor first pioneered by the Nissan Prairie and Mitsubishi Chariot. Microvans, vans that fulfill kei car regulations, are very popular for small business.

Australia

In Australian English, the term van is commonly used to describe a minivan, a passenger minibus, or an Australian panel van as manufactured by companies such as Holden and Ford at various times.

India

In India, van is one of the most common modes of transport and is often used for commuting school children to and from schools as parents, especially working parents are too busy to themselves pick their children from school and when school buses are full and unable to accommodate other children.

A full size van used for commercial purposes is also known as a van; however, a passenger vehicle with more than 7 or 8 seats is more likely to be called a minibus.

Finally, the term van can sometimes be used interchangeably with caravan, which in the U.S. is referred to as a travel trailer.

The British term people mover is also used in Australian English to describe a passenger van. The American usage of van to mean a cargo box trailer or semi-trailer is used rarely, if ever, in Australia.

Examples

's photographic van, Crimea, 1855]] The first generation of American vans were the 1960s compact vans, which were patterned in size after the Volkswagen Bus. The Corvair-based entry even aped the rear-mounted, air-cooled engine design. The Ford Falcon had a flat nose, with the engine mounted between and behind the front seats. The Dodge A100 had a similar layout and could accommodate a V-8. Chevrolet also switched to this layout. The Ford, Dodge and Corvair vans were also produced as pickup trucks.

The standard or full size vans appeared with Ford's innovation of moving the engine forward under a short hood and using pickup truck components and taillights. The engine cockpit housing is often called a dog house. Over time, they evolved longer noses and sleeker shapes. The Dodge Sportsman added a plug to the rear of a long wheelbase to create the 15 passenger van. They have been sold as both cargo and passenger models to the general public and as cutaway van chassis versions for second stage manufacturers to make box vans, ambulances, campers and other vehicles. Second stage manufacturers also modify the original manufacturer's body to create custom vans for the general public.

van in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts]]

In the 1970s, songs like "Chevy Van", written and performed by Sammy Johns, and nicknames like "sin bin" or "screw canoe" became part of the culture as owners transformed them into rolling bedrooms and lounges. Conversion vans became a large market with plusher accommodations than factory seats.

Dodge ended production of their full-size vans in June 2002 (as 2003 models), and replaced it with the German originated Dodge Sprinter, which is based on a narrower, more fuel-efficient European design pattern with a diesel turbo I5. Typical versions of the Sprinter are taller than other unmodified vans (tall enough to stand in), with a more slanted (aerodynamic) profile in front. They have been adopted primarily for delivery and lightweight Class-C van cab motor home applications.

Usage

In urban areas of the United States full-size vans have been used as commuter vans since 1971, when Dodge introduced a van that could transport up to 15 passengers. Commuter vans are used as an alternative to carpooling and other ride sharing arrangements.

Many mobile businesses use a van to carry almost their entire business to various places where they work. For instance, there are those who come to homes or places of business to perform services or to install or repair appliances.

Vans are also used to shuttle people and their luggage between hotels and airports, to transport commuters between parking lots and their places of work, and along established routes as minibuses.

Vans are also used to transport elderly and mobility-impaired worshipers to and from church services or to transport youth groups for outings to amusement parks, picnics, and visiting other churches.

Vans are also used by schools to drive sports teams to intermural games.

Step Van

Another type of van, peculiar to North America, is the step van, so called because of the ease with which one can step in and out of it. Widely used by delivery services, courier companies and the parcel division of the US Postal Service and Canada Post, they are often seen driven with the door open, especially in big cities. Step vans have more obviously boxy shapes and higher rooftops than other vans, and they are rarely employed for carrying passengers. step van.]] step van.]]

Rollover safety

Recently, the larger passenger versions have appeared in news stories for having a tendency to roll over, particularly in the case of inexperienced operators. The van body is taller than the cab and bed of the pickup that uses the same style frame and powertrain resulting in the basic van having a higher center of gravity than a similarly loaded pickup from which it is derived. The suspension is also higher because of the extreme weight capacity of 15 passengers of between and each which may be over one ton of passengers alone. The seats in the passenger version raise the load, passengers, above the floor, further raising the center of gravity (and often shifting it rearward). The bench seats allow passengers to slide if safety belts are not used. In the United States it is common for only the front seat passengers to use their safety belts, perhaps because belted passengers feel they can still lean and shift a large amount. However, the NHTSA, cited below, has determined that belted passengers are about four times more likely to survive in rollover crashes.

Safety can be greatly improved by understanding the unique characteristics of 12- & 15-passenger vans and by following a special set of guidelines developed for drivers, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A summary of this information is available at Reducing The Risk of Rollover Crashes in 15-Passenger Vans. Among other things, this document advises that carrying 10 or fewer passengers (preferably towards the front of the van) greatly reduces the risk of rollover crashes, and it suggests that repeated operation by the same drivers tends to increase their ability to handle these vehicles more safely over time. Car rental companies have also started adding stickers to warn renters about the difference in handling while compared to standard cars. Items should not be added to a roof rack of an already top-heavy vehicle.

Models of vans by manufacturer

Austin

Austin Mini

Austin A35

Austin A55

Asia

Asia Topic

Asia Towner

BMC Commercial Vehicles

Buick

Buick Terraza

'Chery Automobile'

V5 (codename B14) minivan

Karry a small panel van.

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Astro

Chevrolet Beauville

Chevrolet Corvair 95 Greenbriar

Chevrolet Express

Chevrolet G10/G20/G30

Chevrolet Lumina APV

Chevrolet Nomad

Chevrolet Supercarry

Chevrolet Uplander

Chevrolet Venture

Chrysler

Chrysler Town & Country

Chrysler Voyager

Citroën

Citroën H Van

Citroën 2CV

Citroën Berlingo

Citroën C15

Citroën Jumpy

Citroën Jumper / Relay

Commer

Dacia

Dacia Logan VAN

Daewoo

Daewoo Damas

Daewoo Rezzo/Tacuma

Daihatsu

Daihatsu Atrai

Daihatsu Hijet

Dodge

Dodge A100

Dodge B Series B100, B150, B200, B250, B350

Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan

Dodge Coachman

Dodge MB Series MB-250, MB-350

Dodge Ram Van

Dodge Ram Wagon

Dodge Sportsman

Dodge Sprinter

Dodge Tradesman

Fiat

Fiat 238

Fiat 242

Fiat 600 T

Fiat 850 T

Fiat Panda van

Fiat Doblò

Fiat Ducato

Fiat Fiorino

Fiat Scudo

Ford

Ford Model T

Ford Aerostar

Ford Econoline

Ford E100 (Falcon) 1961-1967

Ford Econovan

Ford Freestar

Ford Club Wagon

Ford Transit, FK 1000

Ford Transit Connect

Ford Windstar

Freight Rover

Freight Rover Sherpa

Freight Rover 200 Series

Freight Rover 300 Series

Freightliner LLC

Freightliner Sprinter

FSC

FSC Żuk A 03, A 05, A 14, A 09, A 11, A 15, A 07, A 18, R, M, A 151 C, A 16 B

FSC Lublin 33, II, 3, 3Mi

FSO/ZSD

ZSD Nysa N57, N58, N59, N60, N61, N63, 501, 503, 521/522

GAZ

GAZelle

GMC

GMC Gaucho

GMC Gypsy

GMC Rally STX, Wagon

GMC Safari

GMC Savana

GMC Vandura 1500, 2500, 3500

Glas

Goggomobil TL

Grumman Olson

UPS P-600 - chassis only

UPS P-800 - chassis only

Hanomag

Hanomag L28

Hanomag Kurier

Hanomag-Henschel F20

Honda

Honda Acty

Honda Elysion

Honda Life

Honda Mobilio

Honda Odyssey

Honda Pertner

Honda Stepwgn

Honda Vamos

Hyundai

Hyundai Entourage

Hyundai Grace

Hyundai Lavita/Matrix

Hyundai Starex

Hyundai Trajet XG

Isuzu

Isuzu Oasis

Isuzu Como

Isuzu Filly

Iveco

Iveco Daily

Jowett

Jowett Bradford

Kia

Kia Bongo

Kia Carens/Rondo

Kia Carnival/Sedona

Kia Carstar/Joice

Kia Pregio

LDV

LDV Pilot

LDV Convoy

LDV Cub

LDV Maxus

Leyland

Leyland Sherpa

Lloyd

Lloyd LT 400, 600

Mazda

Mazda Bongo/Bongo Brawny

Mazda MPV

Mahindra- Xylo

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz L319

Mercedes-Benz T1

Mercedes-Benz T2

Mercedes-Benz Vaneo

Mercedes-Benz Vario

Mercedes-Benz Vito

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

Mercedes-Benz V-Class

Mercury

Mercury Villager

Mercury Monterey

Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Expo

Mitsubishi Minica

Mitsubishi Town Box

Mitsubishi L300

Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa

Morris

Morris Minor

Morris J4

Nissan

Datsun Cablight

Datsun Litevan

Nissan AD

Nissan Atlas/Atlas Walkthrue/Atlas Loco/Atlas MAX

Nissan Bluebird van

Datsun/Nissan Cabstar

Nissan Cedric van

Prince Gloria van/Nissan Gloria van

Nissan Caravan

Nissan Cherry van

Nissan Interstar

Nissan Kubistar

Nissan NV200

Nissan Prairie

Nissan Primastar

Nissan Quest

Nissan S-Cargo

Nissan Silkroad

Nissan Skyline van

Nissan Sunny van

Nissan Vanette

Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile Silhouette

Opel / Vauxhall

Opel Blitz

Opel Combo

Opel Corsavan

Opel Astravan

Opel Movano

Opel Sintra

Opel Vivaro

Peugeot

Peugeot J 7, J 9

Peugeot J5

Peugeot Boxer

Peugeot Expert

Peugeot Partner

Plymouth

Plymouth Voyager

Pontiac

Pontiac Montana

Pontiac Trans Sport

Renault

Renault Estafette

Renault 4 F4 and F6

Renault Kangoo

Renault Trafic

Renault Master

Rīgas Autobusu Fabrika

RAF-251

RAF-08

RAF-10

RAF-2203

RAF-22031

RAF-3311

RAF-33111

RAF-977

Saturn

Saturn Relay

SEAT

SEAT Inca

SsangYong

Istana

Rodius/Stavic

Subaru

Subaru 360 Comercial/Van

Subaru Domingo

Subaru Reone van

Subaru Sambar

Suzuki

Suzuki Alto

Suzuki Carry

Suzuki Supercarry

Suzuki Every

Autozam Scrum

Bedford Rascal

Holden Scurry

Maruti Versa

Tatra

Tatra 12

Tatra Beta

Tempo

Tempo Rapid

Tempo Wiking

Tempo Matador

Toyota

Tyopet Coronaline/Corona van/Toyota Corona van

Toyopet/Toyota Crown van

Toyopet Masteline

Toyota Carina van

Toyota Corolla van

Toyota Dyna

Toyota Granvia

Toyota Hiace

Toyota Hiace Regius

Toyota Regius Ace

Toyota Liteace

Toyota Mark II van

Toyota Noah/Voxy

Toyota Master Ace Surf Wagon / Van

Toyota Previa

Toyota Probox

Toyota Publica van

Toyota Quick Delivery / Urban Supporter

Toyota Sienna

Toyota Succeed

Toyota Toyoace

Toyota TownAce

Toyota Coaster

Vauxhall and Bedford

Bedford Beagle

Bedford CA

Bedford CF

Bedford Chevanne

Vauxhall Combo see Opel

Vauxhall Corsavan

Vauxhall Astravan

Vauxhall Rascal

Vauxhall Vivaro

Vauxhall Movano

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Volkswagen Caddy

Volkswagen Routan

(T4) Transporter / Kombi / Caravelle / Eurovan / Mutlivan

(T5) Transporter / Eurovan / Kombi / Caravelle / Mutlivan

Volkswagen California

Volkswagen LT

Volkswagen Crafter

Volkswagen Type 2 ("VW Bus")

Alternative propulsion

Since light trucks are often operated in city traffic, hybrid electric models are very useful:

Dual-Drive Sprinter - Mercedes Van equipped with hybrid drive systems

Electric 35-50 q

Micro-Vett Hybrid Daily

Smith Electric Vehicles Edison Van

Modec Van

Wheelchair accessible

Some vans can be converted into wheelchair accessible vans for mobility impaired people:

Wheelchair Van Information

The following vehicles may be used in yards or in historic city centres:

Graf Carello Transporter

Aixam Mega

Alke' ATX

Tasso Domino

See also

Cutaway van chassis

Public light bus

Ambulance

Campervan

Conversion van

Minivan

Panel van

Sedan Delivery

References

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Coordinates	52°19′24″N18°21′36″N
Name	Jean-Claude Van Damme
Imagesize	250px
Caption	Van Damme at Cannes Film Festival (2010)
Birthname	Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
Birthdate	October 18, 1960
Birthplace	Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium
Yearsactive	1984–present (acting)
Occupation	Actor, martial artist, director
Spouse	1 child)and (1999–present); 2 children)

Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), professionally known as Jean-Claude Van Damme (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ klod vɑ̃ dam]), is a Belgian martial artist and actor.

At the age of 16 he took up ballet, which he studied for five years. According to Van Damme, ballet "is an art, but it's also one of the most difficult sports. If you can survive a ballet workout, you can survive a workout in any other sport." A turning point in his health issues came in late 1997, after having signed divorce papers charging him with spousal abuse, and drug addiction.

After the filming of the 1998 film Knock Off, Van Damme was diagnosed with rapid cycling bipolar disorder after becoming suicidal and started treatment on the bi-polar medication sodium valproate to stabilize his mood. He also went through drug rehab a second time and successfully came clean in time to do other movies, along with made for video/cable movies.

Career

Karate and kickboxing career

Name	Jean-Claude Van Damme
Other names	The Muscles from Brussels JCVD Van Damage
Birth name	Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg
Birth date	October 18, 1960
Birth place	Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Years active	1976–1982 (martial arts)
Height
Weight
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Shotokan Karate, Taekwondo
Fighting out of	Hong Kong, China PR
Rank	black belt in Shotokan
Trainer	Claude Goetz Dominique Valera
Am label	Karate and kickboxing record
Am win	20
Am kowin	20
Am loss	2
Am draw	0

At the age of 12, Van Damme joined the Centre National De Karate (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Claude Goetz in France. Van Damme trained for four years and he earned a spot in the Belgian Karate Team.

He made his debut in 1976, at the age of 16. However, Jean-Claude climbed off the canvas and with a perfectly timed ax-kick, knocked Bergman out cold in 59 seconds of the first round. Van Damme ended 1979 with a stoppage of Gilberto (Gil) Diaz in one round. |align='left'|TKO |align='left'|March 1980 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"| |align='left'|European Professional Karate Association | |Won the European Karate Association's middleweight championship. |align='left'|KO (axe kick) |align='left'|November 1979 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:59 |align='left'|WAKO World Full-Contact Championships |Tampa, Florida, USA |Tournament quarter-final bout. |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|10-1 |align='left'| Rolf Risberg |align='left'|KO |align='left'|1979 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |align='left'|World-All Styles Karate Organization |Ingelmunster, Belgium | |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|9-1 |align='left'| Jacques Piniarski |align='left'|KO |align='left'|1979 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |align='left'|World-All Styles Karate Organization |Opprebais, Belgium | |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|8-1 |align='left'| Andre Robaeys |align='left'|KO |align='left'|1979 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |align='left'|World-All Styles Karate Organization |Mulhouse, Belgium | |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|7-1 |align='left'| Cyrille Nollet |align='left'|TKO |align='left'|1978 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |align='left'|World-All Styles Karate Organization |Iseghem, Belgium | |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|6-1 |align='left'| Emile Leibman |align='left'|KO |align='left'|1978 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |align='left'|World-All Styles Karate Organization |Iseghem, Belgium | |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|5-1 |align='left'| Orlando Lang |align='left'|TKO |align='left'|1978 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:12 |align='left'|European Karate Union |Antwerp, Belgium |Tournament final bout. |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|4-1 |align='left'| Michel Juvillier |align='left'|KO |align='left'|1978 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:39 |align='left'|European Karate Union |Antwerp, Belgium |Tournament semi-final bout. |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|3-1 |align='left'| Eric Bruno Strauss |align='left'|KO |align='left'|1978 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:18 |align='left'|European Karate Union |Antwerp, Belgium |Tournament quarter-final bout. |- | style="text-align:center;" Loss | style="text-align:center;"|2-1 |align='left'| Patrick Teugels |align='left'|Decision |align='left'|1977 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"| |align='left'| WAKO Open International |Iseghem, Belgium | |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|2-0 |align='left'| Maurice Devos |align='left'|TKO |align='left'|1977 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"| |align='left'|Netherlands Kickboxing Federation |Antwerp, Belgium | |- | style="text-align:center;" Win | style="text-align:center;"|1-0 |align='left'| Toon Van Oostrum |align='left'|KO |align='left'|1976 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|0:46 |align='left'|European Karate Union |Brussels, Belgium | |- |}

References

Further reading

(Wako) (PKA World Heavyweight Title) (Eku)

External links

Sites

Official page on Facebook

Official channel on YouTube

Rodin Entertainment Fansite

Interviews

Interview with Patri(c)k Teugels

Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sint-Agatha-Berchem Category:Belgian expatriates in the United States Category:Belgian film actors Category:Belgian immigrants to the United States Category:Belgian karateka Category:Belgian kickboxers Category:Middleweight kickboxers Category:Belgian Muay Thai practitioners Category:People with bipolar disorder

Coordinates	52°19′24″N18°21′36″N
Playername	Marco van Basten
Fullname	Marcel van Basten
Dateofbirth	October 31, 1964
Height
Clubs2	Milan
Caps1	133
Goals1	128
Caps2	147
Goals2	90
Totalcaps	280
Totalgoals	218
Nationalyears1	1981
Nationalyears2	1983–1992
Nationalteam1	Netherlands U21
Nationalteam2	Netherlands
Nationalcaps1	15
Nationalgoals1	13
Nationalcaps2	58
Nationalgoals2	24
Manageryears1	2003–2004
Manageryears2	2004–2008
Manageryears3	2008–2009
Managerclubs1	Jong Ajax
Managerclubs2	Netherlands
Managerclubs3	Ajax

Marcel "Marco" van Basten (Dutch pronounciation: [mɑrko vɑŋ bɑstən]) (31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played for AFC Ajax and A.C. Milan, as well as the Dutch national team, in the 1980s and early 1990s. He is regarded as one of the greatest forwards of all time and has scored 277 goals in a high-profile career cut short by injury. He was later the head coach of AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team.

Known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys, van Basten was named European Footballer of the Year three times (1988, '89 and '92) and FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992. Van Basten was voted eighth in a poll organised by the French weekly magazine France Football consulting their former Ballon d'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century. In 2004, a nationwide poll was held for the 100 greatest Dutch people (De Grootste Nederlander) and van Basten was number 25, the second highest for a football player.

In March 2007, Sky Sports ranked Marco van Basten the first on its list of the great footballers who had their careers cut short.

Playing career

Early years

Marco van Basten was born on 31 October 1964 in Utrecht. He began playing for a local team, EDO, when he was seven years old. A year later, he moved to UVV Utrecht. After 10 years there, he briefly played for another club from Utrecht, Elinkwijk.

Ajax

AFC Ajax signed van Basten for the 1981–82 season. He played his first game for Ajax in April 1982, scoring a debut goal in the 5–0 victory over NEC.

In the 1982–83 season, he competed with the European top scorer Wim Kieft for the position of centre forward, and scored nine goals in 20 league matches. After Kieft left for Serie A club Pisa the next season, van Basten solidified his position as the team's main attacker.

He became a top scorer in the league for four seasons from 1983–84 to 1986–87, scoring 117 goals in 112 matches. In the 1985–86 season, he scored 37 goals in 26 league matches, including six goals against Sparta Rotterdam and five against Heracles Almelo, and won the European Golden Boot. He also scored the winning goal in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final against Lokomotive Leipzig in 1987.

Milan

In 1987, Silvio Berlusconi signed van Basten for A.C. Milan, with fellow countrymen Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard joining in 1988. In his first season, Milan won their first Scudetto in eight years, but van Basten played only 11 games and was constantly troubled by an ankle injury.

In 1988–89, van Basten won the Ballon d'Or as Europe's top footballer. He scored 19 goals in Serie A and scored two goals in the final of European Cup as Milan triumphed against Steaua Bucureşti.

In 1989–90, he became Capocannoniere, Serie A's leading goal scorer, and Milan successfully defended the European Cup after beating S.L. Benfica in the final match.

Milan struggled in the 1990–91 season, as Sampdoria won the Scudetto. After van Basten fell out with Arrigo Sacchi, Berlusconi sacked the manager. Fabio Capello took over the following season, and Milan went undefeated in the league to win another Scudetto. Van Basten scored 25 league goals, and became Capocannoniere again.

In November 1992, he became the first player to score four goals in a Champions League match. The goals came against the Swedish team IFK Göteborg.

Milan stretched their unbeaten run into the 1992–93 season, going 58 matches over two seasons before they lost a game. Van Basten played exceptionally well in the early part of the season. He was again voted the European player of the year, becoming the third player after Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini to win the award three times.

His troublesome ankle injury recurred in a game against A.C. Ancona, forcing him to undergo another series of surgery. He returned for the last few games in the season, before Milan lost to Olympique de Marseille in the Champions League final. The match was van Basten's final game for the Italian club. He thereafter spent two years fighting to come back, but eventually announced retirement in 1995, at the age of 30.

After retirement

He played in the Demetrio Albertini testimonial at the San Siro in March 2006, and headed in a goal before being substituted early in the first half. On 22 July 2006, he also returned for the testimonial to celebrate the 11-year Arsenal career of Dennis Bergkamp, in what was the first game played at the new Emirates Stadium. He played in the second half for the Ajax legends team. He entered the match as part of a double substitution that also introduced Johan Cruyff.

In March 2007, Sky Sports ranked Marco van Basten the first on its list of the great footballers who had their careers cut short.

International

Van Basten's talent was already noticed at a young age and he was called up for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. He made his senior debut that same year. At the UEFA Euro 1988, van Basten scored a total of five goals, including a hat trick against England, the winning goal in the semi-final against West Germany, and a spectacular volley in the final against the Soviet Union. He was the tournament's top scorer and was the only player to score more than two goals.

The Dutch national team exited early in the World Cup in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, losing to West Germany in the second round. Van Basten never scored in the World Cup Finals.

The Netherlands reached the semi-final of UEFA Euro 1992 when they lost to Denmark in a penalty shootout, with Peter Schmeichel saving a penalty shot from van Basten.

Managing career

Van Basten officially left A.C. Milan in 1995 and retired from football, stating he would never try management. However, he changed his mind and took a course with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). His first stint as a manager was as an assistant to his former teammate John van 't Schip with the second team of AFC Ajax in 2003–04. On 29 July 2004, van Basten was named the new manager of the Dutch national team, with van 't Schip as his assistant.

As a manager, he soon established himself as a man of strong principles. Van Basten famously dropped regulars like Clarence Seedorf, Patrick Kluivert, Edgar Davids and Roy Makaay and benched Mark van Bommel, because he believed that they were either past their prime or constantly underachieving.

There were also calls for van Basten to call up Dennis Bergkamp, who had retired from the national team six years earlier for a final "hurrah" as he was retiring that season. Van Basten then revealed to the media that he never intended to do so despite Bergkamp's own willingness.

For probably the first time in decades, none of the "Big Three" Clubs (AFC Ajax, PSV, and Feyenoord) provided the backbone for the national team. Instead, newcomer AZ led the way with players such as Denny Landzaat, Barry Opdam, Barry van Galen, Ron Vlaar, Jan Kromkamp and Joris Mathijsen. Other unheralded choices were Khalid Boulahrouz, Hedwiges Maduro, Ryan Babel and Romeo Castelen selected. Van Basten had also wanted to include Ivorian forward Salomon Kalou, but was thwarted when Kalou was denied Dutch citizenship by the immigration authorities headed by Rita Verdonk. Kalou eventually accepted a call-up to play for Côte d'Ivoire.

during a training prior to Euro 2008.]] Under his guidance, the team were unbeaten in their World Cup qualification group and made it through the group stages at the FIFA World Cup 2006, but were eliminated in a frenzied 1–0 loss to Portugal in the Round of 16. Van Basten was heavily criticised for dropping Ruud van Nistelrooy (who had scored 28 goals for the Netherlands) before this game, in favour of Dirk Kuyt, who did not score throughout the entire tournament.

In November 2006, van Basten recalled exiled A.C. Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf for a friendly against England at the Amsterdam ArenA. In May 2007, van Basten announced the end of his long-running dispute with Real Madrid forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had previously declared never to play for a Dutch national squad with van Basten as its manager. Other players, such as Roy Makaay, Mark van Bommel, Boudewijn Zenden, and Edgar Davids, however, remained out of favour.

Van Basten had a contract with the KNVB for managing the Dutch national side until 2008. The KNVB had expressed its wishes to extend his contract to include the World Cup qualification route to 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. On 22 February 2008, van Basten signed a four-year contract with AFC Ajax, starting from 1 July. His last tournament thus was the UEFA Euro 2008, where the Netherlands surprised with a strong round 1 performance. They were beaten in an upset by Guus Hiddink's Russia in the quarter finals.

Van Basten became trainer of Ajax after Euro 2008 but resigned on 6 May 2009 after his team failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.

Honours

Club

Ajax

UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1987

Eredivisie: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85

KNVB Cup: 1983, 1986, 1987

Milan

European Cup: 1989, 1990

Intercontinental Cup: 1989, 1990

European Supercup: 1989, 1990

Serie A: 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93

Supercoppa Italiana: 1988, 1992, 1993

International

UEFA European Championship: 1988

Nasazzi's Baton: 1985

Individual honours

FIFA World Player of the Year: 1992

World Soccer Player of the Year: 1988, 1992

UEFA Best Player of the Year: 1989, 1990, 1992

IFFHS Best Player of the Year: 1988, 1989, 1990

Onze d'Or: 1988, 1989

Onze d'Argent: 1987, 1992

Bravo Award: 1987

UEFA European Championship 1988 Top Scorer and Best Player with 5 goals

European Footballer of the Year: 1988, 1989, 1992

Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1984–85

FIFA 100 (List of the greatest living footballers picked by Pelé): 2004

European Golden Boot: 1985–86

European Silver Boot: 1983–84

European Cup Top Scorer: 1989

European Cup Silver Top Scorer: 1993

Dutch League Top Scorer: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87

Serie A Top Scorer: 1989–90, 1991–92

Serie A Silver Top Scorer: 1988–89

World Golden Boot: 1985–86

Statistics

Player

Manager

References

External links

Marco van Basten fansite

Marco van Basten extensive profile at AC Milan Online

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Coordinates	52°19′24″N18°21′36″N
Name	Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor
Born	April 10, 1979
Origin	London, England
Instrument	Guitar, piano, bass guitar, voice
Genre	ElectropopDiscoHouse
Occupation	Singer, songwriter, model
Years active	1997–present
Label	Polydor, Fascination
Associated acts	Theaudience, Manic Street Preachers, Spiller, The Freemasons,
Url	sophieellisbextor.net
Notable instruments	Guitar, voice

Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer, songwriter, model and occasional dj. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group disbanded, Ellis-Bextor went solo, achieving widespread success in the early 2000s. Her music is a mixture of mainstream pop, disco, nu-disco, and 1980s electronic influences.

Ellis-Bextor has released three solo albums: Read My Lips, Shoot from the Hip, and Trip The Light Fantastic. She is due to release her fourth solo album, Make a Scene, in 2011.

Personal life

She attended St. Stephen's School and later Godolphin and Latymer School in Hammersmith. Among her earliest public performances were with the W11 Opera children's opera from the age of thirteen, and she is now a patron of the organisation. as was "Love Is Here"; Ellis-Bextor was supposed to release a single in late November to promote a greatest hits album, but the release date was pushed back to March 2008, and subsequently cancelled. However, "If I Can't Dance" was released in Spain as the second single following "Me and My Imagination". The song has appeared on several compilations such as Supermodelo 2008 CD and Disco Estrella 2008.

2008–present: Make a Scene

According to Ellis-Bextor in April 2008, recording sessions for her greatest hits collection proved fruitful, so she decided to release a fourth studio album before a hits compilation. She further indicated that she was considering a change in musical direction after the release of these two albums.

In November 2008, Ellis-Bextor confirmed her next single would be "Sophia Loren", which was used in a Rimmel London ad campaign in which she also starred, but a single release never materialised. In August 2009, she released a five-track live EP from the 2009 iTunes London Festival, during which she performed previous singles of hers and a new track, "Starlight" (not included on the EP). Freemasons worked with Ellis-Bextor for their album Shakedown 2 on "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)", which was released as a single in June 2009 and peaked at number thirteen in the UK. Ellis-Bextor performed at Birmingham's Nightingale Club in January 2010.

Ellis-Bextor's fourth album, titled Make a Scene, is to be released in 2011. Calvin Harris has contributed two songs, "Calling It Love" and "Off and On", an outtake from Róisín Murphy's 2007 album Overpowered written with Cathy Dennis; he also remixed "Off and On" for club play. At one point, "Off and On" had been chosen as the second single from the album. She also worked with Armin van Buuren ("Not Giving Up on Love"), Richard X ("Magic", "Starlight"), Groove Armada, The Hoosiers, Dimitri Tikovoi, Hannah Robinson, Metronomy, and Matt Prime and Liam Howe from the Sneaker Pimps.

The first single from the album, "Bittersweet" (co-written by Freemasons and Hannah Robinson), was released in May 2010 and reached number twenty-five on the UK Singles Chart. "Not Giving Up on Love" was released as the second single from the album, on 20 August 2010 in Europe, and made available worldwide on iTunes.

Additional recordings

In early 2005, she performed on a track by the duo Busface, entitled "Circles (Just My Good Time)"; she was credited as "Mademoiselle E.B." in order to not have this be mistaken for a single from her next album.

In 2006, her track "Dear Jimmy" was released on the Popjustice compilation. It is believed to have been recorded in the same sessions as those for her third studio album, Trip The Light Fantastic, and was originally intended for use as the B-side to her single Catch You.

In October 2008, Ellis-Bextor covered the Dolly Parton song "Jolene"; the track was released on the soundtrack to the BBC2 sitcom Beautiful People.

In early November 2008, Ellis-Bextor recorded a track with the French DJ Junior Caldera, and the song's title is "Can't Fight This Feeling", released in 2009. However, the release of the single was put on "jeopardy", as Junior Caldera released it as the fourth single from his first album "Début". A fan made video with the radio edit of the song was released on YouTube in 24 February 2009, and reached #78 Top Favorited in France the same day. The single was released in February 2010, in France, and was a Top 20 hit in the country. The Armin van Buuren track "Not Giving Up On Love" features Sophie's vocals.

Other projects

In 2007, Ellis-Bextor appeared at Christmas in the Robbie the Reindeer episode, "Close Encounters of the Herd Kind". Ellis-Bextor was depicted as a female alien at the closure of the story, singing the song 'Supersonic', the last track on her third solo studio album Trip The Light Fantastic. In November of this year she also launched the npower Greener Schools Programme, which aims to give schools in the UK a 'green makeover' by providing free energy audits, implementing tailor-made energy efficiency measures to reduce their carbon footprint, and educating children on how to be greener She also launched Capital Radio's Capital 95.8 'Lights Out London' campaign, which asks Londoners to switch off their lights for one hour in a bid to save 750 MWh and send a message to the world on the importance of climate change.

In 2008 she features in the short musical film The Town that Boars Me by photographer Ben Charles Edwards. The film also features Jodie Harsh, Kelly Osbourne and Zandra Rhodes amongst others. The film is set to debut in late summer at the Portobello Film Festival and is produced by Glass Loves and Shoot to Kill Productions.

An advocate for animal rights, she posed for PETA's anti–fur clothing advertisement. She is also currently fronting a campaign for The Children's Society encouraging people to log onto the Hundreds and Thousands of Childhood Memories Website to donate their favourite childhood memory.

She auditioned for the 2001 movie Moulin Rouge! for the part of Satine.

In May 2008 Ellis-Bextor was hired by cosmetics brand Rimmel as one of their new faces. A new song performed by Ellis-Bextor is featured in one of the Rimmel London' spot for the line "Sexy Curves". Ellis-Bextor is appearing as an advocate for Verdi on BBC World News classical music programme Visionaries in August 2008. Ellis-Bextor performed live at Manchester's Gay Pride, on 23 August 2008, having just arrived back from Moscow. On 24 August 2008, Ellis-Bextor performed a live cover version of Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" outside Buckingham Palace as part of the Visa London 2012 Handover Party in the Mall.

Ellis-Bextor and her husband Richard Jones will be launching a DJ club project, called "Modern Love" in London.

Ellis-Bextor and her mother Janet Ellis appeared on Channel 4's game show The Million Pound Drop Live playing for charity. They made it to the final question, however they lost but £5000 was donated to their chosen charity.

Tours

2002-2003: "Read My Lips Tour" (United Kingdom and Europe)

2006: "25 Live" (Supporting George Michael on his tour leg around the United Kingdom and Ireland)

2007: "Beautiful World Live" (Supporting Take That on their tour in the United Kingdom and Ireland)

2009/2010: "Straight to the Heart 2010 Tour" (United Kingdom, Europe, Asia and USA) 2010: "The Pandemonium Tour" (Supporting Pet Shop Boys on their UK Leg]

Discography

Studio albums

2001: Read My Lips

2003: Shoot from the Hip

2007: Trip the Light Fantastic

2011: Make a Scene

Extended plays

2009:

DVD

2002: Watch My Lips

References

External links

SophieEllisBextor.net — official website

[ Sophie Ellis-Bextor] at Allmusic

I am Sophie Ellis Bextor... Heat World Interview (2009)

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Coordinates	52°19′24″N18°21′36″N
Name	Sabine Schmitz
Caption	Schmitz, in 2007
Birth date	May 14, 1969
Birth place	Adenau, Germany
Occupation	Racing driver,Television personality
Othername	Sabine Reck, SpeedBee
Website	http://www.speedbee.de

Sabine Schmitz (Sabine Reck while married; born 14 May 1969), is a German former professional motor racing driver for BMW, now known for driving the BMW "Ring taxi" around the Nürburgring race track as well as being a television personality.

Biography

Born to the local hotel and restaurant owning Schmitz family, Sabine and her two elder sisters grew up in the "Hotel am Tiergarten" (in the basement of which is the Pistenklause restaurant) in Nürburg within the Nürburgring Nordschleife.

Schmitz trained as Hotelfachfrau and Sommelière. During her marriage to a hotelier she lived in Pulheim, but after her divorce in 2000, up until 2003, she owned a bar-restaurant in Nürburg named the Fuchsröhre (Foxhole) after a track section. In 2004 she qualified as a helicopter pilot.

Following occasional drives with the family car on the Nordschleife, all three sisters started racing, but only Schmitz continued and collected victories. Schmitz won in CHC and VLN race events, the VLN endurance racing championship in 1998, and is the first woman to win a major 24h race, the 24 Hours Nürburgring, in 1996 and 1997, all with a BMW M3 entered and co-driven by local veteran Johannes Scheid. In 2006 Schmitz and Klaus Abbelen drove the #97 Porsche 997 in the Nürburgring VLN endurance racing series, entered by Land Motorsport. They finished a strong third in the 24h 2008, beaten only by the factory-backed Manthey-entered winners of 2007 and 2006.

Nürburgring

Schmitz came to mass public attention driving one of the two BMW M5 "Ring taxi" around the 20.8 km long race track in an entertaining manner.

According to her own estimates, Schmitz has gone around the track more than 20,000 times, increasing by approximately 1200 per year. Her familiarity with the circuit earned her the nicknames "Queen of the Nürburgring" and "the fastest taxi driver in the world". She says her favourite parts of the track are Schwedenkreuz and Fuchsröhre.

Claudia Hürtgen is her main rival, winning the championship in 2006, and scoring pole and victory in the third VLN race of 2008, with a BMW Z4.

Her company, Nürburgring-based Sabine Schmitz Motorsport, offers advanced driver training and a "Ring Taxi" service for passengers.

Television career

As a result of her popularity as "the fastest taxi driver in the world", and charisma, Schmitz became an occasional motorsport guest commentator, known for her gleefully dry descriptions of driving incidents. Since September 2006, Schmitz has co-hosted a motoring show on German television, D Motor on the DMAX TV channel. In each show, Schmitz takes on another challenge, for example Schmitz in a Ferrari 360 vs. a 1200 hp Race Truck, or Schmitz in a Formula Renault race car vs. a race sidecar.

In December 2004, Schmitz gained recognition in the United Kingdom after appearing in the BBC television show Top Gear with presenter Jeremy Clarkson. On her only attempt, using the same car, she beat his best lap time of 9 minutes 59 seconds in a Jaguar S-Type diesel by 47 seconds (Season 5, Episode 5), having castigated his best lap with the comment "I tell you something, I could do that lap time in a van". When trying to film Schmitz, the team couldn't keep up so they used Jaguar test driver Wolfgang Schubauer to drive the Jaguar S-Type R chase car, which means that much of the lap shown on the episode was not the first lap where she set the 9 min. 12 sec. lap time.

Thus, in her second appearance on Top Gear, she actually drove a Ford Transit Diesel in an attempt to beat Clarkson's time set in the Jaguar S-Type diesel. Her final time with the Transit was 10 minutes and 8 seconds (Season 6, Episode 7). For this final lap the van was stripped and streamlined at the front with gaffer tape (Sabine's belt, hubcaps, spare wheel, toolkit and Richard Hammond were removed) and a Dodge Viper was driven in front to help keep the "air clean" by providing a good slipstream to travel through.

Her first appearance on British television, however, was on the 2002 BBC programme Jeremy Clarkson Meets the Neighbours, where she takes Jeremy around the Nürburgring in the "Ring Taxi".

Her third appearance was at the 2005 Top Gear Awards to collect the award for 'Best German' (Season 7, Episode 6).

In 2007, she appeared in Clarkson's Supercar Showdown DVD where she raced an Audi R8 against The Stig in a Porsche 911 GT3.

Schmitz also appeared in the sixth episode of the Top Gear's 11th series, in a competition between the German motoring equivalent of Top Gear, on which she features, and the British Top Gear team. Both groups engaged each other in a series of challenges, in which Schmitz raced the Top Gear team in a double decker car race, and Clarkson in a one-on-one Mini challenge. She was victorious in both her events; due to the timely intervention of James May dressed suspiciously like The Stig, however, the overall result was a win for the Top Gear team.

Race results

24 Hours Nürburgring: Overall winner in 1996 and 1997 (BMW), third in 2008 (Porsche)

References

External links

SpeedBee (formerly Sabine Schmitz Motorsport)

BMW Ring Taxi review by Ian Bevis

2006 Team website

Report on "Ring-Taxi"

The Fastest Taxi Driver In The World

BMW Ring-Taxi

Video footage

Schmitz on the Nürburgring followed by a Porsche 996 GT3 Google video

Schmitz at the ring, tuned Porsche GT2 vs Caterham CSR260 Youtube video, German

Nordschleife Tours - Nürburgring Google video, English, Sabine Schmitz at 10:02,20:00

Part 1, Part 2 One Lap with Ford Transit (diesel) in 10:08 at TopGear

Dmotor challenge: Schmitz in a 500hp Dodge Viper vs. a 164hp race kart with a Honda CBR 1100 Blackbird engine Youtube video, German

Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:German racecar drivers Category:Female racecar drivers

Coordinates	52°19′24″N18°21′36″N
Name	Christian Burns
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Christian Anthony Burns
Born	January 18, 1974Wigan, United Kingdom
Instrument	Singing, Acoustic/Electric Guitar
Genre	Pop
Occupation	Singer, songwriter
Years active	1999–present
Associated acts	BBMak, Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren

Christian Burns (born Christian Anthony Burns on January 18, 1974 in Wigan) is an English musician and the son of Tony Burns of "The Signs", a Liverpool-based rock band signed to Decca Records in the 1960s.

Career

Burns was a member of the popular British band, BBMak, along with Mark Barry and Stephen McNally. The group sold nearly three million albums worldwide and had a Top 5 single with "Back Here", in the UK. In the United States, "Back Here" reached number 1 in the charts and received heavy video play on MTV and TRL.

In 2003, the band broke up, and all the members went on to pursue solo careers. Since then Burns has been collaborating with other artists and dance projects. In 2007, he worked with Tiësto on the track "In the Dark", for the album Elements of Life. He also collaborated with a Dutch based dance project, Allure, on the track entitled "Power of You".

He has also collaborated with Benny Benassi, on the song "Love and Motion", and American singer, Jes Brieden, on the song 'As We Collide'.

He is featured heavily on BT's 2010 album These Hopeful Machines, co-writing the songs "Suddenly", "The Emergency", and "Forget Me". He provides lead vocals on "Suddenly" and backing vocals on "The Emergency", "Forget Me."

He also has upcoming tracks with Richard Durand "Night & Day", also Armin Van Buuren's "This Light Between Us" taken from his album " Mirage" released in September 2010. Other collaborations include tracks by David Guetta, Matt Darey, Sebastian Ingrosso, and Dirty South.

He is currently in a new band called The Bleach Works, and is due to release a new album in 2011.

Discography

For Christian Burns discography with BBMak see BBMak Discography

Soundtracks

2005 - "Sky High" - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

2006 - "Little Athens" - "Tranqulized" (as Inhaler)

Singles

Co-Productions

2007 - "In the Dark" (as Tiësto featuring Christian Burns) - #133 UK

2008 - "Something About You" (as Inhaler featuring Christian Burns)

2008 - "Power of You" (as Allure featuring Christian Burns)

2010 - "Suddenly" (as BT featuring Christian Burns)

2010 - "Night & Day" (as Richard Durand featuring Christian Burns)

2010 - "Save This City" (as Phonic Funk featuring The Bleachworks)

2010 - "This Light Between Us" (as Armin Van Buuren featuring Christian Burns)

Collaborations

2008 - "Love And Motion" (with Benny Benassi)

2010 - "The Emergency" (with BT)

2010 - "Invincible" (with Matt Darey/Urban Astronauts)

External links

Inhaler, Christian Burns and BBMak Website

Category:1974 births Category:BBMak members Category:English male singers Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Liverpool