Karabük Province Karabük ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Karabük Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Capital	Karabük
Area
• Total	4,109 km2 (1,586 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
• Total	227,610
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Area code(s)	0370
Vehicle registration	78
Website	karabük.gov.tr

Karabük Province (Turkish: Karabük ili ) is a province in northern central Turkey with a total population of 227,610 (as of 2010).

The main city is Karabük which is located about 200 km north of Ankara and about 100 km south of the Black Sea coast. Established in 1995, it comprises Karabük, Eflani, Safranbolu and Yenice districts which were formerly part of Zonguldak Province and Eskipazar and Ovacık districts which were previously part of Çankırı Province.

Karabük is located on the highway between Bartın and Ankara which was in ancient times an important route between Amasra on the coast and central Anatolia. The railway between Ankara and Zonguldak passes through Karabük.

Safranbolu, a historically important city, which is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List - is located in Karabük Province.

Districts[link]

Karabük province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):

• Eflani
• Eskipazar
• Karabük
• Ovacık
• Safranbolu
• Yenice

Gallery[link]

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  Traditional houses of Safranbolu

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  Historical shoe-maker shops in Safranbolu

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  Bostancı Pond in Eflani

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  Eflani countryside

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Karabük Province

• (Turkish) Karabük governor's official website
• (Turkish) Karabük municipality's official website
• (English) Karabük weather forecast information
• Karabük Guide
• (Turkish) Eflani News

v t e Karabük Province (in the Black Sea region) of Turkey Urban districts Karabük Rural districts Eflani - Eskipazar - Ovacık - Safranbolu - Yenice Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - Izmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Kilis - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

v t e Provinces of Turkey Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Aksaray Amasya Ankara Antalya Ardahan Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bartın Batman Bayburt Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Düzce Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkâri Hatay Iğdır Isparta Istanbul İzmir Kahramanmaraş Karabük Karaman Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kilis Kırıkkale Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Mardin Mersin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Osmaniye Rize Sakarya Samsun Şanlıurfa Siirt Sinop Şırnak Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Uşak Van Yalova Yozgat Zonguldak

Coordinates: 41°13′25″N 32°38′25″E / 41.22361°N 32.64028°E / 41.22361; 32.64028

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Karabük
Karabük city center
Karabük Location of Karabük
Coordinates: 41°12′N 32°38′E / 41.2°N 32.633°E / 41.2; 32.633
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Karabük
Government
• Mayor	Rafet Vergili (MHP)
Elevation	354 m (1,161 ft)
Population (2009)
• Urban	108,167
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	78xxx
Area code(s)	370
Licence plate	78
Website	www.karabuk.bel.tr/

Karabük is a town and the capital district of Karabük Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. According to the 2009 census, population of the city is 108 167.^[1][2] The district covers an area of 760 km² (293 sq mi),^[3] and the town lies at an elevation of 354 m (1,161 ft).

Karabük is one of the newest provinces of Turkey in the northern part of Anatolia located about 200 kilometers north of Ankara, 115 km (71 mi) away from Zonguldak and 113 km (70 mi) away from Kastamonu. Until 1995 it was a district of Zonguldak, when it became an il (provincial center) in its own right. It was built in the 1930s as the seat of the iron and steel industry of Turkey. Karabük lies in a location near Filyos river formed by the merge of Araç and Soğanlı rivers.

Name[link]

There are no proven facts about the origin of its name; in Turkish kara means "black" or "land" and bük means "bush" or "blackberry bush" in other words "bramble". So Karabük means "blackbush".

History[link]

Karabük is situated on an important trade route between Amasra on the coast and central Anatolia. The history of the city goes back to the early years of the Turkish Republic, when it was a small sub-village formed by 13 houses in the Öğlebeli village of Safranbolu. There was also a small train station on the Ankara - Zonguldak route. The town started to develop with the industrialization of the country. One of the first steel factories of the Republic was built here in 1939 after which it grew rapidly and incorporated Öğlebeli village as a quarter. Karabük became a municipality and then a township in the Safranbolu district in 1941. She became a district in 1953 and she finally became a provincial center in 1995. Hadrianapolis (Eskipazar) is an ancient city from the Roman Empire of the 4th century. İt is about 3 km to Karabük. There are many fountains,churches,roman baths. Although most of it is recently excavated, the illegal excavations which have been going on for many years have damaged Eskipazar's chances of becoming a major tourist attraction ^[4]

Climate[link]

Karabük has a humid subtropical climate with hot and humid summers and cool and wet winters.

Economy[link]

Karabük has its own resources of dolomite and limestone, while coal and manganese is brought from Zonguldak and iron ore from Divriği. This allows a varied, yet basic industry in Karabük, including a coking plant, blast furnaces, a foundry and tube works. There are also chemical plants that produce sulfuric acid and phosphates. Nearby are the Zonguldak coal fields.

One of the major steel producers in Turkey, namely Kardemir (Karabük Iron and Steel Works), is located in Karabük.

Notes[link]

References[link]

• Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Karabük, Turkey". http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TU/0/Karabuk3.html. Retrieved 2008-11-19. 

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Karabük

• District governor's official web site (Turkish)
• Karabük/Safranbolu Resimleri (Pictures) (Turkish)
• Karabük Haber Sitesi (Turkish)
• Kardemir official web site (English)
• Karabük guide and news (Turkish)
• Karabük student dormitory (Turkish)

v t e Karabük in Karabük Province (in the Black Sea region) of Turkey Urban districts Karabük Rural districts Eflani - Eskipazar - Ovacık - Safranbolu - Yenice Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - Izmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Kilis - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 41°12′N 32°38′E / 41.2°N 32.633°E / 41.2; 32.633

Wesley Sneijder

Personal information
Full name	Wesley Sneijder[1]
Date of birth	(1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Internazionale
Number	10
Youth career
1991–2002	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2007	Ajax	126	(43)
2007–2009	Real Madrid	52	(11)
2009–	Internazionale	71	(12)
National team‡
2000–2001	Netherlands U17	6	(2)
2001–2002	Netherlands U19	8	(1)
2003	Netherlands U21	1	(0)
2003–	Netherlands	83	(23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 February 2012

Wesley Sneijder (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛs.li ˈsnɛi̯.dər] ( listen); born 9 June 1984) is a Dutch footballer. He was named UEFA midfielder of the season as well as one of the three best midfielders in the world for 2010 by FIFA.

Due to his impeccable placement and confirmed ability to score from free kicks, Sneijder earned the reputation as a dead-ball specialist.^[2][3] With short stature, he is quick, strong on the ball, and his passing range is enhanced by his ambidexterity.^[4]

A product of the Ajax Academy, he previously played for AFC Ajax with whom he won six trophies and during which time he was awarded the Johan Cruijff Award (for best young player in the Netherlands) in 2004. He was later sold to Real Madrid for €27 million in 2007, winning La Liga in his first season with the club and later being sold to Internazionale for €15 million.

Sneijder previously represented various Youth squads for the Netherlands. He is now a regular player for the Dutch national team, having made his debut in April 2003 at the age of 18, and having represented his country at the World Cup in 2006 and 2010 as well as UEFA Euro 2004 and 2008. Individually he was awarded the 2010 Bronze Boot, the 2010 Silver Ball and included in the team of the tournament for UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup as well as named man of the match for six out of eleven games played by "Oranje" at these two tournaments.^[5]

Early life[link]

Wesley Sneijder was born on 9 June 1984 in Utrecht into a football family: his father was a player, his older brother Jeffrey played for Stormvogels Telstar, and his younger brother Rodney plays for Utrecht in the Eredivisie, on loan from Ajax.

Club career[link]

Sneijder (second from left, with Urby Emanuelson, Maarten Stekelenburg, Zdeněk Grygera, and John Heitinga) played for Ajax from 1991–2007.

Ajax[link]

This section requires expansion.

Sneijder started his career in AFC Ajax's famous youth academy. Following his older brother's footsteps, he signed for Ajax, initially on trial but subsequently impressed enough to be signed on a permanent basis. He first made the bench as an unused substitute for Ajax in a 2–0 win at SBV Excelsior on 22 December 2002 when manager Ronald Koeman, troubled by an injury-filled squad, called him up, advised by Danny Blind, the then-coach of the Ajax youth squad. He then made his official Ajax debut against Willem II after the winter break on 2 February 2003 in a 6–0 win. He rapidly established himself in the role of midfield general and occasional left winger.

On 12 August 2007, Ajax agreed to sell Sneijder to Real Madrid for €27 million, according to the club's website, making him the second most expensive Dutch football player.

Real Madrid[link]

Sneijder was the second of three Dutchmen to sign for Real Madrid 2007–08 season, joining Royston Drenthe and Arjen Robben. He also was given the number 23, which had been previously worn by David Beckham for four seasons at Real. In his first La Liga match for Real, he scored the winner in the Madrid derby against Atlético Madrid. On the second matchday, he scored two goals against Villarreal CF, one of them on a direct free-kick. Sneijder capped a fine first season in Spain by hitting a stunning free kick in the last game of the season against Levante UD at the Bernabéu, taking his goal tally to nine in the La Liga season, a season which also saw Real retain their title.

Sneijder at the Amsterdam Arena.

On 3 August 2008, Sneijder was stretchered off in the pre-season friendly at Arsenal with a suspected cruciate ligament injury after a collision with Abou Diaby. Sneijder had an MRI which confirmed the extent of the injury to be not as bad as first feared. It was expected that he would be out for at least three months.^[6] However, he managed to recover in time and was included in the starting eleven for the Champions League clash against Juventus in Turin.

Sneijder with Real Madrid.

On 2 September 2008, AS reported that after Robinho's departure to Manchester City for €42 million, Sneijder would now be Real Madrid's new number 10.^[7] One day later, Real Madrid confirmed on their web site Sneijder's new number, 10. His previous number, 23, was taken over by his fellow Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart,^[8] whose preferred number is 23.^{[citation needed]}

Internazionale[link]

On 27 August 2009, Sneijder was bought by Internazionale from Real Madrid for a reported fee of €15 million.^[9][10] He was given the number 10 shirt and made his debut a day after he signed the contract. He made an immediate impact by being on the winning side in the Milan derby (4–0) against A.C. Milan. On 3 October 2009 he scored his first, decisive goal, in the 92nd minute against Udinese in a 2–1 win, after a brilliant match.^[11][12] His second goal was scored on 24 October 2009 against Catania, directly from free kick, and he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Inter in a dramatic 2–1 win against Dynamo Kiev in the 89th minute. His next goal was also scored off a hard-swerving free kick in a Coppa Italia game against Livorno.

On 9 January 2010 he scored two stunning free kicks against Siena in the game which Inter won 4–3, however on 24 January he received a straight red card in the Milan derby. On April 6 Sneijder scored a free kick against CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final in the sixth minute, making it 2–0 on aggregate to Inter. On 20 April 2010 he scored Inter's equalising goal during their UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona. He leveled the game by firing in right-footed from a Diego Milito pass. Inter went on to win the game 3–1. Sneijder was given the nickname 'The Sniper' by the Media for his ability to deliver perfect passes and score from amazing distances.^[13]

On 22 May 2010, Inter won the Champions League Final against Bayern Munich by 2–0. Both goals were scored by Diego Milito, with Sneijder supplying the assist for the first goal.^[14]

On 21 August 2010, Inter started the 2010–11 season by winning the 2010 Italian Super Cup with a 3–1 win against Roma.^[15] On 26 August 2010, Sneijder was named by UEFA as the best club midfielder of the Champions League 2009–10 season.^[16] The day after in Monaco, Inter lost to Atlético Madrid in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup.^[17] He scored his first goal of the season in a 2–2 draw against FC Twente in the Champions League on 14 September 2010, and followed that up with another goal in Inter's second game against Werder Bremen in a 4–0 win at the San Siro on 29 September 2010.^[18][19] On 26 October 2010, Sneijder was shortlisted for the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or award, which Lionel Messi won.^[20]

On 28 October 2010, Sneijder signed a five year contract extension with Inter, tying him to the club until 2015.^[21] Inter finished second in Group A of the Champions League and were drawn against FC Bayern Munich (whom they had beaten in the previous year's Final), in the Round of 16. In the first leg, Sneijder and Inter were uninspired and lost 1–0 to a late Mario Gomez goal at the San Siro.^[22] On 15 March 2011, Sneijder helped Inter turn it around scoring in the 63rd minute leading to a 3–2 win (3–3 on aggregate, Inter were through on away goals)^[23] at the Allianz Arena,^[24] booking a place in the quarter-final against FC Schalke 04.^[25] The first leg of that quarter-final ended 5–2 to Schalke. Sneijder also played in the second leg of the tie but could not prevent his team from losing 2–1 and 7–3 on aggregate.

International career[link]

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Sneijder (right) with Arjen Robben training for the Netherlands

Sneijder made his debut for the Netherlands under-21 side against the Czech Republic on 28 March 2003.^{[citation needed]} His first game with the senior Dutch side was against Portugal on 30 April that same year,^{[citation needed]} when he became the eighth youngest player to play for the Netherlands in the first team's history.^{[citation needed]}

Euro 2004[link]

Sneijder reached the UEFA Euro 2004 semi-finals with the Netherlands. He began the competition mainly on the bench, and was subbed into two group stage matches. He had also contributed two goals in the qualifying tournament.

2006 World Cup[link]

Sneijder (left) with Rafael van der Vaart

Sneijder started all four games for the Netherlands at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He received one of the record 16 yellow cards doled out during the infamous Round of 16 clash with Portugal (titled the "Battle of Nuremberg"); Portugal went on to win 1–0.

Euro 2008[link]

In the build-up to UEFA Euro 2008, Sneijder scored a free kick in a friendly against Wales on 31 May, making it his second strike from a direct free kick in a row. The game ended 2–0 with a goal from fellow Real Madrid teammate Arjen Robben.

Sneijder marked his 24th birthday in style by scoring one of the goals of the tournament; the second goal in the 31st minute of the Euro 2008 match against the World Cup champions, Italy. Following Giovanni van Bronckhorst's goal-line clearance and subsequent run into the Italian half, Sneijder received a headed ball from Dirk Kuyt and volleyed it with an acrobatic strike past Gianluigi Buffon. This brought the score to 2–0 after Ruud van Nistelrooy's opener five minutes prior. The match finished with a 3–0 victory to the Dutch after a third goal was scored by van Bronkhorst after another run by him, following a crucial save from Edwin van der Sar. Sneijder's goal contributed to the Netherlands' first victory over Italy in 30 years, which was the biggest defeat Italy had suffered since Sweden beat them by the same margin in 1983. Many fans and pundits agreed that this goal was one of the best of the tournament. On 13 June, he scored another goal for the Oranje in the Euro 2008 group stage match against France: in the 92nd minute, from outside the box, Sneijder struck the ball into the corner of the net, bouncing off the crossbar on its way in. The match finished 4–1 for the Netherlands. Although the Dutch lost to the Russians in the quarter-final, Sneijder was named in the Team of the Tournament for his strong performances.

2010 World Cup[link]

Sneijder the day before the Dutch team's departure to South Africa

Sneijder was in the starting line-up for their first match in the competition, a 2–0 victory over Denmark.^[26] Sneijder scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Japan.^[27] In the first two matches of the group stage at the FIFA World Cup he was selected as the man of the match in both of them.^[28][29][30] In the Netherlands' round of 16 match against Slovakia, Sneijder scored in a 2–1 victory.^[31] He also provided what was at first thought to be an assist for the first goal against Brazil in the quarter finals, but was later credited with the goal.^[32] He then scored the first header of his career direct from a corner and consigned Brazil to a 2–1 defeat, bringing his goal total in the tournament to four. Sneijder was again named man of the match on FIFA's website.^[33]

In the semi final against Uruguay, Sneijder scored in the 70th minute, taking his total in the competition to five, raising him at the time to first place in terms of goals scored, along with David Villa.^[34] The Netherlands won the match 3–2 and progressed to the final. Sneijder was yet again named on FIFA's website as the Budweiser man of the match according to the public online vote.^[35] In the World Cup Final, the Dutch lost to Spain 1–0 after extra time, conceding the only goal of the match after 116 minutes.^[36]

International goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2003	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Moldova	2–0	5–0	Euro 2004 qualifying
2	19 November 2003	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Scotland	1–0	6–0	Euro 2004 qualifying playoffs
3	18 August 2004	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	1–1	2–2	Friendly match
4	8 June 2005	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Finland	1–1	3–1	2006 World Cup qualification
5	17 August 2005	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain	Andorra	0–3	0–3	2006 World Cup qualification
6	24 March 2007	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Russia	2–0	4–1	Friendly match
7	8 September 2007	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Bulgaria	1–0	2–0	Euro 2008 Qualification
8	17 October 2007	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Slovenia	1–0	2–0	Euro 2008 Qualification
9	1 May 2008	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Wales	2–0	2–0	Friendly match
10	9 June 2008	Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland	Italy	2–0	3–0	Euro 2008
11	13 June 2008	Stade de Suisse, Wankdorf, Bern, Switzerland	France	4–1	4–1	Euro 2008
12	9 May 2009	Grolsch Veste, Enschede, Netherlands	Japan	2–0	3–0	Friendly match
13	1 June 2010	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ghana	3–1	4–1	Friendly match
14	5 June 2010	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Hungary	2–1	6–1	Friendly match
15	19 June 2010	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Japan	1–0	1–0	2010 World Cup
16	28 June 2010	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa	Slovakia	2–0	2–1	2010 World Cup
17	2 July 2010	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Brazil	1–1	2–1	2010 World Cup
18	2 July 2010	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Brazil	2–1	2–1	2010 World Cup
19	6 July 2010	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa	Uruguay	1–2	2–3	2010 World Cup
20	9 February 2011	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	Austria	1–0	3–1	Friendly
21	29 March 2011	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Hungary	2–2	5–3	Euro 2012 qualification
22	3 September 2011	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	San Marino	2–0	11–0	Euro 2012 qualification
23	3 September 2011	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands	San Marino	10–0	11–0	Euro 2012 qualification

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 April 2012^[37][38]

International[link]

Statistics accurate as of match played 25 april 2012^[39]

Personal life[link]

Sneijder is married to a Dutch - Spanish actress and presenter Yolanthe Cabau van Kasbergen since July 2010. He has a son from a previous relationship. ^[40] By her inspiration and team-mate Javier Zanetti, Sneijder became Catholic^[41] and was baptized in Milan.^[42]

Sneijder has two brothers, Jeffrey a former footballer^[43] and Rodney who plays for Jong Ajax. In May 2008, it was reported that Sneijder had prevented his younger brother Rodney from a summer transfer to his club at the time, Real Madrid. Sneijder said, "Real Madrid wanted him and Rodney was very happy about that. But when I heard, I stopped the discussions. I am not in favour of juniors increasingly going to top clubs. I've told him that he first must make a break through at Ajax."^[44][45]

Awards[link]

In October 2008, Dutch magazine Voetbal International conducted a poll to decide who was the best Dutch free kick taker. Sneijder received an overwhelming 70% of the votes while Robin van Persie came second with 21% and striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was third with 3% of the vote.^[46] He was voted as the best player of the year 2009–10 by Goal.com.^[47]

Honours[link]

Club[link] Sneijder (left, with a Vuvuzela) and John Heitinga were teammates at Ajax Ajax Eredivisie (1): 2003–04 KNVB Cup (2): 2005–06, 2006–07 Johan Cruijff-schaal (3): 2002, 2005, 2006 Real Madrid La Liga (1): 2007–08 Internazionale Serie A (1): 2009–10 Coppa Italia (2): 2009–10, 2010–11 Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2010 UEFA Champions League (1): 2009–10 FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010 Sneijder at Schiphol departing for the World Cup International[link] Netherlands 2010 FIFA World Cup Silver medal Individual[link] Johan Cruijff Prijs (1): 2004 Ajax Talent of the Year (1): 2004 Ajax Player of the Year (1): 2007 UEFA Euro 2008: Man of the Match (2): vs. Italy, vs. France, Team of the Tournament[48] Best Goal of the Tournament: vs France[49] Best Dutch Free kick Taker (1): 2008[46] 2010 UEFA Champions League Final: Fans' Man of the Match 2010 FIFA World Cup: Man of the Match (4): vs Denmark (GM), vs Japan (GM), vs Brazil (QF), vs Uruguay (SF) FIFA World Cup All-Star Team FIFA World Cup Silver Ball FIFA World Cup Bronze Shoe Goal.com No. 1 (1): 2010[47] UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year (1): 2010 FIFA FIFPro World XI (1): 2010 UEFA Team of the Year (1): 2010 Notes[link] ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Johan Cruijff-schaal, Eredivisie playoffs, Supercopa de España, Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup References[link] ^ a b "The story of Wesley Sneijder". 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Retrieved 12 December 2010.  External links[link] Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wesley Sneijder Official website Sneijder Wesley 2009/10 profile Internazionale Wesley Sneijder profile ESPN Soccernet   Netherlands squads v t e Netherlands 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: Advocaat v t e Netherlands squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Van der Sar (c) 2 Jaliens 3 Boulahrouz 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst 6 Landzaat 7 Kuyt 8 Cocu 9 Van Nistelrooy 10 Van der Vaart 11 Robben 12 Kromkamp 13 Ooijer 14 Heitinga 15 De Cler 16 Maduro 17 Van Persie 18 Van Bommel 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink 20 Sneijder 21 Babel 22 Timmer 23 Stekelenburg Coach: Van Basten v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 van der Sar (c) 2 Ooijer 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 van Bronckhorst 6 de Zeeuw 7 van Persie 8 Engelaar 9 van Nistelrooy 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Melchiot 13 Timmer 14 Bouma 15 de Cler 16 Stekelenburg 17 de Jong 18 Kuyt 19 Huntelaar 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Vennegoor of Hesselink 23 van der Vaart Coach: van Basten v t e Netherlands squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Runners-Up 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Van Bronckhorst (c) 6 Van Bommel 7 Kuyt 8 De Jong 9 Van Persie 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Boulahrouz 13 Ooijer 14 De Zeeuw 15 Braafheid 16 Vorm 17 Elia 18 Schaars 19 Babel 20 Afellay 21 Huntelaar 22 Boschker 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk v t e Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2012 1 Stekelenburg 2 Van der Wiel 3 Heitinga 4 Mathijsen 5 Bouma 6 Van Bommel (c) 7 Kuyt 8 N. de Jong 9 Huntelaar 10 Sneijder 11 Robben 12 Vorm 13 Vlaar 14 Schaars 15 Willems 16 Van Persie 17 Strootman 18 L. de Jong 19 Narsingh 20 Afellay 21 Boulahrouz 22 Krul 23 Van der Vaart Coach: Van Marwijk   Awards v t e Dutch Football Talent of the Year (Johan Cruyff Award) 1984: Been 1985: Van Rooy 1986: Winter 1987: Roy 1988: Huistra 1989: Witschge 1990: Bergkamp 1991: Taument 1992: Overmars 1993: Seedorf 1994: Seedorf 1995: Kluivert 1996: Tomasson 1997: Zenden 1998–1999: Van Bommel 1999–2000: Bruggink 2000–2001: Van der Vaart 2001–2002: Van Persie 2002–2003: Robben 2003–2004: Heitinga 2003: Robben 2004: Sneijder 2005: Kalou 2006: Huntelaar 2007: Afellay 2008: Sulejmani 2009: Elia 2010: Van der Wiel 2011: Eriksen 2012: Maher v t e UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament Goalkeepers Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Edwin van der Sar Defenders José Bosingwa Philipp Lahm Carlos Marchena Pepe Carles Puyol Yuri Zhirkov Midfielders Hamit Altıntop Michael Ballack Cesc Fàbregas Andrés Iniesta Luka Modrić Lukas Podolski Marcos Senna Wesley Sneijder Xavi Konstantin Zyryanov Forwards Andrei Arshavin Roman Pavlyuchenko Fernando Torres David Villa Awards Preceded by John Heitinga AFC Ajax Talent of the year 2002 Succeeded by Kenneth Vermeer Preceded by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar AFC Ajax Player of the year 2006–2007 Succeeded by Maarten Stekelenburg Preceded by Fabio Cannavaro FIFA World Cup silver ball 2010 Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Ronaldo FIFA World Cup bronze shoe 2010 Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Xavi UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder 2009–10 Succeeded by Incumbent v t e F.C. Internazionale Milano – current squad 1 Júlio César 2 Córdoba 4 Zanetti (c) 5 Stanković 6 Lúcio 7 Pazzini 9 Forlán 10 Sneijder 11 Álvarez 12 Castellazzi 13 Maicon 14 Guarín 17 Palombo 18 Poli 19 Cambiasso 20 Obi 21 Orlandoni 22 Milito 23 Ranocchia 25 Samuel 26 Chivu 28 Zárate 29 Coutinho 30 Castaignos 34 Biraghi 37 Faraoni 42 Jonathan 45 Juan 48 Crisetig 53 Tremolada 55 Nagatomo 81 Longo 88 Livaja -- Palacio Manager: Stramaccioni Persondata Name Sneijder, Wesley Alternative names Short description Dutch footballer Date of birth 9 June 1984 Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands Date of death Place of death