Danny Buijs

Personal information
Full name	Danny Buijs
Date of birth	(1982-06-21) 21 June 1982 (age 30)
Place of birth	Dordrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Kilmarnock
Number	9
Youth career
	vv Alblasserdam
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
–2001	Feyenoord	0	(0)
2001–2004	→ Excelsior (loan)	64	(9)
2004–2006	Groningen	67	(8)
2006–2009	Feyenoord	51	(6)
2009–2011	ADO Den Haag	53	(7)
2011–	Kilmarnock	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Danny Buijs (born 21 June 1982 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock as a defensive midfielder.

Early life[link]

Buijs was born in Dordrecht and raised in Alblasserdam. When he was six years old he joined local amateur side VV Alblasserdam where his father and uncle played in the first team, while his grandfather was a staff member.^[1] When he was nine years old his VV Alblasserdam team faced Strijen, the team where Geert Meijer's son played. Meijer was assistant manager of Feyenoord in these days and was impressed by Buijs' skills that match and offered him a trial at Feyenoord.^[1] The trial was a success and Buijs joined Feyenoord's youth system.

Club career[link]

Early career[link]

In total he would play ten years at Varkenoord, Feyenoord's youth complex. His development from team to team went without any trouble and his team featured about seven times in a pre-match in De Kuip.^[1] When he reached the A-level status in youth football he played in Feyenoord's A1 team on Saturdays and in Sportclub Feijenoord's (Feyenoord amateur side) team in the Hoofdklasse for about half a season.^[1] His time in the A1 team was a successful period and under manager Henk van Stee they became the Dutch national champions twice. They also won all international events they participated in.^[1] Buijs was a regular goalscorer, was captain of the team and was able to train with the first team squad every now and then. He also joined the first team squad to friendly matches against amateur sides.

Feyenoord[link]

When Buijs came closer to his debut in professional football he realised that he was still skilled enough to compete with Brett Emerton for his right back position and he asked the Feyenoord staff whether he could move to Feyenoord's satellite club Excelsior on loan.^[1] At first Feyenoord did not want to cooperate as they positioned him in their second team, but 6 months later he eventually was allowed to go. Excelsior played in the Eerste Divisie and were contenders for the title.

Loan to Excelsior[link]

On March 8, 2002 Buijs made his professional debut in Excelsior's 3–0 home win over Cambuur Leeuwarden. They did not become the league champions but gained promotion to the Eredivisie through the promotion play-offs at the end of the season.^[1] In the Eredivisie he was a first team regular for Excelsior, but they struggled to compete with the other teams and relegated back into the Eerste Divisie straight away. Buijs almost moved to Sparta Rotterdam as Henk van Stee almost became their manager, but when he eventually became Excelsior's new manager he decided to stay and play another year on Eerste Divisie level.^[1] That year Excelsior lost the title on the last matchday of the season and they were unable to win promotion through the promotion play-offs as well. Feyenoord wanted to extend his contract, but for the same salary as he already received from his first professional contract. Other teams that showed interest were Vitesse, Roda JC and FC Groningen. Eventually he decided to sign a contract with FC Groningen and leave Feyenoord.^[1]

FC Groningen[link]

At FC Groningen he had a successful period. When he came to the club he said in an interview he wanted to achieve European football at his new club. Nobody took his words serious and Martin Drent even asked him if he was nuts.^[1] He started as a right back with Kurt Elshot as the right midfielder. This did not turn out to be a success and due to several injuries Buijs eventually became a defensive midfielder and the following season he exclusively played as a right midfielder. In this season FC Groningen qualified for the UEFA Cup in the 2006–07 season. Buijs started that season at FC Groningen, played two Eredivisie matches and his efforts at Groningen earned him a transfer back to his beloved Feyenoord.

Return to Feyenoord[link]

He had always said that if Feyenoord wanted to have him back he would return there. Buijs had been a member of Het Legioen himself for 10 years and has an intense relationship with the fans at the club.^[1] His first season since his return was no success as Feyenoord finished on the seventh position in the Eredivisie and missed out on European football for the first time in many years. Buijs was often criticised in the meda, but for the fans he is still one of the most popular players at the club.

ADO Den Haag[link]

In the summer of 2009, Buijs joined ADO Den Haag, after already being on loan with the team for ½ year. He signed a contract for 2 years. However, ADO Den Haag struggled in the Eredivisie in Bujis first season there and, on 14 April 2010, English Football League Championship side Derby County announced they had agreed a deal to sign Buijs for the start of the 2010–11 season.^[2] They pulled out of the deal, however, following the signing of Crewe Alexandra's John Brayford.^[3]

Kilmarnock[link]

On 1 July 2011, Buijs signed a one-year deal with Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. Buijs made his debut in a 0 - 0 draw against Motherwell at Rugby Park on Saturday, 30 July 2011.^[4] On 18 March, Buijs played in the 2012 Scottish League Cup Final which Kilmarnock won after beating Celtic 1-0.^[5]

Honours[link]

Kilmarncock

• Scottish League Cup: 2012

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Danny Buijs

• (Dutch) Voetbal International profile
• (Dutch) Official Feyenoord profile

References[link]

• Voetbal International website and 2007/2008 presentation magazine

Michel Vonk (born 28 October 1968) is a Dutch former professional footballer and manager who is currently head coach of Eerste Divisie side Sparta Rotterdam.

As a player he was a defender from 1986 to 2001, notably playing in the English Premier League for Manchester City. He also played in England for Oldham Athletic and Sheffield United, as well as also playing in his native land for AZ, SVV Dordrecht and MVV.

Playing career[link]

Vonk played as centre back and began his career in 1986 with AZ '67 for whom he played 111 times and scored 8 goals. He transferred to SVV Dordrecht in 1991 and played 51 times for the team scoring 1 goal. Then in 1992 he transferred to Manchester City F.C. where he enjoyed three successful seasons playing a total of 91 league games for the club, scoring 4 times.^[1] He had been brought in by then City manager Peter Reid costing £500,000. He formed a successful partnership with Keith Curle in the centre of the City defence. In 1995 he criticised then City manager Brian Horton in the News of the World which earned him a suspension and being fined 2 weeks wages.

Subsequent City manager Alan Ball sold the player to Oldham Athletic F.C. for £350,000, where he played 5 times and scored 1 goal. He was then transferred to Sheffield United F.C. where he played until 1998.^[2] He played 37 times for the Blades scoring twice. His time with the club was hampered by injuries. In 1998 he returned to the Netherlands and began playing for MVV Maastricht. His injuries continued however and he was released by the club when they were relegated.

Coaching career[link]

After retiring from active football, Vonk became a youth coach for PSV. He successively served as assistant to Wiljan Vloet at Sparta Rotterdam for two seasons.^[3]

In April 2011 Vonk agreed to return at Sparta as head coach for the 2011–12 season under supervision of newly-appointed technical director Wiljan Vloet, who accepted to return at the Rotterdam club after two seasons as trainer of NEC Nijmegen.^[3]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Michel Vonk career stats at Soccerbase

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John van den Brom

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-10-04) October 4, 1966 (age 45)
Place of birth	Amersfoort, Netherlands
Playing position	Midfielder (retired)
Club information
Current club	Vitesse (manager)
Youth career
	APWC
–	AFC Quick 1890
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986–1993	Vitesse	225	(80)
1993–1995	Ajax	44	(7)
1995–1996	Istanbulspor	22	(3)
1996–2001	Vitesse	99	(13)
2002–2003	De Graafschap	42	(4)
National team
1990-1993	Netherlands	2	(1)
Teams managed
2003–2004	Bennekom
2004-2007	Jong Ajax
2007–2010	AGOVV Apeldoorn
2010–2011	ADO Den Haag
2011–2012	Vitesse
2012-	Anderlecht
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John van den Brom (born 4 October 1966 in Amersfoort, Netherlands) is a former professional footballer and currently head coach of Belgian club Anderlecht

Playing career[link]

Club career[link]

Van den Brom started his career at the amateurs of APWC in Amersfoort before signing as a professional footballer for Vitesse in 1986. After seven seasons with Vitesse, playing 225 games and scoring 80 goals, he made the move to Dutch giants Ajax, where he played for two seasons before moving abroad with Turkish side Istanbulspor.^[1] He returned to Vitesse after one season, and spent another five seasons there before signing for De Graafschap for his final season, retiring from playing in 2003.

International career[link]

Van den Brom made two appearances for the Dutch national team. He played in the 8–0 win against Malta and the 6-0 win against San Marino. He scored one goal.

Managerial career[link]

After his playing career he became head scout of De Graafschap and head coach of amateur side Bennekom, before becoming coach of the second team at Ajax, on 29 April 2004. From 2007 to 2010 he served as head coach of small Eerste Divisie club AGOVV Apeldoorn with impressive results, also winning a place in the promotion playoffs in his last season in charge. On May 2010 he was announced as new head coach of Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.^[2] June 2011 van den Brom was named as head coach at his old club Vitesse.

He signed with R.S.C._Anderlecht on May 29th 2012 as head coach.

References[link]

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