Jürgen Colin

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Jürgen Colin

Full name	Jürgen Colin
Date of birth	January 20, 1981 (1981-01-20) (age 27)
Place of birth	Utrecht, Netherlands
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Ajax
Number	31
Youth clubs
	HMS PSV Eindhoven
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-2004 2002 2002-2003 2004-2005 2005-2007 2007-	PSV Eindhoven KRC Genk (loan) NAC Breda (loan) NAC Breda Norwich City Ajax	24 (1) 7 (0) 34 (0) 28 (1) 58 (0) 1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 19, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Jürgen Colin (born January 20, 1981) is a Dutch footballer who currently represents Ajax in the Eredivisie. He previously played for PSV Eindhoven, KRC Genk, NAC Breda and Norwich City.

Colin started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven after coming from amateur side HMS. His debut came on August 22, 2001 in a 3-2 home win over FC Den Bosch. He went on to play three more matches before he was sent on loan to KRC Genk which whom he won the Jupiler League championship. The following season he was sent on loan again to NAC Breda for which he played every game. He returned to PSV after the season and became a full squad member, gaining him a total of 20 appearances that season. NAC Breda showed interest in purchasing him and both Colin and PSV agreed to that. His performances in the 2004-05 season at NAC Breda earned him a transfer to Football League Championship side Norwich City.

Colin had a difficult first season at Norwich and struggled for form, eventually losing his place at right-back to Craig Fleming. He was re-instated to the team at the start of the 2006-07 season and his improved form has seen him retain his place. However, when new club manager Peter Grant took over, Colin lost his place to versatile midfielder Andy Hughes. In early July 2007, Colin was invited to a three week trial with Dutch side Ajax. On July 30, 2007 the move was finalised for a fee of 100,000 euros.

At Ajax Colin appeared in the battle of the Johan Cruijff-schaal which they won 1-0 over his old team PSV Eindhoven, winning his second career trophy.

[edit] Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals
2001/02	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	4	0
2001/02	KRC Genk	Jupiler League	7	0
2002/03	NAC Breda	Eredivisie	34	0
2003/04	PSV Eindhoven	Eredivisie	20	1
2004/05	NAC Breda	Eredivisie	28	1
2005/06	Norwich City	Championship	25	0
2006/07	Norwich City	Championship	33	0
2007/08	Ajax	Eredivisie	1	0
Total			152	2