Sander Westerveld

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Sander Westerveld
Personal information
Full name Sander Westerveld
Date of birth October 23, 1974 (1974-10-23) (age 33)
Place of birth    Enschede, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club unattached
Youth clubs
1980-1988
1988-1994		 De Tubanters
FC Twente
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1994–1995
1995–1999
1999–2001
2001–2005
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006
2006–2007
2007-2008		 FC Twente
S.B.V. Vitesse
Liverpool
Real Sociedad
→ Mallorca (loan)
Portsmouth
→ Everton (loan)
UD Almería
Sparta Rotterdam		 014 (0)
101 (0)
075 (0)
077 (0)
006 (0)
006 (0)
002 (0)
033 (0)
029 (0)   
National team2
1999-2001 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 006 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Sander Westerveld (born October 23, 1974) is a Dutch football player born in Enschede, the Netherlands. His position is goalkeeper and he left Sparta Rotterdam after the 2007/2008 season.

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[edit] Career information

His first professional match was for the Enschede club FC Twente in 1994. After two seasons at Enschede he moved to Vitesse Arnhem where in the course of three seasons, he developed into a goalkeeper of national stature.

Following the 1998/1999 season, he earned himself a transfer to Liverpool, where he succeeded David James. In the two seasons he was with the Liverpool club, he was often subjected to criticism from the media. After a major mistake in a game against Bolton Wanderers in 2001 he was put on the bench by then-manager Gérard Houllier, who promptly signed two new goalkeepers - the Polish international Jerzy Dudek (who became a Champions League-winning hero) and the injury-prone but impressive Englishman Chris Kirkland. Westerveld was then sold despite being part of a team that had won three trophies the previous season. A move abroad saw a successful spell with Spanish side Real Sociedad culminating in Champions League participation and finishing as runner up in La Liga of the 2002/2003 season.

In July 2005 he moved back to England, being signed by Alain Perrin at Portsmouth where he was to be first choice ahead of Jamie Ashdown and Greek keeper Konstantinos Chalkias. In February 2006 he was allowed to move on a short term loan to Everton F.C., rivals of his former club Liverpool, because of a goalkeeping crisis which saw Nigel Martyn, Richard Wright and Iain Turner all unavailable. Westerveld played only two games.

Once he returned he was still kicking his heels on the sidelines, and was promptly released by current Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp, in May 2006.

During the summer of 2006, Westerveld signed with Spanish Second division club UD Almería for one season, where he helped them reach promotion to the Spanish First division before leaving the club at the end of his contract.

In September 2007, he joined Sparta Rotterdam on a short-term contract and in May 2008 he announced that he was to leave Sparta.[1]

[edit] Career Honours

[edit] Honours As Player

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Winner

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Runner Up

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Runner Up

[edit] References

  1. ^ Westerveld leaves Sparta - Voetbal International (Dutch)

[edit] External links

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