Eredivisie 23+ Goal Scorers since 1992/1993

Jozy Altidore recently scored his 23rd goal for AZ in the Dutch Eredivisie.  Here is a list of the other players that have accomplished this feat in the past 20 Eredivisie seasons.

2012/2013
31 - Wilfried Bony (Vitesse)
26 - Graziano Pellè (Feyenoord)
24 - Alfred Finnbogason (Heerenveen)
23 - Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar)

2011/2012
32 - Bas Dost (Heerenveen)
25 - Luuk de Jong (Twente)
23 - Sanharib Malki - (Roda JC)

2010/2011
23 - Björn Vleminckx (NEC Nijmegen)

2009/2010
35 - Luis Suárez (Ajax)
24 - Bryan Ruiz (Twente)

2008/2009
23 - Mounir El Hamdaoui (AZ Alkmaar)

2007/2008
34 - Klaas Jan Huntelaar (Ajax)

2006/2007
34 - Afonso Alves (Heerenveen)

2005/2006
24 - Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord)
23 - Shota Arveladze (AZ Alkmaar)

2004/2005
29 - Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord)

2003/2004
31 - Mateja Kezman (PSV)

2002/2003
34 - Mateja Kezman (PSV)
28 - Pierre Van Hooijdonk (Feyenoord)

2001/2002
23 - Pierre Van Hooijdonk (Feyenoord)

2000/2001
24 - Mateja Kezman (PSV)

1999/2000
29 - Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV)
25 - Pierre Van Hooijdonk (Vitesse)

1998/1999
31 - Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV)
24 - Luc Nilis (PSV)

1997/1998
34 - Nikos Machlas (Vitesse)
25 - Shota Arveladze (Ajax)

1996/1997
None

1995/1996
None

1994/1995
30 - Ronaldo (PSV)

1993/1994
26 - Jari Litmanen (Ajax)
25 - Pierre van Hooijdonk (NAC)

1992/1993
26 - Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax)

Eredivisie Top Scorers since 05/06: Where are they Now?

Players who have scored at least 20 goals in the Dutch Eredevisie since 2005/2006 and the clubs they are with for the 10/11 season.

2005/2006
33 - Klass-Jan Hunterlaar - SC Heerenveen / Ajax
22 - Shota Arveladze - AZ
22 - Dirk Kuyt - Feyenoord
21 - Jefferson Farfan - PSV

2006/2007
34 - Afonso Alves - SC Heerenveen
24 - Jefferson Farfan - PSV
22 - Blaise N'Kufo - Twente
22 - Danny Koevermans - AZ
21 - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - Ajax

2007/2008
34 - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - Ajax
21 - Blaise N'Kufo - Twente

2008/2009
23 - Mounir El Hamdaoui - AZ
22 - Luis Suarez - Ajax

2009/2010
35 - Luis Suarez - Ajax
24 - Bryan Ruiz - Twente
21 - Mads Junker - Roda JC
20 - Mounir El Hamdaoui - AZ


Current Clubs

England
Dirk Kuyt - Liverpool

Germany
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar - Schalke 04
Jefferson Farfan - Schalke 04

Netherlands
Danny Koevermans - PSV
Mounir El Hamdaoui - Ajax
Bryan Ruiz - FC Twente
Mads Junker - Roda JC

Qatar
Afonso Alves - Al-Rayyan

USA
Blaise N'Kufo - Seattle Sounders



Retired
Shota Arveladze - Manager Kayserispor (Turkey)

If You Ain't Dutch, You Ain't Much - Dutch Goal Videos

Sorry, my wife grew up in Holland and 'If you ain't Dutch, You ain't much' is her favorite saying these days with the Netherlands making the 2010 World Cup Final.

In honor of the Dutch Final appearance, here are some of the best/most impressive goals by the Netherlands from past European Championships, World Cups, and World Cup Qualifiers.


Johan Neeskens - 1974 WC vs Brazil


Johan Cruyff - 1976 Euro vs Belgium


Arie Haan - 1978 WC vs Italy


Marco van Basten - 1988 Euro vs USSR


Dennis Bergkamp - 1993 WC Qualifier vs England (goal at 2:30)


Dennis Bergkamp - 1998 WC vs Argentina



Frank de Boer - 2000 Euro vs France (goal at 7:25)



Giovanni van Bronckhorst - 2002 WC Qualifier vs Ireland (goal at 5:20)


Wesley Sneijder - 2008 Euro vs Italy

Video: Dutch 'Total Football' World Cup 1974

Thoroughly entertaining 'total football' highlights from The Netherlands first game vs. Uruguay at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany.

Soccer History of You'll Never Walk Alone

I've seen the Liverpool and Celtic supporters sing "You'll Never Walk Alone" countless times, but I never knew the history behind it or even the words to the song. This post tells a little history of the tune along with some video evidence.

The BBC story behind Liverpool and the song You'll Never Walk Alone

Facts from Songfacts:
-- The Rogers & Hammerstein song was originally written for the 1945 musical Carousel.

--Frank Sinatra was the first artist to take this song into the charts (#9 on the Billboard charts in 1945).

--In the original musical Carousel, the song was sung to inspire a pregnant female character after the death of her husband.

--The Pink Floyd song Fearless ends by fading into a recording of Liverpool Football Club fans singing this song.

--In 1985 a version by The Crowd returned the song to #1. Gerry Marsden of Gerry and the Pacemakers was again the lead vocalist. Zack Starkey, Ringo Starr's son, was on drums, making him and Ringo the first father and son to both have UK #1s.

Liverpool or Celtic: Who Walked Alone First? (Link)

Origins as a Football Anthem:
In the 1960's the DJ at Liverpool's Anfield would play the top ten albums in order, with the number one album of the time being You'll Never Walk Alone playing last, right before game time. The fans took to singing it even after the album dropped from the top ten and the "anthem" has stuck ever since. Celtic, Hibernian, Feyenoord, and FC Twente have also adopted the song.

Lyrics:

When you walk through a storm hold your head up high,
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of a lark.

Walk on through the wind,
Walk on through the rain,
Tho' your dreams be tossed and blown.
Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone,
You'll never walk alone!

Gerry and the Pacemakers Version


Liverpool Supporters


Celtic and Liverpool Supporters



List of Artists Who've Recorded YNWA:
Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Mario Lanza, Roy Hamilton, Louis Armstrong, Claramae Turner, Perry Como, Adicts, Nina Simone, Malcolm Vaughan, Shirley Bassey, Doris Day, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Ray Charles, Patti Labelle, The Righteous Brothers, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Johnny Maestro, Aretha Franklin, Lee Towers, Frankie Vaughan, Olivia Newton-John, Kiri te Kanawa, Smoking Popes, Bryn Terfel, The Three Tenors, Die Toten Hosen, Johnny Cash, Renee Fleming, Alicia Keys, Jordin Sparks

Suriname Born Players who Don't Play for Suriname

145th ranked Suriname pulled off the upset over their neighboring rivals Guyana in their recent World Cup Qualifier play-in series. Incredibly, Suriname used nearly all home-grown amateur players due to government policies regarding overseas players and will now join a qualifying group with Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Haiti.

Here I've compiled a list of players from the former Dutch colony that have left to play overseas. All of the players listed have one thing in common. They were born in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Active European Based Players Born in Suriname:

Clarence Seedorf - Netherlands (86) and AC Milan
Edgar Davids - Netherlands (74) and Free Agent - LA Galaxy?
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - Netherlands (23) and Cardiff City
Romeo Castelen - Netherlands (10) and Hamburger SV
Andwélé Slory - Netherlands (2) and Feyenoord
Dwight Tiendalli - Netherlands U21 and Sparta Rotterdam
Edson Braafheid - Netherlands U21 and FC Twente
Lorenzo Davids - Netherlands U21 and NEC Nijmegen
Nordin Wooter - Netherlands U21 and AEK Larnarca (Cyprus)
Leroy George - FC Utrecht
Sigourney Bandjar - Excelsior Rotterdam
Fabian Wilnis - Ipswich Town (Released end of 2008)
Mark De Vries - Dundee United
Darl Douglas - Willem II
Kurt Elshot - NAC Breda
Purrel Fränkel - De Graafschap
Cerezo Fung a Wing - De Graafschap
Kelvin Maynard - FC Volendam
Samuel Koejoe - FSV Frankfurt (2.Bundesliga Germany)
Nicandro Breeveld - FC Omniworld
Adilio Augustin - Haarlem
Rodney Cairo - Haarlem
Toevaro Pinas - Stormvogels Telstar


There are dozens of players playing in Holland and elsewhere that could have played for Suriname. However, Suriname's government doesn't allow for dual citizenship, so once a player accepts another nation (generally the Netherlands), he can no longer return to play for his home country. Conversely, Dutch born Surinamese don't play for Suriname either, as they'd have to give up their Dutch citizenship to do so.

If their government rules were different, Suriname would very likely be one of the top teams in CONCACAF and the Caribbean region, similar to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago who've used many players that are based in and were born in England.

It's not only an issue for soccer players as about 350,000 people from the small Brazilian neighbor have left the country to live in the Netherlands. That is about a quarter of the entire population of the country.

I'm sure there are even more players overseas, but without knowing the Dutch language, it is difficult to find player information for the second division and below.

Included with these players are many great players of Surinamese descent that were born in the Netherlands.

Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard, Aron Winter, Gerald Vanenburg, Patrick Kluivert, Ryan Babel, Royston Drenthe, Boy Waterman, Ryan Donk, Gianni Zuiverloon, Maceo Rigters, and many more.

Pretty impressive list.

Suriname's Little Secret from Fifa.com



Interesting Geography Fact:
Suriname was aquired by the Netherlands in a trade with England for New Amsterdam, the present day Manhattan.