Michael Reiziger
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| Michael Reiziger | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Michael Reiziger | |
| Date of birth | May 3, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Amstelveen, Holland | |
| Height | 1.77 m | |
| Position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | PSV Eindhoven | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1992–1993 1993–1994 1990–1996 1996–1997 1997–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 |
FC Volendam FC Groningen Ajax AC Milan FC Barcelona Middlesbrough PSV Eindhoven |
10 (2) 34 (6) 58 (1) 10 (0) 174 (0) 22 (1) 17 (1) |
| National team** | ||
| 1994–2004 | Netherlands | 72 (1) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Michael John Reiziger (born May 3, 1973 in Amstelveen, Noord-Holland) is a Dutch footballer, who plays as a right-back or central defender for PSV Eindhoven.
Reiziger started his career with Ajax, had a short spell with FC Volendam and FC Groningen, and went back to Ajax, where he was a part of the team which won the 1995 Champions League. In 1996 he signed for AC Milan, but after an injury-hit season he departed for FC Barcelona, where he spent seven seasons, winning two Spanish league championships and the Copa del Rey. In 2004 he signed a deal to move to Middlesbrough F.C. on a Bosman free transfer. On August 31st 2005 he moved on to PSV Eindhoven after an injury-hit period on Teesside.
Reiziger made his debut for the Dutch national team on October 12, 1994 against Norway. He played for his country at the Euro 96, 1998 World Cup, Euro 2000, and Euro 2004. He retired from the national team after Euro 2004. Shortly after he signed for PSV, Reiziger said he would consider playing for the Netherlands again if the opportunity arose. Currently he stands at 72 caps.
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Netherlands squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place | |
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1 van der Sar | 2 Reiziger | 3 Stam | 4 F. de Boer | 5 Numan | 6 Jonk | 7 R. de Boer | 8 Bergkamp | 9 Kluivert | 10 Seedorf | 11 Cocu | 12 Zenden | 13 Ooijer | 14 Overmars | 15 Bogarde | 16 Davids | 17 van Hooijdonk | 18 de Goeij | 19 van Bronckhorst | 20 Winter | 21 Hasselbaink | 22 Hesp | Coach: Hiddink |
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| PSV Eindhoven - Current Squad |
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1 Gomes | 2 Kromkamp | 3 Reiziger | 4 Alex | 5 Ball | 6 Simons | 7 Väyrynen | 8 Cocu | 9 Kluivert | 10 Koné | 11 Méndez | 14 da Costa | 15 Čulina | 16 Aissati | 17 Farfán | 18 Addo | 19 Lamey | 20 Afellay | 21 Moens | 22 Fehér | 23 Salcido | 24 Nguyen | 25 de Jong | 26 Tardelli | 30 Plá | 31 Coe | 33 Beerens | 38 Carrizo |
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