Denny Domingues Landzaat (born 6 May 1976) is a Dutch former professional footballer who was most recently the assistant manager of Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. He mostly played as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder.
 Landzaat in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denny Domingues Landzaat[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Buitenveldert | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Ajax | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | MVV | 102 | (10) |
| 1999–2003 | Willem II | 139 | (38) |
| 2003–2006 | AZ | 79 | (22) |
| 2006–2008 | Wigan Athletic | 52 | (5) |
| 2008–2010 | Feyenoord | 38 | (5) |
| 2010–2013 | Twente | 50 | (2) |
| 2014 | Willem II | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 461 | (82) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Netherlands | 38 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Jong AZ (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | AZ (U15) | ||
| 2016–2017 | AZ (U17) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Jong AZ (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Feyenoord (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Al-Ittihad (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Willem II (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Al-Taawoun (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lech Poznań (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Ferencváros (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
editLandzaat was born and raised in Amsterdam. He is of Moluccan descent.[2]
Club career
editEarly career
editLandzaat was educated in Ajax's youth academy, but only played one league match for the club before moving on to have lengthy spells with MVV, Willem II and AZ. He was AZ's captain in the 2005–06 season, as they finished second in the Eredivisie.[3]
Wigan Athletic
editLandzaat joined Premier League club Wigan Athletic on 18 July 2006 for an undisclosed fee, thought to be £2.5 million. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[3] He scored his first goal for Wigan against Reading in a 2–3 loss on 30 January 2007.[4] He followed this with a 30-yard strike at the Emirates Stadium in a 1–2 defeat to Arsenal on 11 February.[5] On 18 August 2007, Landzaat converted a penalty against Sunderland to score his first home goal for Wigan at the JJB Stadium.[6] He also scored the first goal in Wigan's 5–3 win over local rivals Blackburn Rovers.[7]
Feyenoord
editOn 25 January 2008, Landzaat returned to the Netherlands to join Feyenoord for a £1 million transfer fee.[8] He signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club. He scored his first goal for Feyenoord on his debut, in the 3–3 draw against Heracles on 24 February 2008.
Twente
editAfter his contract with Feyenoord expired, Landzaat signed a one-year deal with Twente in August 2010, which was extended during the season and again in the following season. He won the KNVB Cup in 2010–11.
Willem II
editAfter his contract with Twente expired in the summer of 2013, Landzaat was unable to find a new team for the start of the 2013–14 season. However, on 16 January 2014, he signed a contract with Willem II until the end of the season. He retired from professional football at the end of the season, having been a part of the team that helped Willem II back to the Eredivisie.
International career
editLandzaat was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship. Landzaat also competed in the 2006 World Cup. On 21 May 2008, Landzaat was released from Marco van Basten's UEFA Euro 2008 provisional squad.[9]
Coaching career
editLandzaat ended his career in the summer 2014 and then signed a contract with AZ Alkmaar until 2017 as an individual coach for the first team and for Jong AZ.[10] One year later, he was also appointed assistant manager to Martin Haar for Jong AZ.[11]
From January 2016, he became manager of AZ's U15 team but still retained his coaching role for the Jong and first team's and also as assistant manager for Jong AZ.[12] In the summer 2016, he then took charge of the club's U17 squad and beside that, he also functioned as assistant manager under Danny Blind for the Netherlands national football team in an advisor role.[13] In the summer 2017, he signed a new one-year contract and was appointed assistant manager for Jong AZ, once again under Martin Haar.[14]
In the 2018–19 season, Landzaat was appointed assistant to Giovanni van Bronckhorst.[15] Jaap Stam was appointed manager for Feyenoord in the summer 2019. When Stam stepped down on 28 October 2019, Landzaat also did.[16] One week later, he was appointed assistant manager of Henk ten Cate at Saudi Professional League club Al-Ittihad.[17]
On 19 June 2022, he was announced as the assistant manager under John van den Brom at Polish Ekstraklasa defending champions Lech Poznań.[18][19] On 18 December 2023, one day after van den Brom's dismissal, Landzaat left the club by mutual consent.[20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MVV | 1996–97 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 4 | |||
| 1998–99 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 102 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 11 | ||
| Willem II | 1999–2000 | Eredivisie | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |
| 2000–01 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 12 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 34 | 16 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 37 | 18 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 42 | 6 | |||
| 2003–04 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 18 | 5 | |||
| Total | 139 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 45 | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2003–04 | Eredivisie | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2004–05 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | – | 47 | 15 | |||
| 2005–06 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 12 | ||
| Total | 79 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 30 | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 2006–07 | Premier League | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 53 | 5 | ||||
| Feyenoord | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 7 | ||
| Twente | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 2 | – | 44 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Willem II | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 470 | 82 | 37 | 11 | 54 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 568 | 103 | ||
International
edit- Score and result list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after Landzaat goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 September 2004 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands |  Liechtenstein |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editAjax
MVV
Feyenoord
Twente
- KNVB Cup: 2010–11
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 2010
Willem II
- Eerste Divisie: 2013–14
References
edit- ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Para Pemain Keturunan Indonesia di Eredivisie Rata-Rata U-23, Penggawa Tim Junior Oranye" (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Holland star Landzaat joins Wigan". BBC Sport. 18 July 2006.
- ^ "Reading 3–2 Wigan". BBC. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Arsenal 2–1 Wigan". BBC. 11 February 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Wigan 3–0 Sunderland". BBC. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Wigan 5–3 Blackburn". BBC. 15 December 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- ^ "Wigan sell Landzaat to Feyenoord". BBC Sport. 25 January 2008.
- ^ uefa.com – Van Basten releases provisional pair
- ^ Denny Landzaat trainer bij AZ, azfanpage.nl, 29 May 2014
- ^ Haar de nieuwe trainer van Jong AZ; Landzaat zijn assistent, goal.com, 8 July 2015
- ^ AZ stelt twee prominente oud-spelers aan als jeugdtrainers, soccernews.nl, 31 December 2015
- ^ 'Blind heeft nieuwe assistent bij Oranje in 'Advocaat-rol' in vizier', voetbalprimeur.nl, 12 September 2016
- ^ Landzaat verlengt als assistent-trainer van Jong AZ, fcupdate.nl, 14 July 2017
- ^ Landzaat opvolger van Wouters in technische staf Feyenoord, ad.nl, 25 May 2018
- ^ Dick Advocaat appointed head coach, feyenoord.com, 30 October 2019
- ^ Ten Cate moet nu Al-Ittihad aan het voetballen krijgen, vi.nl, 4 November 2019
- ^ "John van den Brom trenerem Lecha" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Sztab szkoleniowy trenera" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Denny Landzaat żegna się z Lechem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External links
edit- Denny Landzaat at Voetbal International (in Dutch) – Archived 29 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Denny Landzaat – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Denny Landzaat at Soccerbase
- Denny Landzaat at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
