Sander Branko van Gessel (born November 4, 1976, in Leidschendam, South Holland) is a Dutch footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sander Branko van Gessel | ||
Date of birth | November 4, 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Leidschendam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–2000 | FC Groningen | 45 | (8) |
2000–2002 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | (1) |
2002–2005 | FC Groningen | 119 | (17) |
2005–2008 | NAC Breda | 65 | (5) |
2008–2010 | Sparta Rotterdam | 11 | (0) |
2011 | JEF United Chiba | 24 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009-08-02 |
Career
editHe started his professional career in the 1995–1996 season playing for FC Groningen. He later served SC Heerenveen, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam.
In summer 2010 he was signed by FC Edmonton in preparation for the club's competitive debut in the 2011 North American Soccer League season. However, van Gessel exercised a contract clause and left Edmonton on January 17, 2011, when JEF United Chiba of J2 League made a more lucrative offer.[1]
References
editExternal links
edit- Sander van Gessel at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- (in Dutch) Profile