Feyenoord defender Gibbs 1 month out of action 19 Jun 2005
Feyenoord have been dealt a blow with the news that they will have to begin their preparations for the new season without American defender Cory Gibbs. The highly talented U.S.A. international has been informed he will need at least a month to recover from a pending knee operation to repair a damaged meniscus.
No Sparta deal for Feyenoorder van Haaren 19 Jun 2005
Feyenoord veteran Ramon van Haaren who is currently on loan at newly promoted outfit Sparta has been informed that his loan deal will not be extended. The 32-year-old joined the Rotterdam based side just six months ago and played a crucial role in helping the club gain promotion via the end of season play offs. Nonetheless his efforts will not be rewarded with a permanent deal and he is now available on a free transfer this summer. The defender's agent Kees Ploegsma insists his client will not be hanging up his boots just yet: "Ramon is still fit enough and so he is looking for a new club." he said.
Liverpool offer players for Feyenoord striker Kuyt 18 Jun 2005
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez hasn't given up on sealing a deal for Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt. The Mirror says Anfield chief executive Rick Parry will fly to Holland within the next three days to open negotiations for the Feyenoord forward, who is valued at £10million. Liverpool will refuse to pay that price, believing it to be extortionate, but Parry is hoping that he can persuade the Dutch club to accept a player - possibly goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek - in part-exchange for the 24-year-old. Liverpool will go to 10 million euros plus Dudek, and they will also offer youngsters Florent Sinama Pongolle or Anthony Le Tallec as part of any transfer.
Feyenoord monitoring Sweden back Stenman 18 Jun 2005
Feyenoord are monitoring Sweden Under-21 international Fredrik Stenman as a possible enforcement for the left back position. The Djurgardens full back has impressed club scout Jan Mastenbroek who confirmed that the club are likely to make a move for Stenman in the not too distant future. Mastenbroek told Expressen: "We need a left back and a defensive midfielder and then the squad will be set."
Goor ponders Feyenoord exit through Simons 11 Jun 2005
Feyenoord´s Belgian international midfielder Bart Goor says that that Feyenoord's failure to sign his compatriot Timmy Simons could force him to turn hjis back on the club. Goor told Het Nieuwsblad "They had made promises about this. I had counted on the arrival of Timmy Simons. A Dutch speaker in that crucial position in the squad is exactly what we need after such a meagre season. It's very regrettable. I will draw my own conclusions, but first I must speak with the club to listen to what they have to say. If the talks do not bring what I want, then we have got a problem."
Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt admits he'd like to move to Liverpool over the summer. Both Liverpool and Newcastle United are in talks with Feyenoord for the Holland international, who is rated in the £8 million class. Kuyt told Sky Sports: "Liverpool have contacted Feyenoord but no bid has been made yet by Liverpool. I would really want to go to Liverpool. It's a great club and I hope I can play for them."
Liverpool balking at asking price Kuyt 09 Jun 2005
Liverpool are baulking at Feyenoord´s asking price for striker Dirk Kuyt and are likely to pull out of the race for the super goal getter . The Dutch international has been told he can go for 15 million euros- but Reds boss Rafa Benitez is unwilling to go that high. Kuyt is keen on Anfield, but the only chance of him joining the European champs is for Feyenoord to drop their valuation.
8-6-2005 | 20:30 FEYENOORD PULL OUT OF SIMONS DEAL
Talks about the transfer of Timmy Simons from Club Bruges to De Kuip have broken down. The Rotterdammers made an offer for the Belgian midfielder, who turns 29 soon, but the Belgian champions slapped a high asking price on their man– way too high according to technical director Mark Wotte. ‘Given the player’s age we felt that the purchase price asked was not justifiable. In addition, Simons’s wage demands did not fit in with Feyenoord’s structure. We will be reconsidering the alternatives
Feyenoord legend Wim Jansen has accepted a job at the club as consultant. The 58-year-old former player and coach will offer advice to the management board – in response to specific requests and on his own initiative – on the buying and selling of players, youth development, scouting, partnerships with other clubs and other technical matters. The return of Jansen, who starts his new job on 1 July, will be welcomed by supporters and former players alike, while the club’s management has expressed delight at Feyenoord’s newest signing.
‘Wim’s return is excellent business,’ declared Chairman of the Supervisory Board Jorien van den Herik. ‘The talks that led to his decision were extremely pleasant. Wim has a completely personal opinion about football. The organisation would like to make use of that in the interests of Feyenoord’s future. As we know Wim, he will be careful to make his contribution in the shadows.’
Shinji Ono lábsérülést szerzett Abu Dhabiban. A Japán válogatott középpályás Bahrein ellen játszott egy VB selejtezőn. Így ki kell hagynia a Konföderációs kupát!
Salomon Kalou kapta a Johan Cruyff díjat, mint a legjobb fiatal játékos. 3. alkalommal osztják ki ezt a kitüntetést, amelyet 2003-ban Arjen Robben, majd 2004-ben Wesley Sneijder kapott!
‘It is an honour to be voted best young player,’ admits Kalou. ‘I don’t know where I will have the field built. I’ll have to give it some thought, but maybe in Ivory Coast. It is a very nice prize.’
Rotterdam, június 3., 10.55 Csak a harmadik lenne a sorban a Feyenoordnál.
A Voetbal International úgy értesült, a Feyenoord új szakvezetése nem tart igényt Babos Gáborra. A napokban kinevezett Erwin Koeman a lap információja szerint Patrick Lodewijks mellett az RBC-től frissen szerződtetett Maikel Aertsnek szavaz majd bizalmat, míg harmadik számú hálóőrként az egyiptomi Sherif Ekramy jön számításba. A lap egyértelműen csalódást keltő szezonként értékeli a magyar kapus idei teljesítményét, megemlítve, hogy Ruud Gullit vezetőedző sem mindig neki szavazott bizalmat. Felröppent a hír, hogy esetleg a hálóőr visszaszerződik korábbi sikerei színhelyére, a NAC Bredába, ám a De Telegraaf szerint a kapus túl drága már a kiscsapat számára. A Breda kétmillió euró helyett inkább csupán 400 ezret áldozott, ennyiért szerződtette a Genk 27 éves hálóőrét, Davy Schollent. Erwin Koeman egyébként a hét elején megnevezte segítőit, így a Feyenoord munkájában a továbbiakban Henk Duut és John Metgod is részt vesz. (MTI)
Tony Adams has been handed the opportunity to work with the youth academy at Feyenoord. said Feyenoord´s academy chief Henk van Stee. The former Arsenal defender and Wycombe Wanderers manager has been working as a scout for Arsene Wenger but is looking to continue to enhance his coaching credentials. The chance to head for Rotterdam to work at the youth academy of a club of Feyenoord´s stature may be too difficult to resist. Feyenoord´s academy chief Henk van Stee said. "He has been here for some time and is interested. It is good when a former top defender can teach our talents."
Feyenoord have revealed that there is no way they will allow Eredivisie revelation Salomon Kalou to leave the club despite the winger being linked to Spanish outfit Valencia who were reported to have tabled an eight million euros offer on Thursday, four million less than Feyenoord´s bottom price.. Technical director Mark Wotte told the club's website: "A transfer to Valencia is out of the question right now. They offered a transfer fee to us on Kalou six weeks ago, we told them no then. After that, we have heard absolutely nothing from them anymore. We very much want Salomon, who still has a contract for two years at Feyenoord by the way, to stay here for an even longer time. Hopefully we can get a deal in the coming weeks."
A Feyenoord csatára Anthony Lurling iránt érdeklődik az Armania Bielefeld. Most éppen kölcsönben játszott a NAC Bredában, de szeretne egy új klubot találni magának.
Erwin Koeman was officially presented as Feyenoord’s new coach Saturday afternoon. The former international admitted to being ‘happy and proud’ to become the club’s coach, but he passed up the opportunity to set any specific targets. ‘We will just get working together to tilt Feyenoord to a new level. The collective is foremost in that. And we’ll see at the end of the journey what position that ultimately leads to in the table.’
‘The most important thing is that Feyenoord get back on the map. Together with my assistants I will try to get Feyenoord to play recognisable football, with a lot of passion and fight. In doing so I feel it is important that we project ourselves as a collective. We only have one target and that is tilting Feyenoord to a higher level. That may take blood, sweat and tears, but then that will have to be. And otherwise it’s important that players realise, with such fantastic support, they owe it to themselves give everything for Feyenoord. The stakes are clear: the players have to demand the most of themselves.’
Those words were close to the objective set by technical director Mark Wotte. ‘We have asked Erwin to give Feyenoord a recognisable style, so we can catch up. And otherwise Erwin has to follow his own vision, within the Feyenoord culture.’
Koeman realises that he is inheriting a squad from his predecessor, but is not too concerned. ‘That is inescapable. But otherwise I come here with a blank sheet and I like that. For that reason I haven’t spoken to Ruud Gullit, just like I consciously didn’t contact Martin Jol, my predecessor at RKC, last year. You can be influenced by that and I’d rather not be.’
Koeman confirmed that he was delighted to team up with assistants Metgod and Duut. ‘I wanted to work with people who have earned their spurs as a footballer and know the culture of football. John and Henk fit that profile exactly.’
Feyenoord’s new coach Erwin Koeman will be assisted by Henk Duut and John Metgod. Pim Doesburg will continue in his post as keepers’ coach. Henk Duut assisted Ruud Gullit last year at De Kuip, while John Metgod was the head coach at Excelsior. The new coaching team will meet officially for the first time this afternoon, before being introduced to the press.
Technical director Mark Wotte is delighted to have Erwin Koeman as coach. ‘We see in Erwin a very suitable candidate for more than one reason. He is Dutch and he has looked around at a top-three club like PSV for several years. What’s more, he has an eye for young talent, he knows all about the game due to his rich football career and he exceeded expectations at RKC this past year. But we also know that he was trained as a coach at a big club like PSV and we have the feeling that his character suits Feyenoord well.’
Koeman did not have to think it over for long when the offer came. ‘It was a little difficult at the beginning, because I had the feeling that I had dropped RKC in it. It gave me a real stomachache. But now that the clubs have agreed terms I am above all proud.’
Erwin Koeman is aware that there’s a big difference between performing at RKC and Feyenoord. ‘You cannot compare those clubs. Feyenoord is much bigger than RKC, the pressure on the club is much bigger. I am well aware that I will be coming into another culture soon, but I don’t want to allow myself to be influenced by that too much. I am a coach and I will work with my players in my own way as well as I can. That’s what I’ve been brought in for.’
Koeman asked advice from various quarters, including brother Ronald Koeman, who played at De Kuip for two years. ‘Ronald said that this is a brilliant club and that I definitely had to do it. The other people I asked advice from also were also positive. I often heard people say that they felt my personality suited the club. Obviously time will tell on that one, but I do think that ‘no words, but actions’ applies to me. I come from a family that has always worked very hard to achieve something. I’ve never been a big talker, so in Rotterdam you won’t be hearing me shouting that I’m going to put Feyenoord back on track. I will do everything to try to get Feyenoord playing recognisable football, in which fight and passion are important components. That is what the people in Rotterdam demand and I will do my utmost to do that.’
Koeman will have to do it with limited financial resources and a squad built by other people, but that doesn’t mean he will be looking for excuses. ‘Okay, I will be working with the inheritance of my predecessor. So be it. And I know that the financial possibilities are not unlimited. I accepted that when I said ‘yes’ to Feyenoord, so you won’t hear any more from me on that.’
Erwin Koeman learned his coaching at PSV, starting as a youth coach in 1998 before becoming an assistant coach three years later, first under Eric Gerets and subsequently under Guus Hiddink. Last season was the first as head coach in the Eredivisie, when he guided RKC to ninth.
‘I’m happy that I experienced two totally different ways of working at PSV. Gerets and Hiddink both had there own philosophy and that was very educational,’ says Koeman, who has over 25 years’ experience in the professional game.
He started his playing career at FC Groningen (1978-79), before moving to PSV (1979-82), FC Groningen again (1982-1985), KV Mechelen (1985-90), PSV again (1990-94) and finally back to FC Groningen for a third spell (1994-98). The left-sided midfielder made a total of 472 league appearances, scoring 92 times. He won two championship medals with PSV and a third with KV Mechelen, where he also won the Uefa Cup and the European Super Cup in 1988. In the same year he won the European Championship with Holland. Erwin Koeman won 31 Dutch caps.
Erwin Koeman(43) lett a Feyenoord új edzője. 2 évig írt alá, mely Július elsejével lép életbe.
Erwin Koeman is honoured to get his chance in Rotterdam. ‘I’m tremendously proud that a club like Feyenoord came to me. It is a fantastic challenge to go to work in Rotterdam The fact that the management of such a huge club has confidence in me is a great feeling.’
Rotterdam, május 29., 9.55 A furcsán viselkedő elnök miatt - is - távozott az edző.
Ruud Gullit elárulta, hogy elsősorban azért távozott a Feyenoord kispadjáról, mert a klubnál eltöltött egy év alatt nem állt mögötte a vezetőség, de maga az elnök Jorien van der Herik sem úgy támogatta őt, ahogy azt szerinte kellett volna. Az 1988-ban Európa-bajnoki címet szerző Gullit hétfőn jelentette be lemondását, mivel a bajnokságban csak a negyedik helyre "hozta be" a Feyenoordot, méghozzá 25 pont hátrányban az aranyérmes PSV mögött. - Az egész szezonban éreztem, hogy az elnökünk nem áll ki mellettem - indokolta döntését Gullit. - Furcsán viselkedett, mert amikor nyertünk, akkor sem jött le gratulálni hozzánk és nem beszéltünk telefonon sem eleget. Ilyen helyzetben jobbnak éreztem, ha magam állok fel a kispadról, és adom át a helyem másnak, akit nálam jobban képes támogatni.