Alje Schut

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Alje Schut
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Personal information
Date of birth (1981-02-18) 18 February 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2012 FC Utrecht[a] 112 (5)
2012–2015 Mamelodi Sundowns 67 (9)
2015–2016 Kozakken Boys 18 (0)
Total 197 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Alje Schut (born 18 February 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career[]

Born in Utrecht, Schut played for FC Utrecht, Mamelodi Sundowns and Kozakken Boys.[1][2]

Schut began his career with hometown club FC Utrecht, making his professional debut on 3 October 1999.[3]

In 2004 he spent 7 months injured following a bacterial infection in his knee.[4] In March 2005 he suffered another knee injury, ending his season.[5] He was still suffering from that same injury in January 2006; at that time he was expected to return to fitness in April 2006.[6]

He suffered further injuries, and only played 51 league between 2005 and March 2010.[7][8]

On May 10th 2011 during a training session with his team, Schut collided with his Romanian teammate Mihai Neșu breaking his cervical vertebrae and leaving Neșu paralyzed from the waist down.[9]

In August 2011, after spending thirteen seasons with FC Utrecht, Schut was the longer-serving player of any club in the Eredivisie.[3]

By October 2011 Schut was the club captain of FC Utrecht.[10]

Personal life[]

In February 2015 he stated his desire to become a primary school teacher after retirement.[4]

Honours[]

Utrecht

Notes[]

  1. ^ Career statistics only available from 2005–06 season onwards.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ Alje Schut at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Alje Schut meest honkvaste speler in de Eredivisie" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Alje Schut: FC Utrecht is heel goed in afbraakvoetbal" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 23 February 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Seizoen lijkt voorbij voor Alje Schut" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Alje Schut nog tot april aan de kant" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 26 January 2006. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Aan- of afhaken voor Schut bij FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Schut: 'Het is mijn goed recht dat ik verder kijk'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Mihai Nesu: The footballer, the victim of cruel fate". 26 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Schut: 'Trainingscomplex is niet meer van deze tijd'" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. ^ "2003: FC UTRECHT NEEMT REVANCHE". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  12. ^ "2004: FC UTRECHT PROLONGEERT DE BEKER". totoknvbbekker.nl. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.


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