Genaro Snijders

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Genaro Snijders
Personal information
Full name Genaro Rasan Snijders[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Abcoude
Youth career
JOS Watergraafsmeer[2]
Abcoude[2]
2002–2007 AZ
2007–2008 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Vitesse 23 (0)
2010 → Omniworld (loan) 11 (3)
2012 → Willem II (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013 Willem II 23 (2)
2013–2014 Dordrecht 10 (2)
2014–2015 FC Oss 27 (3)
2015–2017 Notts County 19 (2)
2017–2018 DVS '33 4 (1)
2018–2019 DHSC 12 (3)
2020– Abcoude
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 30 December 2020 (UTC)

Genaro Rasan Snijders (born 29 July 1989) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a winger at non-professional level for FC Abcoude in the Derde Klasse. After retiring from professional football, Snijders worked as an account manager for DTG.[3]

Club career[]

Youth career[]

Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Snijders started his career at local amateur club JOS Watergraafsmeer. He moved to FC Abcoude as a youngster, an amateur club known for developing top class players like Edson Braafheid, Jeffrey Sarpong and Serginho Greene. Snijders was discovered by AZ, and joined their youth academy. Because of a conflict with Michel Doesburg, Snijders decided to leave for Vitesse's youth department, Vitesse/AGOVV. After a short time, he was promoted to the reserve squad. In 2008, he was picked for Vitesse's first team together with fellow team-mates Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Nicky Kuiper and Alexander Büttner.

Vitesse[]

In the 2008–09 Eredivisie season, he played mostly for the reserves, but in first months of 2009 he was picked for the first team by manager Theo Bos. On 25 January 2009, Snijders made his debut in professional football, when he replaces Mads Junker in the 87th minute in the derby match against NEC The match ended in a 0–0 draw.[4] On 9 March 2009, he extended his contract with Vitesse to 1 July 2011.

In 2010, Snijders was loaned out to FC Omniworld.[5] He played 11 matches for the second division side, in which he scored three goals.

Willem II[]

In January 2012, Snijders was loaned out to Willem II.[6] After the end of the 2011–12 season, he turned his loan switch into a permanent deal. However, he was released after one season, having played 23 matches in which he scored twice.

Dordrecht[]

In November 2013, Snijders signed a deal with Eerste Divisie side FC Dordrecht until the end of the season.

FC Oss[]

On 1 September 2014, Snijders signed a one-year deal with Eerste Divisie side FC Oss until the end of the season.

Notts County[]

In July 2015, Snijders signed for League Two side Notts County on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.[7] He scored in the League Cup against Aston Villa.

Later career[]

On 21 November 2017, Snijder signed for DVS '33 in the Derde Divisie.[8] He left there in March 2018 and moved to DHSC in Utrecht.[9][10] In May 2020, he decided to return to the club where he had started his youth career: FC Abcoude, in the capacity as both a player and assistant coach.[11]

International[]

Snijders played once for the Unofficial Professional Suriname national football team and scored 1 goal against Curaçao in a 3–2 defeat.

References[]

  1. ^ "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "17 – Genaro Snijders". Vitesse.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  3. ^ Waarom Genaro Snijders opeens stopte met voetballen en het bedrijfsleven in ging vice.com
  4. ^ "Vitesse – NEC (25-01-2009)" [Match Report: Vitesse – NEC]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. ^ "Genaro Snijders naar FC Omniworld, Haklander naar FC Oss" [Genaro Snijders to FC Omniworld, Haklander to FC Oss]. FC Omniworld.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Genaro Snijders on loan to Willem II". Vitesse.nl. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Vitesse – NEC (25-01-2009)" [Match Report: Vitesse – NEC]. vi.nl (in Dutch). 25 January 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  8. ^ GENARO SNIJDERS TEKENT BIJ DVS'33 ERMELO‚ dvs33.nl, 21 November 2017
  9. ^ Snijders trekt de deur achter zich dicht bij DVS’33‚ voetbal247.nl, 11 March 2018
  10. ^ "Oud Profvoetballer Genaro Snijders". DHSC (in Dutch). 10 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Voormalig profvoetballer Genaro Snijders gaat bij FC Abcoude dubbelrol vervullen". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 29 May 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.

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