Jeffrey Sneijder
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jeffrey Sneijder | ||
Date of birth | 16 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–2001 | Jong Ajax | ||
2004–2005 | Ajax A2 | ||
2005–2006 | Jong RKC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Stormvogels Telstar[1] | ||
2006–2007 | FC Den Bosch | ||
2007–2008 | USV Elinkwijk | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2008 |
Jeffrey Sneijder (born 16 September 1982) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a winger.[2]
Club career[]
He started his career at Jong Ajax in a team with Maarten Stekelenburg and Rafael van der Vaart, before he was transferred to Stormvogels Telstar in July 2001.[3] In February 2004 he injured his meniscus. He paused from football and began his comeback at Jong Ajax in July 2004 and 2005 he went to Jong RKC.[4] He left Jong RKC in June 2006 and moved to FC Den Bosch, where he left in August 2007 to play for lower league side USV Elinkwijk.
Personal life[]
Jeffrey Sneijder is the brother of Wesley, and also Rodney also footballers, the former is retired.[5] During an interview in a radio station in Thessaloniki, Sneijder's brother Rodney confirmed that he and Wesley Sneijder (along with their other brother Jeffrey) have part-Greek descent, since their grandmother (their father's mother) was a Greek woman born in Kavala, Macedonia, Greece and moved to Utrecht before World War II.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". www.vi.nl.
- ^ "Less Famous Brothers of Well-Known Soccer Players".
- ^ Latest news about the football player Wesley Sneijder The brother Archived 2010-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Talentvolle Rodney Sneijder wil slagen bij Ajax". Elfvoetbal.nl.
- ^ "Rodney Sneijder - Ajaxinside.nl".
- ^ "Καβαλιώτης ο Σνάϊντερ (in Greek)". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- FC Den Bosch players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Dutch people of Greek descent
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers from Utrecht (city)
- USV Elinkwijk players