Ruud Knol
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ruud Knol | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Zevenaar, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vitesse Arnhem | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Vitesse Arnhem | 106 | (8) |
| 2007–2008 | PAOK | 23 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Sparta Rotterdam | 52 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Ruud Knol (born 13 March 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Club career[]
Knol was born in Zevenaar, in the province of Gelderland and started his career at OBW Zevenaar, where he was spotted by Vitesse Arnhem scouts.
Knol made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 2000–01 season. He played six years for Vitesse and was called up once by then Dutch coach Louis van Gaal for the Netherlands national football team. A serious injury threatened his career between 2002 and 2005 but he came back to play for Vitesse. In summer 2007 he moved abroad but after only one season in Greece he returned to the Netherlands and joined Sparta.[1]
External links[]
- Career stats – Voetbal International (in Dutch)
References[]
- ^ Ruud Knol naar Sparta Rotterdam – Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch)
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