Sjaak Troost

Sjaak Troost
	Troost in 1982
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Troost
Date of birth	28 August 1959 (age 62)
Place of birth	Pernis, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	DOTO Pernis
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1992	Feyenoord
National team
1987–1988	Netherlands
Honours
Representing Netherlands
UEFA European Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jacob "Sjaak" Troost (born 28 August 1959) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a defender.

Club career[]

Born in Pernis, South Holland, Troost played his entire career with local Feyenoord, making his Eredivisie debut on 9 April 1978 in a 0–1 away loss against FC Volendam and becoming an undisputed starter from the 1981–82 season onwards. He appeared in 29 games in 1983–84 as the Rotterdam club won the league after a 10-year wait, scoring once in a 4–0 win at Fortuna Sittard as the campaign also ended with Dutch Cup conquest.

Troost appeared in 397 official matches for Feyenoord, retiring in June 1992 at nearly 33. Later on, he became the club's commercial director.^[1]

International career[]

Troost earned four caps for the Dutch national team. His debut came on 9 September 1987 in a 0–0 friendly with Belgium, in front of a familiar crowd at De Kuip (90 minutes played).

Troost was selected for the squad that appeared at UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany, being an unused squad member for the eventual champions.^[2]

Honours[]

Club[]

Feyenoord

Eredivisie: 1983–84
KNVB Cup: 1979–80, 1983–84, 1990–91, 1991–92

International[]

Netherlands

UEFA European Championship: 1988

References[]

^ "Sjaak Troost vertrekt als directeur en wordt commissaris" [Sjaak Troost leaving as director and commissioner] (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
^ "Ganar la Eurocopa sin jugar ni un minuto" [Winning the Eurocup without playing one single minute] (in Spanish). Sphera Sports. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

External links[]

Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
Sjaak Troost at Wereld van Oranje (in Dutch)
Sjaak Troost at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Sjaak Troost vertrekt als directeur en wordt commissaris" [Sjaak Troost leaving as director and commissioner] (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2010.

[2] "Ganar la Eurocopa sin jugar ni un minuto" [Winning the Eurocup without playing one single minute] (in Spanish). Sphera Sports. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2018.

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