Patrick Zwaanswijk

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Patrick Zwaanswijk
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Personal information
Full name Patricius Josef Zwaanswijk
Date of birth (1975-01-17) 17 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
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Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Southern & Ettalong United FC
Youth career
1993-1996 VV Schoten
1996-1998 AFC Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 FC Utrecht 159 (18)
2004–2005 Oita Trinita 20 (0)
2005–2010 NAC Breda 157 (10)
2010–2013 Central Coast Mariners 87 (11)
Managerial career
2014 Central Coast Mariners Youth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2014

Patrick Zwaanswijk (born 17 January 1975) is a semi-professional Dutch footballer who currently plays for and captains Southern & Ettalong United in Australia's Central Coast Premier League.[1] A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Zwaanswijk retired from professional football in 2013 following stints with FC Utrecht, Oita Trinita, NAC Breda and Central Coast Mariners FC. He has played predominantly as a central defender throughout his career.

Club career

Zwaanswijk played for 11 seasons in the Dutch Eredivisie including 5 years with NAC Breda.

On 8 July 2010,[2] Zwaanswijk signed with Australian A-League side, the Central Coast Mariners.[3] Zwaanswijk scored his first goal for the club on 2 October 2010. An injury time winner in the Mariners 3-2 win against the North Queensland Fury. He has helped mentor players at the Central Coast Mariners to improve their game. In the 2012/13 A League season he won the grand final with the club. He scored the first goal in a 2-0 victory. He become the oldest A League player to win the grand final at the age of 38.

Having hinted at his plans to embark on a career in coaching when his playing days were over,[4] on May 10 he announced his intention to retire from professional football following the club's 2013 AFC Champions League round of 16 tie against Guangzhou Evergrande.[5]

Club career statistics

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Netherlands League
1998/99 FC Utrecht Eredivisie 11 1
1999/00 26 3
2000/01 31 3
2001/02 31 5
2002/03 29 0
2003/04 31 6
Japan League
2004 Oita Trinita J. League 1 11 0
2005 9 0
Netherlands League
2005/06 NAC Breda Eredivisie 31 1
2006/07 32 1
2007/08 30 3
2008/09 34 3
2009/10 30 2
Australia League
2010/11 Central Coast Mariners A-League 33 3
2011/12 29 7
2012/13 25 1
Country Netherlands 316 28
Japan 20 0
Australia 87 11
Total 423 39

Honours

With FC Utrecht:

With Central Coast Mariners:

References

  1. ↑ Central Coast Mariners Profile - Patrick Zwaanswijk
  2. ↑ Central Coast Express Advocate - "Dutchman to defend like a dam"
  3. ↑ Central Coast Mariners - "Dutch delight for Mariners defence"
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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