Aron Winter
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| Full name | Aron Mohamed Winter | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname (under Dutch Empire until 1975) |
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| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1985 | SV Lelystad | ||
| 1985–1986 | Jong Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1992 | Ajax | 187 | (46) |
| 1992–1996 | Lazio | 123 | (21) |
| 1996–1999 | Internazionale | 77 | (1) |
| 1999–2003 | Ajax | 51 | (4) |
| 2001–2002 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 32 | (1) |
| Total | 469 | (73) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–2000 | Netherlands[1] | 84 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2009 | Ajax A1 (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2009 | Ajax A2 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Toronto FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Aron Mohamed Winter (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaː.rɔn ˈʋɪn.tər], English approximation [VIN-ter];[2] born 1 March 1967 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a retired Dutch football midfielder and former head coach of Toronto FC. He has played for Ajax and Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands, for Italian sides Lazio and Internazionale, and for the Dutch national team.
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Playing career [edit]
AFC Ajax [edit]
He began his career with amateur club Unicum, he also played for SV Lelystad, before joining AFC Ajax when he was 19 years old. His first game for Ajax was a match against FC Utrecht on 6 April 1986, which Ajax won 3–0. Winter won two KNVB Cups (1987 and 1988), the Eredivisie title (1990), the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1987) and the UEFA Cup (1992)
SS Lazio [edit]
In 1992, he moved to the Roman team Lazio, playing his first match against Sampdoria on 6 September, which Lazio tied 3–3.
Inter Milan [edit]
In 1996, Winter joined Inter Milan which won the UEFA Cup in 1998. He had also played in the previous year's final, with the game going to penalties. However, Winter missed his penalty as Inter lost to Schalke.
Sparta Rotterdam [edit]
In 2001, he was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam. He played 32 games for Sparta Rotterdam and scored one goal before finishing his career at Ajax, where he chose to retire.
Manager career [edit]
After a 3-year Assistant coaching career with the Ajax first academy team, Winter signed a 3-year contract with Canadian side Toronto FC on 6 January 2011. Winter brought former colleague Bob de Klerk from Ajax to be his assistant coach, while Paul Mariner was also brought in the same day being named Director of Player Development at the club.[3] After a disappointing season opener against Vancouver Whitecaps that ended in a 4–2 away defeat on 19 March, Winter won his first game as Toronto's head coach the following week against Portland Timbers in a 2–0 home victory.[4] Winter won his first trophy with Toronto in early July with a 3–2 win on aggregate over Vancouver, helping Toronto win its third consecutive Canadian Championship earning them a berth in the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.[5]
Winter led Toronto to its first ever Champions League semifinals, this was also the first time a Canadian club had made it this far in the competition.[6] Toronto eventually lost 7–3 on aggregate in the semi's to Santos Laguna.[7] Following a bright start to the season in continental play Toronto started the 2012 MLS season with nine straight losses, making Winter's 0–9–0 start is the worst start in the history of the MLS.[8] Toronto won its tenth match with a 1–0 win over Philadelphia on 26 May 2012; however, it was not enough as Toronto announced on 7 June 2012 that Winter would be replaced by Paul Mariner, current Toronto director of player development.[9]
International [edit]
He was a member of the Dutch national team that won the 1988 European Football Championship.
In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he scored a goal against Brazil in the quarter-finals.
He was also selected for the Dutch national team for Euro 96, as well as the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
He left Inter for his former club Ajax in 1999. Winter placed in Rijkaard's Euro 2000 squad.
Having represented his national team 84 times, scoring six goals, Winter is currently the eighth most capped player for the Dutch national team.[10]
Managerial statistics [edit]
- As of 8 June 2012
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Toronto FC | 6 January 2011 | 7 June 2012 | 64 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28.13 | |
| Total | 64 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28.13 | |||
Honours [edit]
Player [edit]
- Ajax
- Internazionale
- Netherlands
Individual [edit]
- Dutch Young Player of the Year (1): 1986
Manager [edit]
- Toronto FC
- Canadian Championship (2): 2011, 2012
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Aron Winter at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Introducing Aron Winter". torontofc.ca. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "New Management team announced". torontofc.ca. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Martina's brace lifts Toronto FC to first victory of the season". The Star. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ^ "Toronto Takes Third Straight Crown". Toronto FC. 2 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Reds Rocket To CCL Semifinals". Toronto FC. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "TFC eliminated from CCL with loss to Santos". Rogers Sportsnet. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ^ "DeRosario keeps Toronto FC winless".
- ^ "Aron Winter out as Toronto FC head coach, replaced by Paul Mariner". 7 June 2012. Text "access date 7 June 2012 " ignored (help)
- ^ Netherland 10 most capped players
External links [edit]
- Aron Winter profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Paramaribo
- Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Dutch people of Indian descent
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Dutch Jews
- Jewish footballers
- Netherlands international footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- S.S. Lazio players
- Inter Milan players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Eredivisie players
- Serie A footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Association football midfielders
- UEFA Euro 1988 players
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1992 players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- UEFA European Football Championship-winning players
- Toronto FC coaches
