VVV-Venlo

VVV-Venlo
Full name	Venlose Voetbal; Vereniging Venlo
Nickname(s)	The Good Old
Short name	V.V.V.
Founded	February 7, 1903
Ground	De Koel; Venlo
Capacity	7,500
Chairman	Hai Berden
Manager	Jan van Dijk
League	Eredivisie
2009–10	Eredivisie, 12th
Home colours	Away colours

VVV-Venlo is a football club from Venlo in the Netherlands, currently playing in the Eredivisie. The club plays its home games in the De Koel stadium, known as Seacon Stadion – De Koel - for sponsorship reasons.

VVV returned to the Eredivisie, the highest league in the Netherlands, by defeating RKC Waalwijk in the promotion/relegation play-offs. After one season in the Eredivisie VVV-Venlo relegated back to the Eerste Divisie. After a single season, VVV-Venlo won the Eerste Divisie 2008-09 title and returned to the Eredivisie.

Current squad 2010/2011

As of August 2, 2010

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2010 and List of Dutch football transfers winter 2009-10.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NED	Dennis Gentenaar
2	DF	NED	Michael Timisela
3	DF	JPN	Maya Yoshida
4	DF	NED	Frank van Kouwen
5	DF	NED	Niels Fleuren
6	MF	BEL	Ken Leemans
7	MF	NED	Bryan Linssen
8	FW	POR	Jorge Chula (on loan from FC Porto)
9	FW	NED	Ruud Boymans
10	MF	POR	Josué (on loan from FC Porto)
11	FW	MAR	Ahmed Ahahaoui
12	DF	NED	Ferry de Regt
14	FW	NGA	Michael Uchebo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	NGA	Alex Nkume
16	GK	BEL	Kevin Begois
17	MF	NED	Quin Kruijsen
18	DF	NED	Roel Janssen
19	FW	NED	Rachid Ofrany
21	FW	POR	Diogo Viana (on loan from FC Porto)
22	GK	NED	Delano van Crooy
23	FW	NGA	Ahmed Musa (footballer)
24	FW	NED	Soufiane Dadda
25	MF	NED	Rick Verbeek
27	DF	NED	Patrick Paauwe (captain)
29	MF	HUN	Balázs Tóth (on loan from RC Genk)

Notable players

Holland

Brazil

Vampeta

Japan

Keisuke Honda

Marocco

Template:Country data Marocco Nordin Amrabat

Nigeria

Tijani Babangida

United States

Earnest Stewart

References

External links

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