List of PSV Eindhoven players

This article is about notable players of PSV Eindhoven. For a list of all PSV Eindhoven players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:PSV Eindhoven players. For the current squad, see PSV Eindhoven#Current_Squad.

Standbeeld van Willy van der Kuijlen. Van der Kuijlen scored 685 goals in 844 matches for PSV and is still all-time topscorer of the Dutch Eredivisie.

PSV Eindhoven is one of the biggest footballclubs that plays in the Eredivisie and is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The club was formed in 1913 and started out as a works team for employees of the company Philips. PSV is the second most succesfull club in Dutch Football, next to archrivals Ajax, having won 21 Eredivisie titels, 8 KNVB Cups and 8 Supercups. In Europe, PSV won the 1977-1978 UEFA Cup and the 1987-1988 European Cup. Most recent European succes was the semi-final in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League which PSV lost against AC Milan on a away goal.

PSV garnered many honours in the football arena and have been credited as the club where many successful players made their name. The list includes notable footballers who have played for PSV Eindhoven.

List of players

Name	Nationality	Position	PSV Eindhoven career	Captaincy	Notes
Eric Addo	Ghana	Defender	1999–2009	—	[B]
Berry van Aerle	Netherlands	Defender	1981–1994	—
DaMarcus Beasley	United States	Forward	2004–2007	—
Jan van Beveren	Netherlands	Goalkeeper	1970–1980	1973-1980
Gilles De Bilde	Belgium	Forward	1997–1999	—
Kasper Bøgelund	Denmark	Defender	1998–2005	—
Mark van Bommel	Netherlands	Midfielder	1999–2005	2000-2005
Wilfred Bouma	Netherlands	Defender	1994–2005; 2010-present	—	[C]
Ernie Brandts	Netherlands	Defender	1977–1986	—
Hans van Breukelen	Netherlands	Goalkeeper	1984–1994	—
Arnold Bruggink	Netherlands	Forward	1997–2003	—
Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	Forward	1989–1994	—
Philip Cocu	Netherlands	Midfielder	1995–1998; 2004-2007	2005-2007
Jason Culina	Australia	Midfielder	2005-2009	—
Coen Dillen	Netherlands	Forward	1941–1945; 1949-1961	—
Ralf Edström	Sweden	Midfielder	1973–1977	—
Ernest Faber	Netherlands	Defender	1992-2004	—	[D]
Jefferson Farfán	Peru	Forward	2004–2008	—
Eric Gerets	Belgium	Defender	1985-1992	1987-1992	[A]
René van der Gijp	Netherlands	Midfielder	1984-1987	—
Heurelho Gomes	Brazil	Goalkeeper	2004-2008	—
Ruud Gullit	Netherlands	Midfielder	1985–1987	1986-1987
Jan Heintze	Denmark	Defender	1982–1994; 1999-2003	—
Guus Hiddink	Netherlands	Midfielder	1970–1972	—	[A]
Kevin Hofland	Netherlands	Defender	2000–2004	—
Huh Jung-Moo	South Korea	Midfielder	1980-1983	—
Wim Jonk	Netherlands	Midfielder	1995–1998	—
Willy van de Kerkhof	Netherlands	Midfielder	1973–1988	—
René van de Kerkhof	Netherlands	Forward	1973–1983	—
Pierre Kerkhoffs	Netherlands	Forward	1961–1964	—
Mateja Kežman	Serbia	Forward	2000–2004	—
Wim Kieft	Netherlands	Forward	1987-1990; 1991-1994	—
Patrick Kluivert	Netherlands	Forward	2006–2007	—
Erwin Koeman	Netherlands	Defender	1979–1982; 1990-1994	1993-1994
Ronald Koeman	Netherlands	Defender	1986–1989	—	[A]
Joonas Kolkka	Finland	Forward	1998-2001	—
Arouna Koné	Ivory Coast	Forward	2005–2007	—
Jurrie Koolhof	Netherlands	Forward	1982-1987	—
Addick Koot	Netherlands	Defender	1983-1991	—
Adrie van Kraay	Netherlands	Defender	1971–1982	—
Kees Krijgh	Netherlands	Defender	1972–1979	—
Willy van der Kuijlen	Netherlands	Forward	1964–1981	1965-1973	[E]
Danko Lazović	Serbia	Forward	2007-2010	—
Lee Young-Pyo	South Korea	Defender	2003–2005	—
Søren Lerby	Denmark	Midfielder	1987–1990	—
Edward Linskens	Netherlands	Midfielder	1987–1995	—
Ton Lokhoff	Netherlands	Midfielder	1982–1986	—
Harry Lubse	Netherlands	Forward	1968–1980	—
Theo Lucius	Netherlands	Midfielder	1998-2006	—	[F]
Edison Mendez	Ecuador	Midfielder	2006–2009	—
Yuriy Nikiforov	Russia	Defender	1998–2002	—
Ivan Nielsen	Denmark	Defender	1986–1990	—
Luc Nilis	Belgium	Forward	1994–2000	1998-2000
Ruud van Nistelrooy	Netherlands	Forward	1998–2001	—
Björn Nordqvist	Sweden	Defender	1972-1975	—
Arthur Numan	Netherlands	Defender	1992–1998	1994-1998
André Ooijer	Netherlands	Defender	1998–2006; 2009-2010	—
Park Ji-Sung	South Korea	Midfielder	2003–2005	—
Jan Poortvliet	Netherlands	Defender	1974-1983	—
Gica Popescu	Romania	Defender	1990–1994	—
Arjen Robben	Netherlands	Forward	2002–2004	—
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa	Brazil	Defender	2004–2007	—
Romário	Brazil	Forward	1988–1993	—
Dennis Rommedahl	Denmark	Forward	1997–2004	—
Ronaldo	Brazil	Forward	1994–1996	—
Carlos Salcido	Mexico	Defender	2006-2010	—
Timmy Simons	Belgium	Midfielder	2005–2010	2007-2010
Jaap Stam	Netherlands	Defender	1996–1998	—
Huub Stevens	Netherlands	Defender	1975-1986	—	[A]
Pleun Strik	Netherlands	Defender	1967–1976	—
Hallvar Thoresen	Norway	Midfielder	1981–1988	1983-1986
Stan Valckx	Netherlands	Defender	1988–1992; 1995-2000	—
Michel Valke	Netherlands	Defender	1978–1982; 1983-1987	—
Vampeta	Brazil	Defender	1994-1998	—	[G]
Gerald Vanenburg	Netherlands	Defender	1986–1993	1992-1993
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink	Netherlands	Forward	2001–2006	—
Johann Vogel	Switzerland	Midfielder	1999–2005	—
Ronald Waterreus	Netherlands	Goalkeeper	1994–2004	—
Roel Wiersma	Netherlands	Defender	1954–1965	1954-1965
Jan Wouters	Netherlands	Defender	1994-1996	—	[A]
Boudewijn Zenden	Netherlands	Forward	1993–1998	—

Notes

A. ^{a b c d e} Player who later managed the club.

B. ^ Eric Addo played for Roda JC on loan from 2002-2004 and for the same club in 2009, before leaving PSV definitely that same year.

C. ^ Wilfred Bouma played for MVV (1996-1998) and Fortuna Sittard (1998-1999) on loan.

D. ^ Ernest Faber played for FC Groningen (1994) on loan.

E. ^ Willy van der Kuijlen is all-time topscorer of Dutch Eredivisie.

F. ^ Theo Lucius played for FC Utrecht (1999-2000) on loan.

G. ^ Vampeta played for VVV-Venlo (1995) and Fluminense (1995-1996) on loan.

References

• "History". PSV Eindhoven. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
• "Topscorers". PSV Eindhoven. Retrieved 11 August 2010.