Ruud Knol

Ruud Knol
Personal information
Full name	Ruud Knol
Date of birth	13 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Zevenaar, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam
Youth career
	OBW Zevenaar
	Vitesse Arnhem
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2007	Vitesse Arnhem
2007–2008	PAOK
2008–2011	Sparta Rotterdam
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ruud Knol (born 13 March 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Club career

Knol was born in Zevenaar, in the province of Gelderland and started his career at OBW Zevenaar, where he was spotted by Vitesse Arnhem scouts.

Knol made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 2000–01 season. He played six years for Vitesse and was called up once by then Dutch coach Louis van Gaal for the Netherlands national football team. A serious injury threatened his career between 2002 and 2005 but he came back to play for Vitesse. In summer 2007 he moved abroad but after only one season in Greece he returned to the Netherlands and joined Sparta.^[1]

External links

Career stats – Voetbal International (in Dutch)

References

^ Ruud Knol naar Sparta Rotterdam – Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch)

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[1] Ruud Knol naar Sparta Rotterdam – Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch)

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