Ellery Cairo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ellery Cairo | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1978[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Spijkenisse | |||
| Feyenoord | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2000 | Feyenoord | 29 | (5) |
| 1997–1999 | → Excelsior (loan) | 53 | (13) |
| 2000–2003 | Twente | 86 | (12) |
| 2003–2005 | SC Freiburg | 58 | (4) |
| 2005–2007 | Hertha BSC | 29 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Coventry City | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | NAC | 47 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Heracles | 6 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | AGOVV | 28 | (1) |
| Total | 343 | (39) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ellery Cairo (born 3 August 1978) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a right winger.
Playing career
Club
Cairo played for Feyenoord, Excelsior, FC Twente, SC Freiburg, Hertha BSC,[2] Coventry City, NAC,[3] Heracles[4] and finally AGOVV Apeldoorn.[5] He was a speedy midfield player with pace to burn and enjoyed a couple of international call ups in which he did not feature in any of the games.
Cairo was signed by Coventry City on 30 June 2007 on a free transfer from Hertha BSC.[6] After only one season manager Chris Coleman announced that Cairo's contract was not to be renewed and he was subsequently released.
International
Cairo received a call-up for the Netherlands national football team for a friendly against Italy in 2005, after Ruud van Nistelrooy pulled out because of injury.[7] However, Cairo never played a minute for Oranje.
Managerial career
In summer 2014, Cairo was appointed assistant coach at the FC Twente Women's team.[8] He announced his departure in 2017.
References
- ^ "Ellery Cairo". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ Ellery Cairo van Freiburg naar Hertha BSC - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Ellery Cairo tekent voor twee jaar bij NAC - NAC (in Dutch)
- ^ Heracles legt transfervrije Ellery Cairo vast - NU (in Dutch)
- ^ Ellery Cairo naar AGOVV - De Stentor (in Dutch)
- ^ "Coventry sign De Zeeuw and Cairo". BBC Sport. 30 June 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
- ^ Ellery Cairo derde nieuweling Oranje - Trouw (in Dutch)
- ^ Ellery Cairo assistent-trainer FC Twente Vrouwen - FC Twente (in Dutch)
External links
- Ellery Cairo player profile at ccfc.co.uk
- Ellery Cairo at Soccerbase
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