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Edwin Zoetebier

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Edwin Zoetebier
Personal information
Full name Eduard Andreas Dominicus
Hendricus Jozef Zoetebier
Date of birth (1970-05-07) 7 May 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Purmerend, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
RKAV Aalsmeer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1997 FC Volendam 220 (0)
1997–1998 Sunderland 0 (0)
1998–2000 Feyenoord 1 (0)
2000–2001 Vitesse Arnhem 37 (0)
2001–2004 Feyenoord 58 (0)
2004–2006 PSV 9 (0)
2006–2008 NAC Breda 33 (0)
Total 358 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduard Andreas Dominicus Hendricus Jozef ("Edwin") Zoetebier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛtʋɪn ˈzutəbiːr]; born 7 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Zoetebier was born in Purmerend, North Holland. He started his professional career in the 1988–89 season playing for FC Volendam. He later served Sunderland, Feyenoord, Vitesse Arnhem, PSV Eindhoven and NAC Breda. Zoetebier signed for Sunderland in the summer of 1997 as back up to Lionel Pérez.[1] However, he left in January 1998 having made just two appearances for the club (both in the League Cup).[2] His career highlight was being the starting goalkeeper for Feyenoord in the 2002 UEFA Cup Final against Borussia Dortmund as the Dutch club won 3–2. He also played in the 2002 UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid which saw the Spanish side prevail 2–1. He was also an unplayed member of the Feyenoord side which won the Eredivisie in 1998–99 and the Dutch Super Cup in 1999 as Jerzy Dudek was the team's first-choice goalkeeper.

He joined FC Volendam as goalkeeping coach in 2008.

References

  1. ^ "SUNDERLAND POISED FOR £1M GOALKEEPER". Bridlington Free Press. 21 May 1997. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Games played by Edwin Zoetebier in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 November 2015.