 Westerveld in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sander Westerveld[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-10-23)23 October 1974 (age 51)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Enschede, Netherlands[3] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper[5] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1988 | De Tubanters | ||
| 1988–1994 | Twente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Twente | 14 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Vitesse | 101 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Liverpool | 75 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Real Sociedad | 77 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | →Mallorca (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Portsmouth | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Everton (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Almería | 34 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Sparta Rotterdam | 29 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Monza | 54 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Ajax Cape Town | 42 | (0) |
| Total | 440 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Netherlands | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Ajax Cape Town (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sander Westerveld (born 23 October 1974) is a Dutchfootball coach and former professionalplayer who played as agoalkeeper. He was the goalkeeping coach of South AfricanPremier Soccer League clubAjax Cape Town.
The highlight of his playing career, spent in five countries, was a treble of theFA Cup,League Cup andUEFA Cup withLiverpool in 2001. Westerveld was included in theNetherlands' squads forEuro 2000 andEuro 2004, but, due to the consistency ofEdwin van der Sar, earned six international caps over five years.
Westerveld's first professional match was forTwente in 1994. After two seasons there, he moved toVitesse for free.[citation needed]
Following the 1998–99 season, during which he helped Vitesse to qualify for Europe, Westerveld was sold toLiverpool, where he succeededDavid James. He became the most expensive goalkeeper in British football when he joined the Reds for a reported fee of £4 million during the summer of 1999. Westerveld made his Liverpool debut againstSheffield Wednesday on 7 August 1999 in a 2–1 away win.[6] Then, on 28 August 1999, he saved aDavor Šuker penalty, as Liverpool beatArsenal 2–0.[7] He wasGérard Houllier's first choice to succeed James as Anfield's number one, and Westerveld fully justified the manager's confidence by playing a leading role in Liverpool's return to Europe, conceding the fewest goals in the1999–2000 Premier League season.[citation needed]
He played a key role in the treble season of 2000–01 for Liverpool, emerging as the hero of theLeague Cup final victory overBirmingham City, making the winning save fromAndrew Johnson in the penalty shoot-out.[8]
However, towards the end of his two-season spell at Liverpool, he was often subjected to criticism from the media. After a major mistake in a match againstBolton Wanderers on 27 August 2001, he was put on the bench by Houllier, who promptly signed two new goalkeepers,Jerzy Dudek andChris Kirkland. He did not play again after the Bolton error, and was sold toReal Sociedad ofLa Liga on 16 December 2001, for £3.4 million.[9]
Sociedad were runners-up inLa Liga in the2002–03 season, and played in the following season's Champions League. However, that season saw him loaned toMallorca, whereMiguel Ángel Moyá kept him out of the team. His contract then expired.[10]
In July 2005, he moved back to thePremier League withPortsmouth, being signed byAlain Perrin on a one-year contract. He was expected to be the first choice goalkeeper, ahead ofJamie Ashdown andKostas Chalkias. However, after an inconsistent time atFratton Park, in which he played only six league matches, he was allowed to move on a 28-day loan toEverton, rivals of his former club Liverpool, on 24 February 2006.[11] Everton had a temporary goalkeeping crisis in whichNigel Martyn,Richard Wright andIain Turner were all unavailable, and Westerveld played two matches for them. When he returned to Portsmouth, he remained a substitute and was released byHarry Redknapp on 11 May 2006.[12]
On 28 July 2006, Westerveld signed withSegunda División clubAlmería for one season,[13] in which he helped them to achieve promotion toLa Liga before leaving the club at the end of his contract.[citation needed]
On 7 September 2007, he joinedSparta Rotterdam on a short-term contract[14] and in May 2008 he announced that he was to leave Sparta.[15]
During the summer of 2009, he signed for ItalianLega Pro Prima Divisione clubMonza, after a successful trial with the club. He later joinedAjax Cape Town in South Africa where he was the number 1 goalkeeper.[16] At the end of the 2012–13 season, his contract was terminated, and he then became a goalkeeping coach at the club.[17]
Westerveld made his debut for theNetherlands on 8 June 1999, in an away friendly 3–1 defeat toBrazil inGoiânia. He was included in the Dutch squad for Euro 2000, and played the last group match against France, both teams being already qualified. The last of his six caps came on 28 February 2001, in a 0–0 friendly home draw withTurkey,[18] although he did make the squad forEuro 2004.[19]
SonSem Westerveld who is playing forJong AZ, is also a professional football goalkeeper.[20]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Twente | 1994–95 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Vitesse | 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Total | 101 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 109 | 0 | ||||
| Liverpool | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | Premier League | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13[a] | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Real Sociedad | 2001–02 | La Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | La Liga | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | La Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 84 | 0 | ||||
| Mallorca (loan) | 2004–05 | La Liga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Portsmouth | 2005–06 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Everton (loan) | 2005–06 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Almería | 2006–07 | Segunda División | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Monza | 2009–10 | Lega Pro | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Lega Pro | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0 | ||||
| Ajax Cape Town | 2011–12 | ABSA Premiership | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | ABSA Premiership | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 440 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 494 | 0 | ||
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