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Excelsior Rotterdam

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Dutch football club

Football club
Excelsior
Full nameExcelsior Rotterdam
Nickname(s)The Kralingers
Roodzwarten (red-blacks)
The Wonder
Oud papier-club (Paper recycling club)
Founded23 July 1902; 122 years ago (1902-07-23)
GroundVan Donge & De Roo Stadion
Capacity4,500[1]
ChairmanBob de Lange
Head coachRuben den Uil
LeagueEerste Divisie
2023–24Eredivisie, 16th of 18 (relegated via play-offs)
Websiteexcelsiorrotterdam.nl
Current season

Excelsior Rotterdam, commonly known asExcelsior, is a Dutch professionalfootball club based inRotterdam. It plays in theEerste Divisie, the 2nd tier ofDutch football from the 2024–25 season following relegation. The club was founded on 23 July 1902 and was formerly known as "Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior" (Rotterdam Football and Athletics Club Excelsior). Excelsior's home stadium is the Stadion Woudestein – for sponsorship reasons known as theVan Donge & De Roo Stadion – which has a capacity of about 4,500, one of the smallest stadiums hosting professional football in the Netherlands.

History

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Early history

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Excelsior was officially formed on 23 July 1902 asRotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior (English:Rotterdam Football and Athletics Club Excelsior). The initial founders of the club, a group of close friends located in theKralingen district ofRotterdam, started playing football matches on the fields of the eighteenth centurybuitenplaats Woudesteyn. After the actual establishment of the club, themunicipality officially gave permission to use the land.[2] As football was still an elite sport at the beginning of the 20th century, Excelsior became one of the first working class clubs in the Netherlands.[3]

First successes

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In the season 1945–46, Excelsior gained their first success by promoting to the Eerste Klasse, the highest tier of Dutch football before professional football was introduced in 1954. The deciding match againstVUC was played inDe Kuip and attracted 52.000 spectators. Excelsior relegated in the next season, but managed to promote for the second time in the season 1951–52. After the introduction of professional football, Excelsior won theEerste Divisie championship three times (1974, 1979 and 2006) and promoted to theEredivisie various times, usually to relegate not long afterwards.

Excelsior once reached theKNVB Cup final in the season 1929–30, but lost the match to fellow Rotterdam clubFeyenoord (0–1). Excelsior's biggest pre-war achievement was the win of the Zilveren Bal trophy. Excelsior beat Feyenoord (5–0) in the finals of the highly rated pre-season tournament.[3]

Founding father of Dutch professional football

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In the mid-fifties, Excelsior were the leading club behind the introduction of professional football in the Netherlands. When theKNVB continued to refuse payments in football, Excelsior chairmanHenk Zon and board memberAad Libregts managed to persuade association presidentHans Hopster, in cooperation with the directors of Feyenoord, Sparta andADO Den Haag. In August 1954 the KNVB accepted the proposal and professional football was introduced in the Netherlands.

Excelsior in the 1963–64 Season

Pioneers

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Being the smallest professional club in Rotterdam, Excelsior always had to be creative to survive. This creativity made Excelsior play a pioneering role within Dutch football. In 1958 Excelsior became the first Dutch club with covered stands. Later, in 1974, Excelsior also were the first Dutch club with shirt advertising. Against the then existing rules, the club put an 'A' on the shirt. The character was supposed to stand for 'Team A', but in reality it stood forAkai, the company of main investor Rob Albers. The KNVB decided to ban the 'A' from the shirt and it would take until 1982 for shirt advertising to be introduced. Akai would adorn the shirts of Excelsior until the season1999–00.[3]

Millennium

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In 2002, the year in which the club was officially 100 years old, Excelsior returned to theEredivisie. They did this after spending more than 20 years in thesecond tier of Dutch football. They were relegated after one season. In the 2005/2006 season Excelsior became champions of theEerste Divisie and were promoted back to the Eredivisie once again.

Between 1997 and 2005 Excelsior had a partnership with Rotterdam rivalsFeyenoord. Excelsior became Feyenoord's satellite club. As such, Feyenoord gave Excelsior money and players (either on loan or free transfer).

A majority of the Excelsior fans have always been against a partnership with Feyenoord. Michel van der Neut, chairman of Excelsior's supporters club, claimed: "Excelsior sold her soul with the extended partnership. Excelsior simply stops existing this way."[4]

Recent history

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In 2010 Excelsior returned to the highest tier ofDutch football, after defeating crosstown rivalSparta Rotterdam in the final of theEredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs. The team was mostly composed by Feyenoord loanees and was coached by former Feyenoord youth coachAlex Pastoor. In the2010–11 season Excelsior made a flying start in the Eredivisie, gaining ten points in its first five matches, including a home victory in theRotterdam derby against Feyenoord (3–2). In the remainder of the season, Excelsior upset some of the larger league teams at home, winning against AZ and getting draws against Groningen and eventual league champions Ajax. In the final match of the regular season, Excelsior got a 4–1 win away atVitesse Arnhem, a result that left them one goal short of staying up. Finishing 16th, Excelsior had to face FC Den Bosch and Helmond Sport in the relegation / promotion play-offs. A 4–2 home win against Helmond sport ensured another season of Eredivisie football for Excelsior.

Excelsior finished bottom of the table in theEredivisie at the end of the 2011–12 season, managing only four wins in 34 matches. The club was again relegated to theEerste Divisie and has had ups and downs since. In the 2022–23 season Excelsior will be playing in the Eredivisie after being relegated in 2019.[citation needed]

Stadium

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Excelsior's home venueStadion Woudestein
Main article:Stadion Woudestein

Excelsior's home venue isStadion Woudestein, which has a capacity of 4,500 seats, one of the smallest stadiums hosting professional football in the Netherlands. The official name of the stadium is Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

The club had two short spells at different locations. For the season 1907–1908 Excelsior played on theAfrikaanderplein. After returning to Woudestein, Excelsior moved to the Toepad terrain for seasons 1922–1939. When the Dutch government decided to build marine barracks on the Toepad area right before the start of theSecond World War, Excelsior moved back to the familiar Woudestein.[3]

In the early nineties Excelsior went through a difficult period. The club barely survived a financial crisis, but a newly appointed board under the chairmanship ofMartin de Jager had one important goal; a new Excelsior stadium. Various plans were made, one of them being a joint stadium for Excelsior andSparta, but eventually none of the plans were implemented. Due to financial pressure, Excelsior decided to take the plunge and started renovating Woudestein themselves. The club built two new stands themselves and with the help of themunicipality the main stand got renovated as well, including business seats and office space. On 31 July 2000, the new stadium was opened with a friendly match againstFeyenoord.[5]

When Excelsior promoted to theEredivisie after the season2009–10, the club decided to replace the grass surface withartificial turf. Main reason for the change was the lack of financial resources to installunder-soil heating, which is mandatory for clubs participating on the highest level of Dutch football.[6]

Supporters and rivalries

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Paper recycling club

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Excelsior is known as the Oud papier-club (paper recycling club), because former chairman Henk Zon often used to collect old paper in order to secure the financial position of the club.

Mascot

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Since 2008 'Woutje Stein' is the official Excelsior mascot. He is named after the Woudestein-stadium.

Rivalries

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Rotterdam is the city with the most professional teams in the Netherlands. Besides Excelsior there areFeyenoord andSparta Rotterdam.

Rivalry against Sparta

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Excelsior is from theKralingen-neighbourhood and Sparta Rotterdam is from theSpangen-neighbourhood. Both clubs are not always playing in theEredivisie, hence they play matches against each other in both the Eredivisie and theEerste Divisie. The Feyenoord partnership Excelsior had in the past has resulted in more hatred from Sparta Rotterdam supporters.

One of the more spectacular matches between Excelsior and Sparta was the 2010 derby. Excelsior managed to gain promotion to the Eredivisie by winning against Sparta in the 94th minute of the match.[7]

Rivalry against Feyenoord

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Ever since the clubs used to work together Excelsior players and supporters have grown a more serious rivalry against Feyenoord. The majority of Excelsior supporters never wanted a cooperation with Feyenoord in the first place. On 22 May 2009, Excelsior supporters hosted a funeral as they felt like their club's identity had died due to the partnership with Feyenoord.[8]

In 2017 Excelsior won against Feyenoord (3–0), resulting in the latter not winning the Eredivisie title on that day. This resulted in riots.[9]

Honours

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League

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Domestic results

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Historical chart of league performance

Below is a table with Excelsior's domestic results since the introduction of theEredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic leagueLeague resultQualification toKNVB Cup seasonCup result
2023–24 Eredivisie16thEerste Divisie (relegation)2023–24Round of 16
2022–23 Eredivisie15th –2022–23second round
2021–22 Eerste Divisie6thEredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)2021–22second round
2020–21 Eerste Divisie9th –2020–21Quarter-final
2019–20 Eerste Divisie7th –2019–20second round
2018–19 Eredivisie16thEerste Divisie (relegation)2018–19first round
2017–18 Eredivisie11th –2017–18first round
2016–17 Eredivisie12th –2016–17second round
2015–16 Eredivisie15th –2015–16third round
2014–15 Eredivisie15th –2014–15Semi-final
2013–14 Eerste Divisie3rdEredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)2013–14round of 16
2012–13 Eerste Divisie15th –2012–13second round
2011–12 Eredivisie18thEerste Divisie (relegation)2011–12third round
2010–11 Eredivisie16th – (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)2010–11Fourth round
2009–10 Eerste Divisie3rdEredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)2009–10Third round
2008–09 Eerste Divisie5thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2008–09Round of 16
2007–08 Eredivisie18thEerste Divisie (relegation)2007–08Round of 16
2006–07 Eredivisie16th – (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)2006–07Third round
2005–06 Eerste Divisie1stEredivisie (promotion)2005–06Second round
2004–05 Eerste Divisie12th –2004–05Second round
2003–04 Eerste Divisie2ndpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2003–04Third round
2002–03 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (losing promo./releg. play-offs)2002–03Quarter-final
2001–02 Eerste Divisie2ndEredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)2001–02Round of 16
2000–01 Eerste Divisie2ndpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion2000–01Round of 16
1999–00 Eerste Divisie4thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1999–00Round of 16
1998–99 Eerste Divisie6thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1998–99Second round
1997–98 Eerste Divisie16th –1997–98Group stage
1996–97 Eerste Divisie17th –1996–97Group stage
1995–96 Eerste Divisie16th –1995–96Group stage
1994–95 Eerste Divisie3rdpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1994–95Second round
1993–94 Eerste Divisie12th –1993–94Third round
1992–93 Eerste Divisie14th –1992–93Round of 16
1991–92 Eerste Divisie15thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1991–92Third round
1990–91 Eerste Divisie19th –1990–91Second round
1989–90 Eerste Divisie14th –1989–90Second round
1988–89 Eerste Divisie3rdpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1988–89First round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie8th –1987–88Round of 16
1986–87 Eredivisie18thEerste Divisie (relegation)1986–87Quarter-final
1985–86 Eredivisie15th –1985–86First round
1984–85 Eredivisie12th –1984–85Round of 16
1983–84 Eredivisie13th –1983–84First round
1982–83 Eredivisie9th –1982–83Second round
1981–82 Eerste Divisie3rdEredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)1981–82Round of 16
1980–81 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (relegation)1980–81Second round
1979–80 Eredivisie9th –1979–80Second round
1978–79 Eerste Divisie1stEredivisie (promotion)1978–79Second round
1977–78 Eerste Divisie4thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1977–78Semi-final
1976–77 Eerste Divisie4thpromotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion1976–77Round of 16
1975–76 Eredivisie18thEerste Divisie (relegation)1975–76Second round
1974–75 Eredivisie14th –1974–75Second round
1973–74 Eerste Divisie1stEredivisie (promotion)1973–74Round of 16
1972–73 Eredivisie17thEerste Divisie (relegation)1972–73Round of 16
1971–72 Eredivisie15th –1971–72Quarter-final
1970–71 Eredivisie16th –1970–71Second round
1969–70 Eerste Divisie2ndEredivisie (promotion)1969–70Second round[citation needed]
1968–69 Tweede Divisie2ndEerste Divisie (promotion)1968–69Second round[citation needed]
1967–68 Tweede Divisie16th –1967–68Quarter-final[citation needed]
1966–67 Tweede Divisie9th –1966–67DNC[citation needed]
1965–66 Tweede Divisie9th (group B) –1965–66Group stage[citation needed]
1964–65 Eerste Divisie16thTweede Divisie (relegation)1964–65Second round[citation needed]
1963–64 Eerste Divisie9th –1963–64Round of 16[citation needed]
1962–63 Eerste Divisie8th –1962–63Third round[citation needed]
1961–62 Eerste Divisie2nd –1961–62?[citation needed]
1960–61 Eerste Divisie4th (group B) –1960–61?[citation needed]
1959–60 Eerste Divisie11th (group A) –not heldnot held
1958–59 Eerste Divisie6th (group B) –1958–59?[citation needed]
1957–58 Eerste Divisie7th (group A) –1957–58?[citation needed]
1956–57 Eerste Divisie9th (group B) –1956–57?[citation needed]

Current squad

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As of 4 February 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2DFNetherlands NEDIlias Bronkhorst
3DFNetherlands NEDKik Pierie
4DFNetherlands NEDDjango Warmerdam
5DFSweden SWECasper Widell
6MFBelgium BELXander Blomme(on loan fromGo Ahead Eagles)
7FWItaly ITASeydou Fini(on loan fromGenoa)
8MFNetherlands NEDMathijs Tielemans(on loan fromVitesse)
9FWSweden SWERichie Omorowa
10MFNetherlands NEDLance Duijvestijn
11MFUnited States USAZach Booth
12DFFrance FRAArthur Zagré
14FWCuraçao CUWRayvien Rosario
15MFNetherlands NEDNoah Naujoks
16DFNetherlands NEDJurgen Mattheij
17DFBelgium BELNolan Martens
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19FWNetherlands NEDNesto Groen
20MFNetherlands NEDLennard Hartjes
21FWBelgium BELJacky Donkor
22DFNetherlands NEDJosé de Almeida Reis
23MFNetherlands NEDCedric Hatenboer(on loan fromAnderlecht)
24MFNetherlands NEDJoshua Eijgenraam
28DFSint Maarten SMARonan Olivacce
29FWNetherlands NEDMike van Duinen
30FWNetherlands NEDDerensili Sanches Fernandes
31DFNetherlands NEDGiuliano Cairo
32DFNetherlands NEDSiem De Moes
33FWNetherlands NEDJerolldino Armantrading
38GKNetherlands NEDPascal Kuiper
40GKNetherlands NEDCalvin Raatsie

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
DFNetherlands NEDSeb Loeffen(atSV Spakenburg until 30 June 2025)
DFNetherlands NEDSerano Seymor(atVVV-Venlo until 30 June 2025)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
FWSweden SWEOscar Uddenäs(atAIK until 30 June 2025)

Player of the year

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The Excelsior 'Player of the Year' award is voted for by the club's supporters, in recognition of the best overall performance by an individual player throughout the football season. The annual election is organized by the supporters clubPro Excelsior since 1996.[10][11]

SeasonWinner
1995–96NetherlandsMarinus Dijkhuizen
1996–97Netherlands John Schuurhuizen
1997–98NetherlandsFerry de Haan
1998–99Netherlands Michael van der Kruis
1999–00Republic of IrelandDavid Connolly
2000–01Czech RepublicJarda Simr
2001–02NetherlandsMichel Breuer
2002–03NetherlandsSteve Olfers
2003–04NetherlandsDanny Buijs
2004–05AustraliaBrett Holman
2005–06NetherlandsLuigi Bruins
2006–07NetherlandsRené van Dieren
SeasonWinner
2007–08NetherlandsKees Luijckx
2008–09NetherlandsJeffrey Altheer
2009–10SurinameRyan Koolwijk
2010–11NetherlandsDaan Bovenberg
2011–12SurinameRoland Alberg
2012–13NetherlandsJordy Deckers
2013–14NetherlandsLars Veldwijk
2014–15NetherlandsSander Fischer
2015–16NetherlandsRick Kruys
2016–17SurinameNigel Hasselbaink
2017–18NetherlandsHicham Faik
2018–19NetherlandsJerdy Schouten

Managers

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Current staff

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PositionName
Head coachNetherlandsRuben den Uil
Assistant head coachNetherlandsAndré Hoekstra
Assistant coach / technology strategistJapan Takahisa Shiraishi
Team managerNetherlands Dennis van der Neut
Goalkeeping coachNetherlandsRonald Graafland
Fitness coachNetherlands Mario Meijer
PhysioNetherlands Maurice de Groot
PhysioNetherlands Rinus Kerskes
Club doctorNetherlands Robert Jan de Vos
Kit managerNetherlands Rien van Wijk
Kit managerNetherlands John van Tilburg
Chief scoutNetherlands Dave Coelers
ScoutNetherlands Bert Ebbens

Former managers

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See also:Category:Excelsior Rotterdam managers
Season(s)Manager
1954–56Netherlands Rinus Smits
1956–62Netherlands Bob Janse
1962–68Netherlands Rinus Smits
1968–70Netherlands Bob Janse
1970Netherlands Jaap Kouters
1970–71Netherlands Bob Janse
1971–73Netherlands Joop Castenmiller
1973–75Netherlands Ben Peeters
1975–76NetherlandsThijs Libregts
Netherlands Bob Janse
1976–80NetherlandsThijs Libregts
1980–82NetherlandsHans Dorjee
1982–86NetherlandsRob Jacobs
1986–88NetherlandsHenk Wullems
1988–90NetherlandsJoop van Daele
1990Netherlands Martin van der Kooy
1990–92HungarySándor Popovics
1992–94NetherlandsCor Pot
1994–95NetherlandsRob Baan
Season(s)Manager
1995–96NetherlandsHans van der Pluijm
1996-03NetherlandsAdrie Koster
2003–04NetherlandsHenk van Stee
2004–05NetherlandsJohn Metgod
2005–06NetherlandsMario Been
2006–09NetherlandsTon Lokhoff
2009–11NetherlandsAlex Pastoor
2011–12NetherlandsJohn Lammers
2012–13NetherlandsLeon Vlemmings
2013–14DenmarkJon Dahl Tomasson
2014–15NetherlandsMarinus Dijkhuizen
2015–16NetherlandsAlfons Groenendijk
2016–18NetherlandsMitchell van der Gaag
2018–19NetherlandsAdrie Poldervaart
2019–20NetherlandsRicardo Moniz
2020–24NetherlandsMarinus Dijkhuizen
2024–NetherlandsRuben den Uil

Players

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Further information:Category:Excelsior Rotterdam players

National team players

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The following players were called up to represent theirnational teams ininternational football and receivedcaps during their tenure with Excelsior Rotterdam:

  • Players in bold actively play for Excelsior Rotterdam and for their respective national teams. Years in brackets indicate careerspan with Excelsior.

National team players by Confederation

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Member associations are listed in order of most to least amount of current and former Excelsior players represented Internationally

Total national team players by confederation
ConfederationTotal(Nation) Association
AFC1JapanJapan (1)
CAF5Cape VerdeCape Verde (2),Democratic Republic of the CongoDR Congo (1),GhanaGhana (1),GuineaGuinea (1)
CONCACAF7ArubaAruba (2),CuraçaoCuraçao (2),Sint MaartenSint Maarten (2),Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad & Tobago (1)
CONMEBOL0 
OFC0 
UEFA9NetherlandsNetherlands (4),IcelandIceland (3),Republic of IrelandIreland (2)

Players in international tournaments

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The following is a list of Excelsior Rotterdam players who have competed in international tournaments, including theAfrica Cup of Nations. To this date no Excelsior players have participated in theFIFA World Cup,UEFA European Championship,CONCACAF Gold Cup,AFC Asian Cup,Copa América or theOFC Nations Cup while playing for Excelsior Rotterdam.

CupPlayers
Equatorial Guinea2015 Africa Cup of NationsCape VerdeToni Varela

References

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  5. ^"Excelsior Stadion" [Excelsior Stadium].Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch).Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved21 August 2010.
  6. ^"Excelsior op kunstgras in eredivisie" [Excelsior on artificial turf in Eredivisie].Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 4 June 2010.Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved21 August 2010.
  7. ^"Wedstrijdverslag op ELF Voetbal".Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved7 June 2022.
  8. ^"Supportersvereniging roept op tot actie - Excelsior Rotterdam FC".www.erfc.nl. Archived fromthe original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved30 June 2022.
  9. ^"Rellen in Rotterdam na nederlaag Feyenoord bij Excelsior". 7 May 2017.Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved7 June 2022.
  10. ^"Jeffrey Altheer beste speler 2008/2009" [Jeffrey Altheer best player 2008/2009].ERFC.nl (in Dutch). 8 September 2009. Retrieved5 July 2010.[dead link]
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