Netherlands have improved a lot in the last ten years, here we have gathered the top five
names of last decade that helped Netherlands to reach such top level. Majority
of them have a link with Manchester United.
Here
are the top five Dutch footballers of last decade.
5. Edwin van der Sar (1995-2008, Goalkeeper)
Edwin
van der Sar played 13 years for his international side. 130 international
appearances simply made him one of the best keeper of his time.
Van
der Sar who retired in 2011 from professional football is the most capped
player of Netherlands.
4. Mark van Bommel (2000 – 2012, Defensive
midfielder)
World
Cup silver medalist Van Bommel played 79 games for Netherlands in his 22 years
of football career. His debut came against Cyprus in 2000.
3. Rafael van der Vaart (2001 – present,
Attacking midfielder)
Van
der Vaart who has played for Ajax, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspurs is the
third most capped player with 109. The 31-year-old who has scored 31 goals since
2001 will not be playing this World Cup due to his calf injury.
2. Ruud Van Nistelrooy
(2001 – present, Striker)
Another
former Manchester United player, Nistelrooy, scored 35 times in 70 games. Despite
of his less caps as compared to the others, he still deserves to be in this top
five list. He has not lifted any trophy with Netherlands in his 13 years of international
career.
1. Robin Van Persie (2005 – present,
Striker)
Van
Persie has scored 43 goals in 84 appearances which makes him the all-time top
scorer of Netherlands. The 30-year-old has not won any international trophy but
has earned a silver medal of World Cup in 2010.
Do
you agree?
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your say below.
Robben
ReplyDeletehe was in my list but i removed and added van der vart.
DeleteNo way
ReplyDeleteBergkamp should be 1
its the last decade :)
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