Daniël Rijaard
Encyclopedia
Daniël Rijaard is a Dutch Antilles
footballer
who plays for SVV Scheveningen
and Netherlands Antilles
. He is a defender
who plays as a fullback on the right side of the pitch.
, making his first first-team appearance in 1995, at the age of 18. He was a regular in the team immediately and became one of Excelsior's key players in the following years. In total he played seven straight seasons at the Rotterdam
club before making a move towards Eredivisie
participants ADO Den Haag
. Again he was a regular member in the first team right from the start and played nearly all matches in the competition. In his third season at ADO Den Haag he found himself on the bench more often and at the end of 2005 he went back to Excelsior on loan. With this team he won the championship in the Eerste Divisie
, which secured the team a place in the Eredivisie for 2006-07. After the season he returned to ADO where he was no longer secure to be lined-up in the first team.
When ADO promoted to the Eredivisie
in the 2007-08 season
, Rijaard did not receive a new contract. Therefore, he left ADO and became an amateur footballer at Scheveningen.
in a March 2004 World Cup qualifying match against .
Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles , also referred to informally as the Dutch Antilles, was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, consisting of two groups of islands in the Lesser Antilles: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao , in Leeward Antilles just off the Venezuelan coast; and Sint...
footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
who plays for SVV Scheveningen
SVV Scheveningen
Scheveningse Voetbal Vereniging Scheveningen, known as SVV Scheveningen is a football club from Scheveningen, the Netherlands. The club was founded in 1919, is currently playing in the Hoofdklasse, the highest tier of amateur football in the Netherlands....
and Netherlands Antilles
Netherlands Antilles national football team
The Netherlands Antilles national football team was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles and was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team....
. He is a defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
who plays as a fullback on the right side of the pitch.
Club career
Rijaard's career began when he signed a professional contract with Excelsior RotterdamExcelsior Rotterdam
SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior'...
, making his first first-team appearance in 1995, at the age of 18. He was a regular in the team immediately and became one of Excelsior's key players in the following years. In total he played seven straight seasons at the Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
club before making a move towards Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
participants ADO Den Haag
ADO Den Haag
Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club...
. Again he was a regular member in the first team right from the start and played nearly all matches in the competition. In his third season at ADO Den Haag he found himself on the bench more often and at the end of 2005 he went back to Excelsior on loan. With this team he won the championship in the Eerste Divisie
Eerste Divisie
The Eerste Divisie is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via a promotion/relegation system. It is also known as the Jupiler League due to sponsorship, which is the same name as the top league in Belgium...
, which secured the team a place in the Eredivisie for 2006-07. After the season he returned to ADO where he was no longer secure to be lined-up in the first team.
When ADO promoted to the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in the 2007-08 season
Eerste Divisie 2007-08
The 2007/2008 season of the Eerste Divisie began in August 2007 and will end in May 2008.-Relegated teams:These teams were relegated from the Eredivisie at the start of the season:*RKC Waalwijk...
, Rijaard did not receive a new contract. Therefore, he left ADO and became an amateur footballer at Scheveningen.
International career
Rijaard made his debut for the Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles national football team
The Netherlands Antilles national football team was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles and was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team....
in a March 2004 World Cup qualifying match against .