Joost Broerse is an Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 football player who plays for Excelsior in 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....

. He is traditionally a central defender

Defender (association football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 or defensive midfielder.

Club career

He made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Groningen squad in the 1997-98 season and stayed there for six years. Then he moved to FC Utrecht, where he stayed for four years and won the 2003-04 and 2004 Johan Cruijff-schaal

Johan Cruijff-schaal

The Johan Cruijff Schaal is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football league and the winner of the national...

.

Later, he transferred to APOEL in the January 2008 transfer period. At APOEL he won the Cypriot Cup 2007-08

Cypriot Cup 2007-08

The Cypriot Cup 2007–08 was the 66th edition of The Cypriot Football Cup, or Cypriot Cup for short. 16 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition.The competition culminated with the Cup Final, held at GSP Stadium, Nicosia on 17 May 2008...

, the Cypriot First Division 2008-09

Cypriot First Division 2008-09

The Cypriot First Division 2008–09 was the seventy-first season of top-tier football on Cyprus. It started on 30 August 2008 and ended on 10 May 2009. The defending champions were Anorthosis.APOEL won the championship three games before the end of the season....

 and also the Cypriot Super Cup of 2008 and 2009. He also appeared in four official 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage

2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage

The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 15 September and 9 December 2009. The draw for the eight groups took place on 27 August 2009, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco....

 matches with APOEL. The next season he won the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division

2010–11 Cypriot First Division

-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...

 again with APOEL, adding the second championship title to his honours list. On May 2011 it was announced that Broerse is leaving APOEL after 3,5 years, as his contract would not renewed by the club.

On August 2011 he signed a one year contract with the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 club Excelsior.

Honours

FC Utrecht

• • KNVB Cup
    KNVB Cup
    The KNVB Cup is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association since 1899. It was based on the format of the English FA Cup. Outside of the Netherlands, it is often referred to as the Dutch Cup...
    
     (1): 2003-04
  • Johan Cruijff-schaal
    Johan Cruijff-schaal
    The Johan Cruijff Schaal is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after legendary Dutch football player Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national football league and the winner of the national...
    
     (1): 2004

APOEL

• • Cypriot First Division
    Cypriot First Division
    The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
    
     (2): 2008–09, 2010–11
    2010–11 Cypriot First Division
    -Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...
    
    
  • Cypriot Cup (1): 2007–08
  • Cypriot Super Cup (2): 2008, 2009

External links

• Official player homepage