Elroy Kromheer

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Elroy Kromheer
Personal information
Full name Elroy Patrick Kromheer [1]
Date of birth (1970-01-15) 15 January 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1992 Volendam 72 (7)
1992–1993 Motherwell 24 (1)
1993–1996 Volendam 84 (4)
1996–1998 Zwolle 62 (4)
1998–1999 Reading 24 (0)
1999–2000 1. FC Nürnberg 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elroy Patrick Kromheer (born 15 January 1970) is a Dutch former footballer who played in The Football League for Reading and in the Scottish Football League for Motherwell. [2]

Elroy was twice signed for £250,000, the first occasion was in July 1992 when he joined Motherwell from Volendam. [3] The second occasion was when he joined Reading from Zwolle. [4]

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References

  1. "Elroy Kromheer". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. Elroy Kromheer at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  3. "MotherWELLnet.co.uk - Elroy Kromheer". www.motherwellnet.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. Elroy Kromheer at Soccerbase