Gijs Steinmann

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Gijs Steinmann
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Personal information
Full name Gijsbertus Steinmann
Date of birth (1961-04-02) 2 April 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1985 AZ 87 (8)
1985–1987 Den Bosch 65 (10)
1987–1990 Utrecht 96 (2)
1991 Dundee United 14 (1)
1991–1992 Heracles '74 16 (2)
1992–1996 Go Ahead Eagles 88 (6)
Total366(29)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gijsbertus "Gijs" Steinmann (born 2 April 1961) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Steinmann played club football for AZ, Den Bosch, Utrecht and Go Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie. [1] During his career he was known for his outspoken nature, and had conflicts with managers. [2]

Steinmann ended his career after the 1995–96 season at Go Ahead Eagles, after he had been demoted from the first team by head coach Ab Fafié. He had earlier called former head coach Henk ten Cate a "liar", and had been deemed a source of friction in the squad. [3]

After his retirement, Steinmann started working for a company specialising in coffee and snack machines, and he lives in Houten. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gijs Steinmann" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "Kent U Deze Nog - Gijs Steinmann". facebook.com (in Dutch). 2 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Valk en Steinmann moeten vertrekken bij Go Ahead Eagels". Trouw (in Dutch). 14 November 1995.
  4. ↑ "Kent U Deze Nog - Twitter". Twitter (in Dutch). 2 April 2020.


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