Alkmaar Zaanstreek, better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands.
Joseph Anthony Didulica is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Australia, he played for the Croatia national team. On 11 October 2011, he ended his career after ongoing neck and head injuries.
Kenneth Pérez Dahl Jensen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Perez scored two goals in 24 matches for the Denmark national team from 2003 to 2008, and he was chosen to compete at the 2004 European Championship.
Brett Trevor Holman is an Australian former professional soccer player who last played for Brisbane Roar in the A-League as an attacking midfielder.
Kew Raffique Jaliens is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Simon Busk Poulsen is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Boy Waterman is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Annemieke Kiesel is a former Dutch footballer and coach. She played for clubs in the Netherlands, United States, England and Germany, winning titles with Dutch and German clubs. She also played for the Dutch national team between 1995 and 2011, retiring with 156 caps, making her the player with the second most appearances for the Dutch national team of all time. Following her playing career, she took on coaching and has worked either as assistant coach or as head coach.
Kolbeinn Sigþórsson is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Mirte Roelvink is a former Dutch footballer. A right back, she played club football in the Netherlands and Germany, as well as the Netherlands women's national football team.
Loes Geurts is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Damallsvenskan club BK Häcken. Since making her international debut in 2005, Geurts has collected over 100 caps for the Netherlands national team. She kept goal for the Netherlands at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship.
Dyanne Marie Christine Bito is a Dutch former football defender who played for the Netherlands women's national football team and clubs in the Netherlands and Germany.
Daphne Helena Koster is a retired Dutch football player, who played as a defender for Ajax in the Vrouwen Eredivisie. She also played in the American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) for Sky Blue FC. A powerful centre back, she was the captain of both the Netherlands women's national football team and Ajax.
Sylvia Smit is a Dutch former footballer who plays as a midfielder and striker for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen and the Belgian-Dutch BeNe League. She also had 106 appearances for the Netherlands women's national football team.
Chantal Alida Maria de Ridder is a Dutch former football striker, who played for BeNe League club AFC Ajax as well as the senior Netherlands women's national football team.
Claudia Voňková, née Anna Gerarda Maria "Claudia" van den Heiligenberg is a Dutch former footballer who played for Bayern Munich II in the German 2. Bundesliga. She played for the Dutch national team between 2005 and 2016 and won national league and cup titles in the Netherlands.
Hendrikus Sebastian "Bas" Nijhuis is a Dutch football referee. Since 2007 he has officiated for FIFA international matches. Nijhuis comes from Enschede.
Kim Dolstra is a Dutch football defender, currently playing for Medkila IL. She previously played in the Eredivisie for Fortuna Wormerveer, AZ, Telstar, ADO Den Haag and AGSM Verona in Italy's women's Serie A. She was awarded the 2010 championship's Golden Shoe after winning her third championship in a row with AZ.
Desiree van Lunteren is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right-back or a midfielder for AZ in the Eredivisie Vrouwen.
Stefanie van der Gragt is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for the Netherlands national team. She represented her country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
