NAC Breda, often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divisie. In their history, NAC won one national title in 1921 and won one Cup in 1973.
Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from brede Aa and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa.
Pierre van Hooijdonk is a retired Dutch international footballer who played as a striker. He had spells with clubs across Europe where he was a prolific goal scorer. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team, for whom he scored 14 goals and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004. He was also noted for his spectacular free kicks.
The Rat Verlegh Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Breda, Netherlands. The stadium is the home of the association football club NAC Breda. It was formerly known as FUJIFILM Stadium (1996–2003) and Mycom Stadium (2003–2006), named after two former NAC sponsors. In 2006 NAC Breda named the stadium after its most famous NAC Player, Antoon Verlegh.
Ernstus "Ernie" Wilhelmus Johannes Brandts is a Dutch football manager and former player. He is the manager of FC Eindhoven.
NAC Stadion was a multi-use stadium in Breda, Netherlands. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of NAC Breda. The stadium was able to hold 20,000 people and opened in 1940. The stadium's capacity was gradually reduced to 10,850 in the nineties, due to security reasons. The stadium was closed in 1996 when the Rat Verlegh Stadion opened.
Robert Patrick Maaskant is a Dutch former professional footballer and current manager, who played as a midfielder.
Antonius Wilhelmus Verlegh, known as Antoon Verlegh and Rat Verlegh was a Dutch football player and administrator who is best known for his association with NAC Breda, whose Rat Verlegh Stadion is named in his honour. Antoon Verlegh was a player, trainer, editor, secretary, member of the board, vice chairman and chairman of honour at NAC Breda. He also had several important positions at the KNVB and he was considered to be one of the football icons in The Netherlands until the 1950s.
Antoon is a Dutch masculine given name that is an alternate form of Antonius used in Belgium, Netherlands, Suriname, South Africa, Namibia, and Indonesia, a nickname and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Breda is a railway station in Breda, Netherlands. It is situated on the Breda–Rotterdam railway, the Roosendaal–Breda railway and the Breda–Eindhoven railway.
Leonard "Leo" Canjels was a Dutch international footballer who played for NAC Breda.
Jacques Visschers is a Dutch former footballer who played as a forward. He spent his entire football career at NAC Breda, from 1948 until 1971, when he retired from football. After his football career, Jacques Visschers was NAC Breda's team manager, one of the founders and a board member of the VVCS and a board member of the S.C.F. Jacques Visschers was a member of the KNVB’s arbitration committee and was a member of NAC Breda’s supervisory board. Jacques Visschers is also a member of the Order of Orange-Nassau and a member of honour of NAC Breda.
Cornelis Wilhelmus "Cor" Kools was a Dutch football player and manager who played his entire career for NAC Breda. Kools played 16 international matches for the Netherlands, scoring three times, and participated in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Kools is also a member of honour of NAC Breda. He died in Breda.
Kingsley Pele van Anholt is a Dutch footballer who last played as a full back for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer before signing a contract with Eredivisie club NAC Breda. Van Anholt is of Dutch-Ghanaian descent.
Hakim Ziyech is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ajax and for the Morocco national team. In 2019, he was selected as one of the 20 best players in the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–19 season. He is known for his finishing, dribbling, long passes, technique, and ability from free kicks.
Kenneth Karim Otigba is a Nigerian-born Hungarian footballer who plays for Ferencvárosi TC as a centre back. At international level, he has represented Hungary national team
Djavan Anderson is a Dutch footballer of Jamaican and Surinamese descent, who plays as right back. He is under contract with the Italian club Lazio.
Petrus (Peter) van de Merwe was a Dutch footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Bodi Brusselers is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Helmond Sport in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
Nick Venema is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Almere City on loan from FC Utrecht.
