Personal information | |||
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Full name | Remco Jelmer van der Schaaf | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Ten Boer, Netherlands | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
VV Omlandia | |||
TOP Oss | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2002 | Vitesse Arnhem | 82 | (5) |
2000 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2002–2005 | PSV | 39 | (1) |
2005–2008 | Vitesse Arnhem | 70 | (5) |
2008–2011 | Burnley | 1 | (0) |
2009–2011 | → Brøndby (loan) | 44 | (6) |
2011–2013 | Randers | 24 | (3) |
Total | 264 | (20) | |
International career | |||
1997 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (1) |
1999–2001 | Netherlands U21 | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Remco Jelmer van der Schaaf (born 28 February 1979) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Van der Schaaf was born in Ten Boer, Groningen. After playing youth football for VV Omlandia and TOP Oss, he began his professional career in 1997 at Vitesse Arnhem, where he spent part of the 1999–2000 season on loan at Fortuna Sittard.
Van der Schaaf signed for PSV Eindhoven in 2002, and was injured in a 2004 UEFA Cup match by Titus Bramble of Newcastle United. [1] Van der Schaaf re-signed for Vitesse in 2005, and in July 2008 he signed a three-year deal with Burnley, [2] turning down a contract from Welsh side Cardiff City in the process. [3] He made his debut for Burnley against Sheffield Wednesday on 9 August 2008 however this proved to be his first and only appearance for the club. [4]
Van der Schaaf signed on loan for Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF in February 2009, where he stayed until the end of the 2008–09 season.
in January 2010, van der Schaaf once again signed on loan for Brøndby IF on a one-and-a-half-year contract, thus seeing out his contract with Burnley. [5]
In July 2011 he joined the Danish club Randers FC on a two-year contract.
Van der Schaaf has represented the Dutch under-21 side. [6]
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