Sander van Gessel

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Sander van Gessel
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at FC Groningen, 2019
Personal information
Full name Sander Branko van Gessel
Date of birth (1976-11-04) November 4, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Leidschendam, Netherlands
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2000 FC Groningen 45 (8)
2000–2002 SC Heerenveen 22 (1)
2002–2005 FC Groningen 119 (17)
2005–2008 NAC Breda 65 (5)
2008–2010 Sparta Rotterdam 11 (0)
2011 JEF United Chiba 24 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009-08-02

Sander Branko van Gessel (born November 4, 1976, in Leidschendam, South Holland) is a Dutch footballer.

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Career

He started his professional career in the 1995–1996 season playing for FC Groningen. He later served SC Heerenveen, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam.

In summer 2010 he was signed by FC Edmonton in preparation for the club's competitive debut in the 2011 North American Soccer League season. However, van Gessel exercised a contract clause and left Edmonton on January 17, 2011, when JEF United Chiba of J2 League made a more lucrative offer. [1]

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References

  1. "Sander van Gessel Follows Former Coaches to Japan - OurSports Central".