Sonny Silooy

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Sonny Silooy
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Silooy in 1987
Personal information
Full name Jan Jacobus Silooy
Date of birth (1963-08-31) 31 August 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Zilvermeeuwen
ZVV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1987 Ajax 157 (4)
1987–1989 Matra Racing 55 (2)
1989–1996 Ajax 111 (0)
1996–1998 Arminia Bielefeld 37 (0)
1998–2000 De Graafschap 46 (0)
Total406(6)
International career
1983–1993 [1] Netherlands 25 (0)
Managerial career
2003–2008 Ajax (youth)
2010 Dayton Dutch Lions
2011–2014 D.C. United (Assistant)
2014–2015 KNVB (Assistant U18)
2015 Sparta Rotterdam (U17)
2015 KNVB (Assistant U19)
2015–2016 Al Shabab (U19)
2020–2022 Sharjah FC (Director Youth Development)
2024-2026 Ajax (Assistant Woman’s team)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Jacobus "Sonny" Silooy (born 31 August 1963) is a Dutch former professional footballer and football manager. He is currently the assistant coach with AFC Ajax. His last managing post was for the under-19 team for United Arab Emirates club Al Shabab. His most successful time as a player was in his period with Ajax. He won seven Eredivisie titles, four KNVB Cups, three Johan Cruyff Shields, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.

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Club career

Silooy was born in Rotterdam. He played as a right or central defender and is one of the legends of Ajax, where he made his debut on 3 May 1981, playing over 250 league games for the Amsterdam club in two separate periods. Silooy also played for Matra Racing, Arminia Bielefeld, [2] De Graafschap and the amateurs of GVV Unitas from Gorinchem. He played in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus, but missed a key penalty in the shootout which Ajax ultimately lost. [3]

International career

Silooy, a member of the Netherlands national team's squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, obtained 25 caps, [4] including eight appearances in Euro 88 qualifying, but never played in a major international competition.

Coaching career

Silooy coached of the Jong Ajax youth academy and juniors team. [5] In 2010, he became the head coach of the new club Dayton Dutch Lions.

He left Dayton Dutch Lions to become an assistant coach with the Major League Soccer club D.C. United. [6] In 2015, he was appointed as head coach of Al Shabab under 19. He joined Ajax's women's team in 2024 with new head coach Hesterine de Reus. [7]

Honours

Player

Ajax

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References

  1. ↑ "Sonny Silooy - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
  2. ↑ 11 FREUNDE – Bundesligen – Ik heb een tweejarig contract Archived 10 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Sonny Silooy at home.wanadoo.nl
  4. ↑ Interlands Sonny Silooy Archived 28 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Sonny Silooy named D.C. United Assistant Coach". D.C. United. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Nieuw seizoen, nieuwe trainer: Ajax Vrouwen zijn begonnen". Ajax (in Dutch). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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