Tyrone Loran

Tyrone Loran

Personal information
Full name	Tyrone Gabriel Loran [1]
Date of birth	(1981-06-29) 29 June 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	FC Abcoude
	Volendam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Volendam	25	(1)
2002–2003	Manchester City	0	(0)
2003	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	17	(0)
2003–2005	Tranmere Rovers	30	(0)
2005	→ Port Vale (loan)	6	(0)
2005–2007	RBC	77	(4)
2007–2011	NAC Breda	59	(1)
2011	De Graafschap	7	(0)
Total		221	(6)
International career
2000–2002	Netherlands under-21s
2008	Netherlands Antilles	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Tyrone Gabriel Loran (born 29 June 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He won five caps for Netherlands Antilles in 2008.

Starting his career with Volendam in 2000; two years later he moved to England to play for Manchester City. The next year he transferred to Tranmere Rovers following a successful loan spell. In 2005, he played for Port Vale on loan, before returning to his homeland to sign for RBC. Two years later he moved on to NAC Breda. After four years with Breda he joined De Graafschap in 2011.

Club career

Loran started his career at Dutch second-tier club FC Volendam in 2000. In April 2002, he had a trial at English Premier League side Manchester City, ^[3] and was signed permanently in August for £60,000. ^[4] He never made a competitive first-team appearance during his season with the club. In December 2002, he left for Tranmere Rovers on loan, ^[4] and signed a permanent deal with Rovers in May 2003 as the club paid City an undisclosed fee. ^[5]

Described as a "destroyer" by manager Ray Mathias, ^[6] he missed three months from late December 2003 to March 2004, due to a knee injury that required surgery. ^[7] In the 2003–04 season, after he played just two games from the start of season, he left for Port Vale on loan in December 2004. ^[8] Vale attempted to sign him permanently, ^[9] but instead he returned to Holland to sign for RBC of the Eredivisie in January 2005. ^[10]

At the end of 2004–05, his club were in the relegation play-offs, but managed to stay in the top-fight after winning the play-offs. However, a last place finish in 2005–06 ensured their relegation to the Eerste Divisie. The next season he made 34 appearances and helped Roosendaal back to the top-flight as Eerste Divisie champions.

In the summer of 2007 he joined NAC Breda on a free transfer. He made fourteen appearances in 2007–08, as Breda finished third to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. He made 26 appearances in 2008–09, helping the club to once again qualify for Europe. He played just nine games in 2009–10, as Breda finished in mid-table. Following ten appearances in 2010–11, he joined league rivals De Graafschap in January 2011, making a further seven appearances for his new club before the end of the campaign.

International career

An international for the now defunct Netherlands Antilles side, he helped the nation qualify through the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round by scoring a goal against group opponents Nicaragua. ^[11] In the second round the Antilles lost out to Haiti. His international career was ended by the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.

Career statistics

Club statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Volendam	2000–01 [12]	Eerste Divisie	5	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	5	0
	2001–02 [12]	Eerste Divisie	20	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	20	1
	Total		25	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	25	1
Manchester City	2002–03 [13]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tranmere Rovers	2002–03 [13]	Second Division	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
	2003–04 [14]	Second Division	28	0	2	0	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	32	0
	2004–05 [15]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		47	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	51	0
Port Vale (loan)	2004–05 [15]	League One	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
RBC	2004–05 [12]	Eredivisie	17	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	17	1
	2005–06 [12]	Eredivisie	26	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	26	1
	2006–07 [12]	Eerste Divisie	34	2	–	–	–	–	0	0	34	2
	Total		77	4	–	–	–	–	0	0	77	4
NAC Breda	2007–08 [12]	Eredivisie	14	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	14	0
	2008–09 [12]	Eredivisie	26	1	3	0	–	–	0	0	29	1
	2009–10 [12]	Eredivisie	9	0	0	0	–	–	5	1	14	1
	2010–11 [16]	Eredivisie	10	0	1	0	–	–	0	0	11	0
	Total		59	1	4	0	–	–	5	1	68	2
De Graafschap	2010–11 [16]	Eredivisie	7	0	0	0	–	–	0	0	7	0
Career total			221	6	7	0	1	0	6	1	235	7

1. Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy.

International statistics

Netherlands Antilles national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	5	1
Total [17]	41	0

Honours

RBC Roosendaal

• Eerste Divisie: 2006–07

References

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4. "Tranmere snap up Loran". BBC Sport. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
5. "Tranmere sign Loran". BBC. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
6. "Tyrone's power boosts Rovers". BBC Sport. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
7. "Loran hit by injury". BBC. 23 December 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
8. "Vale sign defender Loran on loan". BBC. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
9. "Vale keen to sign defender Loran". BBC. 4 January 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
10. "no title". UEFA. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
11. "Netherlands Antilles – Nicaragua". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
12. "stats". vi.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
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16. "Games played by Tyrone Loran in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
17. "Tyrone Loran". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.