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Dutch association footballer

Arjan Ebbinge
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-12-06) 6 December 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Veendam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
VV De Vogels
Robur et Velocitas
GVAV-Rapiditas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Groningen 23 (0)
1996–2000 Veendam 106 (5)
2000–2004 Heerenveen 40 (0)
2003 → Helmond Sport (loan) 9 (2)
2003–2004 → NEC (loan) 31 (1)
2004–2005 NEC 19 (2)
2005–2007 RBC Roosendaal 19 (0)
2007–2009 Den Bosch 55 (2)
2009–2010 Quick 1888
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arjan Ebbinge (born 6 December 1974) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Early career

Born in Veendam, Ebbinge progressed as a youth player at GVAV-Rapiditas where he played as a midfielder, before being signed by Groningen at age 19 as a defender, scouted by Martin Koeman. He never managed a definitive breakthrough, and therefore moved to BV Veendam in the second tier, where he grew into a key player in defense, making 106 league appearances during his four-year span at the club.

Heerenveen

As a result of his performances, Ebbinge was signed by Heerenveen, where he made his European debut in his first season at the club. This occurred on 12 September 2000 in a 3–1 away loss to Lyon in the UEFA Champions League group stage, where he came on as a 82nd-minute substitute for Jeffrey Talan. He made his first start in the tournament on 20 September in a 0–1 home loss to Valencia covering Juan Sánchez who failed to make an impact during the game.

Ebbinge would not remain a starter at the club, however, as he lost out the competition to fellow centre-backs Gérard de Nooijer, Tieme Klompe and Petter Hansson. In March 2003 he was sent on a loan to Helmond Sport for the rest of the season, a team coached by Groningen legend, Jan van Dijk. Helmond would finish the season in a highly surprising third place in the league table, but eventually miss out on promotion to the Eredivisie in play-offs.

NEC

In June 2003, Ebbinge signed a three-year contract with NEC – coached by Johan Neeskens – to replace the outgoing Danny Hesp. The club had recently reached qualification for the UEFA Cup, and Ebbinge would make two European appearances against the club; both losses to Wisła Kraków. He scored his first goal for NEC against arch-rivals Vitesse on 14 December 2003 after a corner-kick from Resit Schuurman in a 2–0 win. He would eventually make 54 appearances for the club, in which he scored three goals.

RBC Roosendaal

In August 2005, Ebbinge signed a two-year contract with RBC Roosendaal, after having lost his starting spot at NEC to recent signing Jonas Olsson. He suffered a serious injury on 30 October 2005 after a collision with Tim Cornelisse from FC Utrecht, and was rushed to the ICU with a tear in his small intestine and a bruised pancreas. He was held in a coma for four weeks, in which he went through five surgeries. He made his comeback almost a year later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Paul de Lange in a match against FC Eindhoven on 18 August 2006.

Den Bosch and Quick 1888

Ebbinge signed with FC Den Bosch in June 2007. After a season, where he was the undisputed starter in defense, making 39 total appearances and one goal, he would struggle with injuries in his second season at the club. His contract was not extended after the 2008–09 season, and he joined amateur club Quick 1888 in May 2009. There, he announced his retirement in March 2011, citing a lack of motivation to continue.

Retirement

After his career, Ebbinge became a part of the personnel of Association of Contract Players (VVCS) in the Netherlands, coaching professional players in their career.

Personal life

Ebbinge is the son of Henk Ebbinge, who was also a professional footballer and would later run a restaurant on Mallorca.

References

  1. ^ Arjan Ebbinge at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Monoloog Arjan Ebbinge". De Trouwe Honden (in Dutch). 19 June 2003.
  3. "Debuut Van Gessel bij Heerenveen". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 6 September 2000.
  4. "Olympique Lyon - sc Heerenveen 3:1 (Champions League 2000/2001, Preliminary Gr. C)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. "Uitstekend debuut Arjan Ebbinge". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 21 September 2000.
  6. "Ebbinge van H'veen naar Helmond Sport". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 March 2003.
  7. Daniëls, Daan (25 December 2020). "Helmond Sport was in 2003 niet te stuiten: 'Kampioen worden, dat was niet onrealistisch'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
  8. "Arjan Ebbinge voor drie jaar naar NEC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 4 June 2003.
  9. "Arjan Ebbinge » Europa League 2003/2004". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. "NEC velt Vitesse weer in Gelderse derby". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 December 2003.
  11. "Ebbinge van NEC naar RBC". Trouw (in Dutch). 7 August 2005.
  12. "RBC'er Arjan Ebbinge op intensive care". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 November 2005.
  13. ^ Hokken, Erwin (6 December 2015). "De jarige: Nederland schrikt van coma Ebbinge". voetbal.com (in Dutch).
  14. "FC Eindhoven - RBC Roosendaal 2:2 (Eerste Divisie 2006/2007, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  15. "Ebbinge maakt rentree bij RBC". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 18 August 2006.
  16. "FC Den Bosch geeft Ebbinge nieuwe kans". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 15 June 2007.
  17. "Arjan Ebbinge moet weer weken toekijken". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 August 2011.
  18. "Prof Arjan Ebbinge gaat naar Quick 1888". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 9 May 2009.
  19. "Ebbinge mist motivatie en stopt met voetballen". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 6 March 2010.
  20. Muller, Lex (5 September 2016). "Arjan Ebbinge: Eerste officiële loopbaancoach van de VVCS". VVCS (in Dutch).
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