Evander Sno (born 9 April 1987) is a Dutch football coach and former player.[1] He played as a defensive midfielder.
 Sno training with the Netherlands U-21 in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Dordrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | DWS | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Celtic | 30 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Ajax | 19 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | → Bristol City (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | RKC Waalwijk | 25 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | NEC | 7 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | RKC Waalwijk | 23 | (4) |
| 2014 | Westerlo | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | ADO Den Haag | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | RKC Waalwijk | 18 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | DHSC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Netherlands U21 | 15 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | FC Lienden (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2020 | |||
During his active career, Sno played for numerous clubs in his native Netherlands, but also had spells in Scotland with Celtic and England on loan at Bristol City. He also featured for the Dutch under-21 and under-23 international teams. Sno typically played in a defensive midfield role, but was utilised in nine different field positions during a period on loan to NAC Breda. In addition, he was used as a striker for the Netherlands under 21s to cover for a lack of strikers in the squad at the time.
After his retirement as a footballer, Sno became an assistant coach at FC Lienden.
Club career edit
Early career edit
Born in Dordrecht, Sno came through the youth system at AFC Ajax but left to join Feyenoord at the age of eighteen. He did not play any first-team games during his time at Feyenoord but he was loaned out to NAC Breda during the 2005–06 season, where he made his name.
Celtic edit
Sno signed for Scottish Premier League side Celtic from Feyenoord of the Netherlands in 2006. At the time he was considered one of the most promising youth prospects in the world.[2] He made his full debut in a League Cup 3rd round victory over St Mirren, drawing praise from his manager for his performance[3] and made his Old Firm debut during Celtic's 2–0 defeat of Rangers on 23 September 2006, replacing Shunsuke Nakamura during the latter stages of the match.[4] In November 2006, Sno scored his only goal for Celtic against Hibernian in an SPL game.[5] Sno went on to play in both legs of Celtic's Champions League last 16 defeat against AC Milan and at the end of the season collected an SPL winners medal after Celtic retained their title, a feat repeated in the 2007–08 season.
On signing for Celtic, it was widely reported in the media that Sno was named after the former Boxing World Heavyweight Champion, Evander Holyfield.[6]
Ajax edit
In August 2008 Sno re-joined Ajax, signing a three-year contract.[7] He was sent off in his debut match against Willem II Tilburg, although his red card was cleared by the KNVB.[8] After just one season he was demoted from the first team and would play for Jong Ajax.[9]
In August 2009, Sno had joined English club Bristol City on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season, making his debut as a substitute against Coventry City.[10] Sno scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 3–2 win over Barnsley at Oakwell,[11] and rejoined Ajax at the season's end.
When sent back to the reserves, Sno had to prove his self-worth as an Ajax first squad member. On 13 September 2010 while playing a match with Ajax' reserves against Vitesse/AGOVV reserves, Sno suffered a cardiac arrest.[12] He was resuscitated, it took the paramedics ten minutes to resuscitate Sno on the pitch and he was then taken to a hospital in Arnhem.[12] It was expected that a long period of recovery was going to lie ahead, and he marked his return by appearing in a reserve friendly on 11 November 2010. No direct cause for the cardiac arrest could be found and as a precaution he had an internal cardiac defibrillator placed inside his body.[13][14]
After his contract with Ajax expired, Sno found an agreement with Italian Serie A club Genoa; the move was however canceled at the last minute after the player failed his medical.[15]
Later career and retirement edit
In August 2011, Sno signed a one-year contract with Eredivisie side RKC Waalwijk. Due to his good performances at RKC Waalwijk, several Dutch teams showed interest in Sno. Both Eredivisie teams Roda JC and NEC Nijmegen wanted to sign a contract with him. He signed a two-year contract with NEC at 6 June 2012. Once again, on 29 September 2012, Sno suffered another on-pitch cardiac arrest, however, due to having a defibrillator fitted previously, he was able to walk off the pitch. On 3 April 2013, Sno ended his contract with NEC because of a disagreement with the club.
On 28 October 2013, Sno signed a deal until the end of the season with his former club RKC. After they were relegated to the Dutch Eerste Divisie, Sno left as a free agent and signed with Belgian side Westerlo on 4 June 2014.[16] However, he only played two matches in half a season and dissolved his contract on 7 December 2014.[17]
On 31 January 2015, it was announced that Sno would sign a contract until the end of the season with Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag.[18] After another spell at RKC, he joined Dutch Eerste Klasse amateur club DHSC in July 2017.[19] He announced his retirement in 2018.[20]
International career edit
Born in the Netherlands, Sno is of Surinamese descent.[21] Sno was a regular in the Dutch Under-21 team. In October 2006, Sno was handed a surprise callup for the Netherlands national football squad for the friendly against England national team, Sno was unused in the game[22] On 16 July 2008, he was named in the Dutch squad for the Olympic Games in Beijing. In the opening game against Nigeria, Sno received a red card.
Management edit
In January 2019, six months after announcing his retirement as a player, Sno was appointed as assistant coach to FC Lienden head coaches Hans van de Haar and Nordin Wooter.[23][20]
Personal life edit
In January 2019, Sno was sentenced to community service for knocking out a bouncer in a nightclub brawl at the Melkweg concert venue in October 2017. His brother, Kenneth, was fined for threatening to shoot security staff in the same incident.[24][25]
Honours edit
Club edit
Celtic
Ajax
References edit
- ^ Evander Sno – Player Profile Archived 10 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine 4thegame.com. Retrieved 14 October 2006
- ^ Evander Sno Archived 1 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 October 2006
- ^ Strachan hails Sno for CIS show BBC Sport Online, 20 September 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2006
- ^ Gravesen piles pressure on Le Guen Patrick Glenn, Guardian Unlimited, 24 September 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2006
- ^ "Hibernian 2–2 Celtic". BBC. 26 November 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
- ^ Evander Sno uefa.com. Retrieved 14 October 2006
- ^ "Ajax contracteert Evander Sno". Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Rode kaart Sno geseponeerd". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
- ^ "Bari test Martina".
- ^ Evander Sno op huurbasis naar Bristol City FC Archived 4 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine Ajax
- ^ "Barnsley 2–3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Dutch midfielder Sno suffers heart attack during game". BBC Sport. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ AC Milan vs AFC Ajax UEFA Media Kit 8 December 2010
- ^ Evander Sno To Resume Training| 23 September 2010
- ^ "Sno komt niet door medische keuring van Genoa" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
- ^ Evander Sno naar Westerlo (Dutch). NOS. 4 June 2014.
- ^ Samenwerking Sno en Westerlo per direct beëindigd (Dutch). Voetbal International. 7 December 2014.
- ^ Sno rond met ADO Den Haag (Dutch). NOS. 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Evander Sno wordt ploeggenoot Rodney Sneijder bij DHSC" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b Westerink, Robert (14 January 2019). "Evander Sno assistent-trainer en wellicht ook speler FC Lienden". gelderlander.nl. De Gelderlander. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Suriname naar WK 2018: "Wordt een aardig team"". Suriname Herald. 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Van Persie out of Holland squad". BBC. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ van den Broek, Danny (29 January 2019). "Zwart randje legt geen schaduw over Sno bij FC Lienden". gelderlander.nl. De Gelderlander. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Taakstraf oud-voetballer Evander Sno voor mishandelen portier Melkweg". nos.nl. NOS. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Vugts, Paul (22 January 2019). "Evander Sno krijgt 76 uur taakstraf wegens geweld". parool.nl. Het Parool. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
External links edit
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
- Evander Sno at Soccerbase
- Ajax Inside Profile
