Jeffrey Sneijder (born 16 September 1982) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a winger.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Sneijder | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | Jong Ajax | ||
| 2004–2005 | Ajax A2 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Jong RKC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Stormvogels Telstar[1] | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| 2007–2008 | USV Elinkwijk | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2008 | |||
Club career edit
He started his career at Jong Ajax in a team with Maarten Stekelenburg and Rafael van der Vaart, before he was transferred to Stormvogels Telstar in July 2001.[3] In February 2004 he injured his meniscus. He paused from football and began his comeback at Jong Ajax in July 2004 and 2005 he went to Jong RKC.[4] He left Jong RKC in June 2006 and moved to FC Den Bosch, where he left in August 2007 to play for lower league side USV Elinkwijk.
Personal life edit
Jeffrey Sneijder is the brother of Wesley, and also Rodney also footballers, the former is retired.[5] During an interview in a radio station in Thessaloniki, Sneijder's brother Rodney confirmed that he and Wesley Sneijder (along with their other brother Jeffrey) have part-Greek descent, since their grandmother (their father's mother) was a Greek woman born in Kavala, Macedonia, Greece and moved to Utrecht before World War II.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". www.vi.nl.
- ^ "Less Famous Brothers of Well-Known Soccer Players".
- ^ Latest news about the football player Wesley Sneijder The brother Archived 2010-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Talentvolle Rodney Sneijder wil slagen bij Ajax". Elfvoetbal.nl.
- ^ "Rodney Sneijder - Ajaxinside.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ "Καβαλιώτης ο Σνάϊντερ (in Greek)". Retrieved 9 July 2014.