Stefan van Dam (born 3 March 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Sliedrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Sliedrecht | |||
| 1991–2003 | Willem II | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Willem II | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | TOP Oss | 6 | (3) |
| 2005–2010 | ASWH | ||
| 2010–2011 | Kozakken Boys | ||
| 2011–2017 | VV Sliedrecht | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Netherlands U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 1999 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Van Dam played in the youth of VV Sliedrecht, until moving to Willem II. He played his first professional game for Willem II in the Eredivisie in De Kuip.[1] After two first team caps his contract was not renewed.
In summer 2004, Van Dam moved to TOP Oss.[2] Here he experienced a good start with three goals in his first two games. After playing seven games his contract was not renewed.[1]
Next he played in the first team of ASWH.[3] In March 2010 he left for Kozakken Boys and a year later he rejoined Sliedrecht.[4] In Sliedrecht he was the captain of team and played until summer 2017.[3][1][5]
After his playing career, Van Dam started as a manager. He coached a youth team and the reserves of Sliedrecht and also worked as assistant-manager of the first team. In 2022 Van Dam moved to former club ASWH as assistant-manager.
International career edit
While playing for ASWH he also played in the Netherlands Amateur Football Team that was dismantled in 2007.
References edit
- ^ a b c Volwerk, Jan (24 June 2011). "Terug na twintig jaar; Stefan van Dam verruilt Kozakken Boys voor vv Sliedrecht". Volwerk (in Dutch).
- ^ "TOP Oss legt Willem II-middenvelder vast". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 June 2004.
- ^ a b "ASWH". Verslag Sliedrecht (in Dutch). 23 September 2015.
- ^ Feenstra, Richard (1 March 2011). "Van Dam verlaat Kozakken Boys |". VoetbalRotterdam (in Dutch).
- ^ http://hetkompassliedrecht.nl/sport/het-proces-van-vv-sliedrecht-222237 [dead link]