Edwin Zoetebier Explained

Edwin Zoetebier
Full Name:Eduard Andreas Dominicus
Hendricus Jozef Zoetebier
Birth Date:7 May 1970
Birth Place:Purmerend, Netherlands
Height:1.91 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:RKAV Volendam
Years1:1988–1997
Years2:1997–1998
Years3:1998–2000
Years4:2000–2001
Years5:2001–2004
Years6:2004–2006
Years7:2006–2008
Clubs1:Volendam
Clubs2:Sunderland
Clubs3:Feyenoord
Clubs4:Vitesse
Clubs5:Feyenoord
Clubs6:PSV
Clubs7:NAC Breda
Caps1:220
Caps2:0
Caps3:1
Caps4:37
Caps5:58
Caps6:9
Caps7:33
Totalcaps:358
Totalgoals:0
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0

Eduard Andreas Dominicus Hendricus Jozef "Edwin" Zoetebier (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈɛtʋɪn ˈzutəbiːr/; born 7 May 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Zoetebier was born in Purmerend, North Holland. He started his professional career in the 1988–89 season playing for FC Volendam. He later served Sunderland, Feyenoord, Vitesse Arnhem, PSV Eindhoven and NAC Breda. Zoetebier signed for Sunderland in the summer of 1997 as back up to Lionel Pérez.[1] However, he left in January 1998 having made just two appearances for the club (both in the League Cup). His career highlight was being the starting goalkeeper for Feyenoord in the 2002 UEFA Cup final against Borussia Dortmund as the Dutch club won 3–2. He also played in the 2002 UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid which saw the Spanish side prevail 2–1. He was also an unplayed member of the Feyenoord side which won the Eredivisie in 1998–99 and the Dutch Super Cup in 1999 as Jerzy Dudek was the team's first-choice goalkeeper.

He joined FC Volendam as goalkeeping coach in 2008.[2]

Honours

Feyenoord

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Notes and References

  1. News: SUNDERLAND POISED FOR £1M GOALKEEPER. 13 November 2015. Bridlington Free Press. 21 May 1997.
  2. Web site: Edwin Zoetebier keert terug bij FC Volendam . FC Volendam . nl . 20 March 2018.