Gus Uhlenbeek

Infobox Football biography
playername = Gus Uhlenbeek


fullname = Gustav Uhlenbeek
height = height|ft=5|in=8
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|8|28|df=y
cityofbirth = Paramaribo
countryofbirth = Surinam
currentclub =
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position = Right Back
youthyears =
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years =
1994–1995
1995–1998
1998–2000
2000–2002
2002
2002–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
clubs = Ajax
Cambuur Leeuwarden
TOP Oss
Ipswich Town
Fulham
Sheffield United
→ Walsall (loan)
Bradford City
Chesterfield
Wycombe Wanderers
Mansfield Town
Halifax Town
caps(goals) =
94 (4)
39 (1)
50 (0)
05 (0)
42 (1)
37 (0)
42 (4)
40 (2)
30 (3)
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Gustav "Gus" Uhlenbeek (born 28 August 1970 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch footballer. He was born in the former Dutch colony Suriname, but grew up in Amsterdam. Uhlenbeek spent more than a decade in English football, and was released by Halifax Town at the end of the 2006–07 season.

Career

Uhlenbeek plays on the right side of midfield, or as a right-back. He began his career at Ajax, but only played twice for the first team and left the club in 1992. He later played first division football for Cambuur Leeuwarden and TOP Oss, before joining English side Ipswich in 1995.

In his first two seasons at Portman Road, Uhlenbeek was a regular, but he lost his place in the team, and joined Fulham in 1998. After two years at Fulham, he joined Sheffield United in 2000. He spent two seasons at Bramall Lane, later playing for Walsall, Bradford City, Chesterfield and Wycombe Wanderers. After being released by Wycombe in the summer of 2005, he joined Mansfield Town.

Uhlenbeek had a fine but somewhat inconsistent season at Mansfield, where he was one of the few veterans in an otherwise very young team. His contract expired at the end of the 2005–06 season, and Uhlenbeek was subsequently released. After his release he joined Halifax Town, where he spent a year.

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