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Orlando Engelaar 
Personal information Full name Orlando Wensley Engelaar Date of birth 24 August 1979 Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Playing position Centre midfielder Club information Current club PSV Number 8 Youth career 1985–2000 Feyenoord Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2004 NAC Breda 94 (22) 2004–2006 Racing Genk 59 (12) 2006–2008 Twente 56 (8) 2008–2009 Schalke 04 25 (0) 2009– PSV 58 (4) National team‡ 2007–2010 Netherlands 14 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2010Orlando Engelaar (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔrˈlɑndoː ˈɛŋəlaːr]) (born 24 August 1979 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a centre midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club PSV. Engelaar is well known for his height and heading ability; at 1.96 m tall, he is a towering presence on the pitch and particularly within the 18 yard box.
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International career
Euro 2008
Orlando Engelaar made his international debut for the Netherlands in a friendly against South Korea on 2 June 2007 and was picked by coach Marco van Basten for the Dutch UEFA Euro 2008 squad. He played the full 90 minutes in the Netherlands' 3–0 victory over Italy in their Group C match. Engelaar also featured in the Netherlands' second group match of the tournament, playing the first half in a 4–1 win over France. He played the full 90 minutes in the third group stage match against Romania, which resulted in a 2–0 victory for the Dutch side. In the lost quarter-final match against Russia (1–3), Engelaar was part of the starting XI. He was substituted by Ibrahim Afellay in the 61st minute.
2010 World Cup
Engelaar was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.[1] However, on 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would not be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition.[2]
References
- ^ "Van Marwijk trims Dutch squad to 27". AFP. 15 May 2010. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iO9bETRJh0iovmmUN7ZeFDugTEIg. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ^ "Holland coach Bert van Marwijk finalises World Cup squad". Press Association. The Guardian. 27 May 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/may/27/holland-world-cup-23-man-squad. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
External links
- Orlando Engelaar profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
- Orlando Engelaar at fussballdaten.de (German)
Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2008 1 van der Sar (c) • 2 Ooijer • 3 Heitinga • 4 Mathijsen • 5 van Bronckhorst • 6 de Zeeuw • 7 van Persie • 8 Engelaar • 9 van Nistelrooy • 10 Sneijder • 11 Robben • 12 Melchiot • 13 Timmer • 14 Bouma • 15 de Cler • 16 Stekelenburg • 17 de Jong • 18 Kuyt • 19 Huntelaar • 20 Afellay • 21 Boulahrouz • 22 Vennegoor of Hesselink • 23 van der Vaart • Coach: van Basten
PSV Eindhoven – current squad 1 Isaksson · 2 Manolev · 3 Bouma · 4 Marcelo · 5 Pieters · 6 Strootman · 7 Toivonen · 8 Engelaar · 9 Matavž · 10 Wijnaldum · 11 Lens · 13 Hutchinson · 14 Mertens · 15 Wuytens · 16 Ibrahim · 17 Tamata · 18 Derijck · 19 Vennegoor of Hesselink · 20 Labyad · 21 Tytoń · 23 Ojo · 33 Sinouh · 43 Willems · Manager: Rutten
Categories:- 1979 births
- Association football midfielders
- Belgian Pro League players
- Dutch football midfielder stubs
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Black Dutch people
- Eredivisie players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- FC Twente players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Living people
- NAC Breda players
- Netherlands international footballers
- PSV Eindhoven players
- People from Rotterdam
- UEFA Euro 2008 players
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