Danny Hesp

Danny Hesp

Personal information
Full name	Danny Petrus Hesp
Date of birth	19 October 1969 (1969-10-19) (age 42)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1990	Ajax	9	(0)
1990–1992	Heerenveen	38	(1)
1992–1995	TOP Oss	92	(10)
1995–1996	Roda JC	30	(3)
1996–1997	AZ	39	(3)
1997–2003	NEC	167	(19)
2003–2005	RBC	62	(3)
Total		437	(39)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Danny Petrus Hesp (born 19 October 1969) is a retired Dutch professional footballer, who played as a defender.

Football career

Born in Amsterdam, Hesp started at local giants AFC Ajax, but only appeared nine times in three seasons combined, all in his first year.

Released in 1990, he resumed his career with SC Heerenveen, going to play until 2005 with several clubs in the top level (Roda JC, AZ Alkmaar, NEC Nijmegen and RBC Roosendaal), also playing three seasons (two complete, two halves) with level two's Top Oss.

Personal

Hesp's older brother, Ruud, was also a professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he was best known for his successful three-year stint with Spain's FC Barcelona. The pair shared teams in 1994–95, at Roda.

External links

• Beijen profile (Dutch)
• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
• Ronald Zwiers profile (Dutch)
• Weltfussball profile (German)

Persondata
Name	Hesp, Danny
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Date of birth	19 October 1969
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
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