Sander Duits (born 29 August 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer.[1] He played for De Graafschap, FC Omniworld, RKC Waalwijk and Go Ahead Eagles. His favorite position on the field is as a central midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Putten, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SDC Putten | |||
| 1995–1998 | Vitesse | ||
| 1999–2002 | De Graafschap | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | De Graafschap | 67 | (5) |
| 2006–2010 | Omniworld | 132 | (32) |
| 2010–2014 | RKC Waalwijk | 121 | (15) |
| 2014–2017 | Go Ahead Eagles | 83 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | SDC Putten | ||
| Total | 403 | (56) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editDuits started playing football with amateurs SDC Putten and he was soon signed to the youth team of Vitesse. In 1999, De Graafschap picked him up. He made his debut in professional football as a part of the De Graafschap squad in the 2002–03 Eredivisie season, in which De Graafschap relegated. When relegation was a fact, Duits became a regular starter in Frans Adelaar's side. After promoting back to the Eredivisie, and Gert Kruys becoming manager, Duits played less. He was even put in the reserve team for a short period. De Graafschap once again relegated, and Kruys left the club. He was still no regular, as De Graafschap signed players like Joost Volmer and Dave Bus breaking through – both players for his position.
In 2006, his contract expired at the club, and he signed with FC Omniworld. There he became the key player, and Eredivisie clubs began showing their interest in him. Duits, however, also had disciplinary problems throughout his career, and in his third season at the Mitsubishi Forkliftstadion he received 13 yellow cards, a total which has not been exceeded in the Eerste Divisie as of 2024[update]. Eventually, he signed with RKC Waalwijk for the 2010–11 season.[2] The club had just been relegated from the Eredivisie, and were fighting for a comeback. After RKC had relegated to the Eerste Divisie, Duits announced he wanted to leave the club. On 28 August 2014, he signed a deal two-year deal with Eredivisie side Go Ahead Eagles.[3]
Duits quit professional football in 2017 citing persisting knee problems[4] and returned to childhood club SDC Putten.[5]
Honours
editClub
editRKC Waalwijk:[6]
References
edit- ^ Sander Duits (Go Ahead) naar SDC Putten‚ destentor.nl, 12 May 2017
- ^ "RKC versterkt zich met Duits en Van Peppen" [RKC are strengthened by Duits and Van Peppen]. VI.nl (in Dutch). 21 April 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
- ^ Sander Duits naar Go Ahead Eagles – NOS (in Dutch)
- ^ Sander Duits hangt voetbalschoenen aan de wilgen – FOX Sports (in Dutch)
- ^ Sander Duits (Go Ahead) naar SDC Putten – De Stentor (in Dutch)
- ^ "RKC Waalwijk kampioen in Jupiler League" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
External links
edit- RKC Waalwijk.nl (in Dutch)
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)