Fortuna Sittard
Full name	Fortuna Sittard Combinatie
Nickname(s)	Fortuna
Founded	July 1, 1968
Ground	Wagner & Partners Stadion, Sittard
Capacity	13,000
Chairman	Emmo Meyer
Manager	Frans Körver
League	Eerste Divisie
2006-07	Eerste Divisie, 15th
Home colours Away colours

Fortuna Sittard is a football club in Sittard, The Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 13,000 capacity Wagner & Partners Stadion and features in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The club was a fusion of former clubs 'Fortuna 54' and 'Sittardia' to merge as the Fortuna Sittard Combinatie on July 1, 1968. 'Fortuna 54' was a relatively successful club which once won the KNVB Cup in the 1956/1957 season where they finished the Eredivisie season 2nd place behind champions Ajax Amsterdam whereas the 'Sittardia' battled against relegation for many seasons. Another KNVB Cup triumph was also celebrated by 'Fortuna 54' in 1964 before the merging of the two clubs in 1968 due to financial difficulties. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... 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History

The club experienced mixed fortunes throughout its history although they were a regular fixture in the Eredivisie in the 1990s, with many talented players such as Kevin Hofland, Mark van Bommel and Fernando Ricksen emerging from its youth system. These players later joined PSV Eindhoven and Rangers thereafter featured for the Dutch team. The team's management also had an eye for talent, as they snapped up Wilfred Bouma and Patrick Paauwe from the youth setup of PSV. Both players developed well under manager Bert van Marwijk, before breaking into the Dutch national side and moving towards bigger clubs. The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... Kevin Hofland (born June 7, 1979 in Heerlen) is a Dutch football defender. ... Mark Peter Gertuda Andreas van Bommel aka Mark van Bommel (born April 22, 1977 in Maasbracht, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for FC Barcelona. ... Fernando Ricksen (born July 20, 1976) is a Dutch defender/Midfielder who currently plays for Zenit St Petersburg. ... Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. ... Rangers Football Club is a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premier League. ... Wilfred Bouma (born June 15, 1978 in Helmond, the Netherlands) is a Dutch soccer player who currently plays for English club Aston Villa. ... Patrick Paauwe, (born December 27, 1975), is a professional football player currently playing for Feyenoord. ... Bert (Lambertus) van Marwijk (19 May 1952, Deventer, Netherlands) is a Dutch former football (soccer) player, and nowayadys a coach. ...

At the end of the 1999-2000 season, successful manager Bert van Marwijk left to join Feyenoord and the team seemed to collapse. Due to poor management, the team signed a number of over-paid and under-performing "stars". Fortuna relegated to the First Division in the 2000-2001 season, where things were getting from bad to worse very quickly. Financial irregularities had been discovered and the team has been facing bankruptcy for the past 4 seasons. A little highlight came in the winter of 2003, when two of the clubs fans won the Dutch lottery and donated all of the prize money to the club. Feyenoord Rotterdam is a popular Dutch football club from the city of Rotterdam. ...

Things have been looking up recently for Fortuna, as they were able to clear most of their debts by selling of the new stadium, the Wagner & Partners stadium. Unfortunately, the team hasn't been performing on the pitch and finished dead-last in the Dutch First Division for three consecutive seasons.

In the 2005-2006 season, the club managed to set a new record in Dutch professional football, going a staggering 28 league games without a win. The club also set a new record by finishing last for the third time in a row.

Current Squad 2006/2007

No. Position Player GK Arjan Christianen GK Willem-Jan Thijssen DF Ronald Dassen DF Gino Facenna DF Zarko Grabovac DF Serdal Güvenc DF Edwin Hermans DF Joep op den Kamp DF Sjors Paridaans DF Angelo Simone DF Mels van Driel DF Daniël Voigt MF Rachid El-Hammouchi MF Koen Garritsen

No. Position Player MF Jürgen Heinrichs MF Danny Schreurs MF Fuat Usta MF Panos Vious MF Joos van Barneveld FW Brahim Bouhadan FW Florencio Cornelia FW Emrullah Güvenc FW Haik Israelian FW Ahmet Olgun FW Cédric Olondo FW Wasiu Taiwo FW Kris Bright

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Notable players

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Abraham Leonardus (Bram) Appel (Rotterdam, 1921-10-30 - Geleen, 1997-10-31) was a Dutch football player. ... Mark Peter Gertuda Andreas van Bommel aka Mark van Bommel (born April 22, 1977 in Maasbracht, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer, who currently plays for FC Barcelona. ... Wilfred Bouma (born June 15, 1978 in Helmond, the Netherlands) is a Dutch soccer player who currently plays for English club Aston Villa. ... Henk Duut (born 14 January 1964 in Rotterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. ... Heinz Fischer (born 9 October 1938) is the federal president of Austria. ... Cor van der Hart (25 January 1928 - 12 December 2006) was a Dutch footballer. ... Ronald Hamming (born January 9, 1973 in Zeegse, Drenthe) is a football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for BV Veendam since the summer of 2003 in the Dutch second league, Eerste Divisie. ... Ruud Hesp (born October 31, 1965 in Bussum, Noord-Holland) is a retired Dutch football goalkeeper. ... Kevin Hofland (born June 7, 1979 in Heerlen) is a Dutch football defender. ... Nico Jalink (born June 22, 1964 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who last played for FC Dordrecht in the Dutch second division, named Eerste Divisie. ... Anton Janssen (born August 10, 1963) is a Dutch footballer who played for PSV Eindhoven and was part of their European Cup victory in 1988. ... Wilhelmus (Wim) Jacobus Koevermans (born June 28, 1960 in Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland) is a former football central defender from The Netherlands, who earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team. ... Erik Meijer (born August 2, 1969 in Meerssen, Limburg) is a retired Dutch soccer player. ... Patrick Paauwe, (born December 27, 1975), is a professional football player currently playing for Feyenoord. ... Fernando Ricksen (born July 20, 1976) is a Dutch defender/Midfielder who currently plays for Zenit St Petersburg. ... Remco van der Schaaf (born 28 February 1979 [1] in Ten Boer, Groningen) is a Dutch football midfielder, currently playing for Vitesse. ... Richard Sneekes (born 30 October 1968 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder. ... Huub Stevens Hubertus (Huub) Jozef Margaretha Stevens (born November 29, 1953 in Sittard) is a Dutch football manager and former defender, who played for Fortuna Sittard and PSV Eindhoven. ... Wilbert Suvrijn (born October 26, 1962 in Sittard, Limburg) is a former football midfielder from The Netherlands, who earned nine caps for the Netherlands national football team. ... Frans Thijssen (b. ... Servaas Faas Wilkes (born October 13, 1923 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch football (soccer) player. ... Arno van Zwam (born 16 September 1969) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Randy Samuel (born December 23, 1963 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a former professional soccer player who, with 82 caps, played a record number of times for Canada mens national soccer team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Mark Farrington (born 15 June 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. ... Not to be confused with Michael Jeffery. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Mathew Amoah (born October 24, 1980) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for SBV Vitesse in the Netherlands where he has spent almost his entire career. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Colin Cramb (born June 23, 1974 in Lanark) is a Scottish professional footballer. ...

Managers

• Chris Dekker (1992-1994)
• Pim Verbeek (1994-1997)
• Bert van Marwijk (1997-2000)
• Henk Duut (2000-2001)
• Frans Thijssen (2000-2001)
• Hans Verèl (2001)
• Hans de Koning (2001-2004)
• Chris Dekker (2004-2006)
• Frans Körver (2006-)

Chris Dekker (born December 6, 1945 in Westzaan, Noord-Holland) is a former football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for AZ Alkmaar, NEC Nijmegen, DWS and FC Amsterdam, before moving to Belgium to play for R. Charleroi S.C. (1977-1981). ... Pim Verbeek is a Dutch assistant coach to Dick Advocaat of South Korea national football team, who was also an assistant coach when Guus Hiddink was coaching Korea. ... Bert (Lambertus) van Marwijk (19 May 1952, Deventer, Netherlands) is a Dutch former football (soccer) player, and nowayadys a coach. ... Henk Duut (born 14 January 1964 in Rotterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. ... Frans Thijssen (b. ... Hans Verèl (born April 21, 1953 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for Sparta Rotterdam, SVV and FC Den Bosch. ... Hans de Koning (born April 5, 1960 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who is the current head coach of TOP Oss in the Dutch second league, named Eerste Divisie. ... Chris Dekker (born December 6, 1945 in Westzaan, Noord-Holland) is a former football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands, who played for AZ Alkmaar, NEC Nijmegen, DWS and FC Amsterdam, before moving to Belgium to play for R. Charleroi S.C. (1977-1981). ...

See also

• Dutch football league teams

The Dutch Football League is organized by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bond (KNVB, Royal Dutch Football Association). ...

External links

• Official website
• Fansite Fortuna Home

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