N.E.C.
Full name	Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie
Short name	N.E.C.
Founded	November 15, 1900
Ground	McDOS Goffertstadion Nijmegen
Capacity	12,470
Chairman	Hans van Delft
Manager	Mario Been
League	Eredivisie
2006/2007	Eredivisie, 10th
Home colours Away colours

Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie, credited as N.E.C., NEC (or incorrectly NEC Nijmegen) is a Dutch football club founded in November 15, 1900. Image File history File links NEC_Nijmegen. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... The Goffertstadium was rebuilt into a modern stadium with all seats, covered and warmed, with modern catering facilities. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Mario Been (born December 11, 1963 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a football manager from the Netherlands, who is the head coach of NEC Nijmegen since the summer of 2006. ... The Eredivisie (English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. ... The 2006/2007 season of the Eredivisie began on August 18, 2006 and will end on May 13, 2007. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... football kit with red half File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...

The team's home ground is the 12,500 seater McDOS Goffertstadion. The club prides itself that it was born out of hard work and dedication and that the working-class founders started playing football not on any grass pitch but in the streets of Nijmegen. It was originally called 'Eendracht' meaning 'Unity' in Dutch. The team played well and in 1903, after a merger with the actual Nijmegen home team, their league status was assured. The Goffertstadium was rebuilt into a modern stadium with all seats, covered and warmed, with modern catering facilities. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area (2006)  - Municipality 57. ...

The club has not won any major tournaments to date although they managed to attain runners-up placing in the KNVB Cup competition in 1973, 1983, 1994 and 2000. Some talented players include defenders Rob Wielaert and Björn van der Doelen as well as wingers Romano Denneboom and Tininho. Romano Denneboom was selected for the Dutch national team recently. The two star players are midfielder Edgar Barreto from Paraguay, who recently played in the 2006 World Cup, and Andrzej Niedzielan from Poland. The KNVB Cup is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since 1899. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rob Wielaert (born 29 December 1978) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Twente. ... Wouterus Jacobus Antonius (Björn) van der Doelen (born August 24, 1976 in Goirle, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who started his professional career for PSV Eindhoven in the 1994/95 season in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. ... Romano Joel Denneboom (b. ... Ronildo Pereira de Freitas better known as Tininho (born 1977-10-23 in Montes Claros) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for ADO Den Haag. ... First international Belgium 1 - 4 Netherlands (Antwerp, Belgium; 30 April 1905) Biggest win Netherlands 9 - 0 Norway (Rotterdam, Netherlands; 1 November 1972) Biggest defeat Netherlands 2 - 12 England Amateur (The Hague, Netherlands; 1 April 1907) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1934) Best result Runners-up, 1974 and 1978 European...

In 2004 the club's management sacked coach Johan Neeskens. Cees Lok took over, but resigned on 19 December 2005. Johannes (Johan) Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. ... Cees Lok (born August 18, 1966 in Emmeloord, Overijssel) is a retired football defender and forward from the Netherlands, who mainly played for NEC Nijmegen (1988-1998) during his professional career. ...

The average attendance in 2004/05 was 11,800 people.

Current squad 2006/2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Gábor Babos 2 DF Jonas Olsson 3 DF Peter Wisgerhof 4 DF Dominique Kivuvu 5 DF Youssef El Akchaoui 6 DF Patrick Pothuizen 7 FW Rutger Worm 8 MF Lorenzo Davids 9 FW Jhon van Beukering 11 MF Ferne Snoyl 13 DF Mark Otten

No. Position Player 14 DF Muslu Nalbantoglu 17 FW Jeremain Lens 19 FW Brett Holman 20 FW Abdelkarim Fachtali 21 FW Alexander Prent 22 MF Bart van Brakel 24 DF Naïm Aarab 25 GK Rein Baart 26 FW Saidi Ntibazonkiza 27 MF Dominique Scholten

Image File history File links Flag_of_Hungary. ... A goalkeeper. ... Gábor Babos (born October 24, 1974 in Sopron) is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for NEC Nijmegen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Jonas Olsson (born 10 March 1983) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Peter Wisgerhof (born 19 November 1979) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dominique Kivuvu (born 16 September 1987) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Youssef El Akchaoui (born 18 February 1981 in Dordrecht) is a Dutch football player of Moroccan descent. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Patrick Pothuizen (born 15 May 1972) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Rutger Worm (born 1 February 1986) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Lorenzo Davids (born September 04, 1986 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for dutch club NEC Nijmegen coming from Feyenoord Rotterdam, where he started his career. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Jhon van Beukering (born August 29, 1983 in Velp, Netherlands) is a Dutch football player, who plays for NEC Nijmegen since 2007. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Ferne Snoyl (born March 8th, 1985 in Leidschendam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch professional footballer currently playing for NEC Nijmegen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mark Otten (born 2 June 1985 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch football player currently playing for NEC Nijmegen, on loan from Feyenoord. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Muslu Nalbantoğlu (born 24 November 1983) is a Dutch footballer of Turkish decent who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Jeremain Lens (born 1987-11-24) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for AZ Alkmaar, where he started his career. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Brett Holman (born March 27, 1984, in Bankstown) is an Australian football (soccer) player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... 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Saidi Ntibazonkiza (born May 1, 1987) is a professional Burundese footballer, who plays for NEC and Burundi. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... The Midfield in relation to the football positions In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). ... Dominique Scholten (born 16 April 1988) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for NEC Nijmegen. ...

Former managers

• Ron de Groot
• Wim Koevermans
• Cees Lok
• Pim van de Meent
• Johan Neeskens
• Jimmy Calderwood
• Sandor Popovics
• Jan Pruijn
• Piet de Visser

Ron (Ronnie) de Groot (born April 29, 1960 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who mainly played for NEC Nijmegen (1979-1987) during his professional career. ... 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. ... Cees Lok (born August 18, 1966 in Emmeloord, Overijssel) is a retired football defender and forward from the Netherlands, who mainly played for NEC Nijmegen (1988-1998) during his professional career. ... Pim van de Meent (born November 20, 1937 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former football defender from the Netherlands, who played for Holland Sport, DOS and NEC Nijmegen. ... Johannes (Johan) Jacobus Neeskens (born September 15, 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. ... Jimmy Calderwood (born 28 February 1955 in Glasgow) is a former football player and is currently a football manager. ... Piet de Visser (1934 - ) is a Dutch football coach and scout. ...

Notable players

• Wilfried Brookhuis
• Jan van Deinsen
• Jack de Gier
• Henk Grim
• Ron de Groot
• Danny Hoekman
• Dick Jol
• Cees Lok
• Jan Peters
• Harry Schellekens
• Sije Visser

Wilfried Brookhuis (born October 16, 1961 in Oldenzaal, Overijssel) is a retired football goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played professional football for NEC Nijmegen for eleven years (1985-1996). ... Jan van Deinsen (born June 19, 1953 in Tiel, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder and forward from the Netherlands, who played for NEC Nijmegen, Go Ahead Eagles and Feyenoord Rotterdam during his professional career. ... Jack de Gier (born August 6, 1968 in Schijndel, Drenthe) is a retired football striker from the Netherlands, who made his professional debut in the 1988/89 season for BVV Den Bosch. ... Ron (Ronnie) de Groot (born April 29, 1960 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who mainly played for NEC Nijmegen (1979-1987) during his professional career. ... Dick Jol (born March 29, 1956 in Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland) is a football (soccer) referee from the Netherlands, best known for supervising three matches during the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship held in Belgium and Holland. ... Cees Lok (born August 18, 1966 in Emmeloord, Overijssel) is a retired football defender and forward from the Netherlands, who mainly played for NEC Nijmegen (1988-1998) during his professional career. ... Johannes (Jan) Wilhelmus Peters (born August 18, 1954 in Groesbeek, Gelderland) is a retired football midfielder from the Netherlands, who obtained 31 caps for the Dutch national team, scoring four goals, in the 1970s and early 1980s. ... Harry Schellekens (born November 5, 1952 in Boxtel, Noord-Brabant) is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper, who played for NEC Nijmegen, FC Groningen and Vitesse Arnhem. ...

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 (Dutch) / (English)
• Fansite NECfan.nl (Dutch)
• Fansite Forza NEC (Dutch)
• Fanzine De Trouwe Honden (Dutch)

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