Patrick Zwaanswijk
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patricius Josef Zwaanswijk | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
| Number | none | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980-1983 | TYBB | ||
| 1983-1988 | VV Schoten | ||
| 1988-1991 | DCO | ||
| 1992–1995 | VV Schoten | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Ajax FC | 49 Youth team | (10) |
| 1998–2004 | FC Utrecht | 214 | (27) |
| 2004–2005 | Oita Trinita | 32 | (1) |
| 2005–2010 | NAC Breda | 189 | (19) |
| 2010–2013 | Central Coast Mariners FC | 99 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Central Coast Mariners Youth/NYL | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2014 | |||
Patrick Zwaanswijk (born 17 January 1975) is a Dutch ex-professional who is retired from professional football. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Zwaanswijk retired from professional football in 2013 following a successful career with Ajax FC, FC Utrecht, Oita Trinita, NAC Breda and Central Coast Mariners FC. He has played predominantly as a central defender throughout his career. After his career he played for and captained Southern & Ettalong United in Australia's Central Coast Premier League and Terrigal United.[1] He is married to Leah Maree Zwaanswijk and has two children (Dominique Louise Zwaanswijk and Angelo Zwaanswijk) from his first marriage. He lives in Australia, North Avoca since 2015.
Club career
Zwaanswijk played for 11 seasons in the Dutch Eredivisie 6 years with FC Utrecht and 5 years with NAC Breda.
His professional career started with FC Utrecht where he debuted in the ERE-Divisie against Willem II. (1-0 loss) After 6 years at Utrecht, (4 years UEFA Cup, 3 Amstel Cup Finals and 2 KNVB Cup thropies) he joined Oita Trinita Japan After playing under manager Han Berger in the J-League for 14 months made the family miss Europe. He moved back to Holland NAC Breda where he played in the ERE-Divisie until 2010. With NAC Breda he archieved a 3rd Place in 2008 qualifying for Champions League football. After playing 189 games for NAC Breda (UEFA Cup, ERE-Divisie and Amstel Cup) he made a move to Australia where he played for Central Coast Mariners FC. After playing 3 years with the Central Coast Mariners FC and winning minor premiership, Pemiership and the Grand Final he retired from professional football.
On 8 July 2010,[2] Zwaanswijk signed with Australian A-League side, the Central Coast Mariners.[3] Zwaanswijk scored his first goal for the club on 2 October 2010. An injury time winner in the Mariners 3-2 win against the North Queensland Fury. He soon became a fan favorite after his trademark throwing his boots in the crowd and always had time for a photo or autograph. He has helped mentor players like Trent Sainsbury, Alex Wilkinson, Matthew Ryan, Tommie Rogic, Bernie Ibini and Mustafa Amini at the Central Coast Mariners to improve their game. In the 2012/13 A League season he won their first Grand Final with the club. He scored the first goal in a 2-0 victory. He became the oldest A League player to win and play the Grand Final at an age of 38years and 3 months. He became the first Dutchman to win the Australian title.
Having hinted at his plans to embark on a career in coaching when his playing days were over,[4] on May 10 he announced his intention to retire from professional football following the club's 2013 AFC Champions League round of 16 tie against Guangzhou Evergrande.[5]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | |||
| 1998/99 | FC Utrecht | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 |
| 1999/00 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2000/01 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2001/02 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2002/03 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2003/04 | 31 | 6 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 2004 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 17 | 01 |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | League | |||
| 2005/06 | NAC Breda | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2007/08 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2008/09 | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2009/10 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Australia | League | |||
| 2010/11 | Central Coast Mariners | A-League | 33 | 3 |
| 2011/12 | 29 | 8 | ||
| 2012/13 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Country | Netherlands | 316 | 28 | |
| Japan | 32 | 1 | ||
| Australia | 99 | 12 | ||
| Total | 447 | 41 | ||
Honours
Ajax FC
- Player of the Year 1997-1998
FC Utrecht
Central Coast Mariners
- Alex Tobin Award: 2010-2011 A-League
- Team of the Year: 2010-2011 A-League
- Team of the Year: 2011-2012 A-League
- Top goal scorer Central Coast Mariners: 2011-2012 Central Coast Mariners
- A-League Champions: 2012–13
- A-League Premiership: 2011–12
References
- ↑ "Central Coast Mariners Home". Central Coast Mariners.
- ↑ Central Coast Express Advocate - "Dutchman to defend like a dam"
- ↑ Central Coast Mariners - "Dutch delight for Mariners defence" Archived February 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Patrick's Zwaan song". Football Feberation Australia. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ↑ "Zwaanswijk to retire a champion". The World Game.