Jeffrey Sneijder

Jeffrey Sneijder (born 16 September 1982) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a winger.[2]

Jeff Sneijder
Personal information
Full name Jeffrey Sneijder
Date of birth (1982-09-16) 16 September 1982
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–2001 Jong Ajax
2004–2005 Ajax A2
2005–2006 Jong RKC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Stormvogels Telstar[1]
2006–2007 FC Den Bosch
2007–2008 USV Elinkwijk
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2008
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2008

Club career

He started his career at Jong Ajax in a team with Maarten Stekelenburg and Rafael van der Vaart, before he was transferred to Stormvogels Telstar in July 2001.[3] In February 2004 he injured his meniscus. He paused from football and began his comeback at Jong Ajax in July 2004 and 2005 he went to Jong RKC.[4] He left Jong RKC in June 2006 and moved to FC Den Bosch, where he left in August 2007 to play for lower league side USV Elinkwijk.

Personal life

Jeffrey Sneijder is the brother of Wesley, and also Rodney also footballers, the former is retired.[5] During an interview in a radio station in Thessaloniki, Sneijder's brother Rodney confirmed that he and Wesley Sneijder (along with their other brother Jeffrey) have part-Greek descent, since their grandmother (their father's mother) was a Greek woman born in Kavala, Macedonia, Greece and moved to Utrecht before World War II.[6]

References
  1. "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl". www.vi.nl.
  2. "Less Famous Brothers of Well-Known Soccer Players".
  3. Latest news about the football player Wesley Sneijder The brother Archived 2010-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Talentvolle Rodney Sneijder wil slagen bij Ajax". Elfvoetbal.nl.
  5. "Rodney Sneijder - Ajaxinside.nl".
  6. "Καβαλιώτης ο Σνάϊντερ (in Greek)". Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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