Julian Emanuelson

Julian Emanuelson (born 2 June 1977) is a Surinamese-Dutch retired professional footballer. As a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he spent most of his career playing as a midfielder for Dutch club Haarlem. He also played for Holland Sport, FC Lisse, FC Türkiyemspor in the Netherlands, and for FC Lustenau 07 in Austria.[1]

Julian Emanuelson
Personal information
Full name Julian Emanuelson
Date of birth (1977-06-02) 2 June 1977
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1995 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Haarlem
1999–2000 Holland Sport
2000 → Lustenau 07 (loan)
2001–2004 Lisse
2004–2005 Türkiyemspor
2008–2009 De Dijk
National team
1993–1994 Netherlands U-18 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2015

Club career

Born in Paramaribo, Suriname, Emanuelson immigrated to the Netherlands with his family where he progressed through the ranks of the Ajax Youth Academy.[2] Having played for the clubs' third team Ajax Zaterdag in 1995, he was unable to break into the first team, and transferred to nearby HFC Haarlem in 1996, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the 2nd tier of professional football in the Netherlands.[3] In 1999 Emanuelson transferred to Holland Sport from where he spent a six month loan spell in Austria playing for FC Lustenau 07.[4] Returning to the Netherlands, he joined FC Lisse, playing in the Topklasse before joining FC Türkiyemspor in Amsterdam.[5]

International career

He made 4 appearances for the Netherlands U-18's but never made it to the senior squad.[6]

Personal life

Emanuelson comes from a football playing family. His father Errol Emanuelson was a professional footballer who played for S.V. Robinhood in Suriname and Sint-Niklaas in Belgium. His younger brother Urby Emanuelson, also a product of the Ajax Youth Academy, played professionally for Ajax, Milan, Fulham, Roma and Atalanta as well as the Dutch national team.[7] While his cousin Jean-Paul Boëtius has played for Feyenoord and for the Dutch national team as well, his paternal cousin Roché Emanuelson played for the Suriname national team, having played for various clubs in the SVB Hoofdklasse.[8]

References
  1. "Julian Emanuelson profiel". Voetbal.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. "Onzekerheden bij terugkeer Ajax aan zaterdagtop". Trouw. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. "Anno 1996: Haarlem". Voetbal International. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. "FC Lustenau - Vereinsprofil". Zweite-liga.de. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. "FC Türkiyemspor Amsterdam » Trasferimenti 2004/2005". Calcio.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. KNVB Profile - OnsOranje
  7. "De hele familie is trots op Urby". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  8. "Roché Emanuelson Profiel". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
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