Sonny Silooy
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Jacobus Silooy | ||
Date of birth | August 31, 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Zilvermeeuwen | |||
ZVV | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1987 | Ajax | 157 | (2) |
1987–1989 | Matra Racing | 55 | (2) |
1989–1996 | Ajax | 111 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Arminia Bielefeld | 37 | (0) |
1998–2000 | De Graafschap | 46 | (0) |
International career | |||
1983–1993[1] | Netherlands | 25 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2008 | Jong Ajax | ||
2010 | Dayton Dutch Lions | ||
2011– | D.C. United (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jan Jacobus "Sonny" Silooy (born 31 August 1963 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch footballer who is now an assistant manager for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
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Career
Club
Silooy played as a right or central defender and is one of the legends of Ajax Amsterdam, where he made his debut on May 3, 1981, playing over 250 league games for the Amsterdam club in two separate periods. Silooy also played for Matra Racing, Arminia Bielefeld,[2] De Graafschap and the amateurs of GVV Unitas from Gorinchem. He played in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus, but missed a key penalty in the shootout which Ajax ultimately lost.[3]
National team
Silooy, a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, obtained 25 caps for the Netherlands national football team,[4] including 8 appearances in Euro 88 qualifying, but never played in a major international competition.
Coaching career
Silooy was also coach of the Jong Ajax youth academy and juniors team.[5] In 2010 he was appointed as headcoach of new branch Dayton Dutch Lions.
He left Dayton Dutch Lions to become an assistant coach with the Major League Soccer club D.C. United.[6]
Honours
- Eredivisie: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96
- KNVB Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 1993, 1994, 1995
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87
- UEFA Cup: 1991–92
- Intercontinental Cup: 1995
- UEFA Super Cup: 1995
References
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External links
- (Dutch) Profile
- (Dutch) International career
- (English) Ajax.nl – Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax, 7th Feb 2008
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- ↑ 11 FREUNDE – Bundesligen – Ik heb en twejaarig contract
- ↑ Sonny Silooy at home.wanadoo.nl
- ↑ Interlands Sonny Silooy
- ↑ Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax
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- Pages with reference errors
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- Articles with Dutch-language external links
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch football managers
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Netherlands international footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- RCF Paris players
- Ligue 1 players
- Sportspeople from Rotterdam
- De Graafschap players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- Dutch people of Moluccan descent
- Eredivisie players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Bundesliga players
- Dayton Dutch Lions coaches
- Dutch expatriates in France
- Dutch expatriates in Germany
- D.C. United non-playing staff