Elrio van Heerden
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elrio van Heerden | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Winger |
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| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | Glenville Celtic | ||
| 1998–2001 | NMMU | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Copenhagen | 25 | (5) |
| 2006–2009 | Club Brugge | 57 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | Sivasspor | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Westerlo | 20 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Golden Arrows | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | South Africa | 37 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 March 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 March 2013 |
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Elrio van Heerden (born 11 July 1983) is a South African footballer who plays as a midfielder. He has also been an established member of the South African national team in the past. He is managed by ExtraTime S.L.
Van Heerden started his career with Glenville Celtic and moved 1998 in the Soccer School of Excellence which was part of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
He came to Denmark in 2002, where he spent his first two years learning from the older players. Elrio got his debut in 2004 against AaB at Parken Stadium, and the little South African immediately wrote history with his equalizer short before the final whistle. The goal meant, that FC København could secure the championship in the next (and last) round against FC Nordsjælland at Farum Park, which they did with a 4–2 victory.
A move to Club Brugge was made on 24 January 2006, where he spent two years with the Belgian club scoring two goals from his 67 appearances.
It was announced on 2 June 2009 that Van Heerden had agreed a two-year deal with the Premier League club Blackburn Rovers, arriving on a free transfer from Club Brugge. He only played two official matches for the club; in the League Cup against Gillingham in the second round, and Chelsea in the quarter-finals, both as a second-half substitute.
On 8 January 2010 it was reported that Elrio was close to signing for Turkish club Sivasspor. Goal.com revealed that Elrio was due to travel to Turkey for a medical ahead of signing on Monday 11 January 2010.
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