Gerald Vanenburg
Vanenburg in 1981
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerald Mervin Vanenburg | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sterrewijk | |||
| Elinkwijk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Ajax | 173 | (64) |
| 1986–1993 | PSV | 199 | (48) |
| 1993–1996 | Júbilo Iwata | 64 | (14) |
| 1997 | Utrecht | 9 | (2) |
| 1997–1998 | Cannes | 26 | (6) |
| 1998–2000 | 1860 Munich | 42 | (2) |
| Total | 513 | (136) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1992 | Netherlands | 42 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2005 | PSV (youth) | ||
| 2004 | 1860 Munich | ||
| 2006–2007 | Helmond Sport | ||
| 2008 | FC Eindhoven | ||
| 2008 | Willem II (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gerald Mervin Vanenburg (born 5 March 1964) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a right winger.
He amassed Eredivisie totals of 372 games and 112 goals for Ajax and PSV combined, winning fifteen major titles between the two clubs, including the 1988 European Cup with the latter. Subsequently he played in Japan, France and Germany, in a 20-year professional career.
Vanenburg earned more than 40 caps for the Netherlands, appearing at the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1988 and winning the latter tournament.
Born in Utrecht of Surinamese descent, Vanenburg finished his football formation with AFC Ajax, and made his Eredivisie debuts exactly one month after his 17th birthday, against ADO Den Haag. He finished his first season with 11 games and three goals, being soon dubbed Vaantje and Geraldinho for his above-average skills.
Vanenburg became an undisputed starter for the Amsterdam side shortly after, providing countless assists for strikers Marco van Basten and Wim Kieft and adding 30 himself in two seasons combined as the club won back-to-back national championships; before leaving in June 1986, he scored in double digits in two more seasons. Himself, van Basten, Kieft were amongst a steady stream of talented youngsters that also included Frank Rijkaard that helped to the conquest of three league titles between 1982 and 1985.
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