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Marc Overmars

Marc Overmars
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Personal information
Full name Marc Overmars
Date of birth (1973-03-29) 29 March 1973 (age 43)
Place of birth Emst, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
Ajax (director of football)
Youth career
1978–1987 SV Epe
1987–1990 Go Ahead Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Go Ahead Eagles 11 (1)
1991–1992 Willem II 31 (1)
1992–1997 Ajax 136 (36)
1997–2000 Arsenal 100 (25)
2000–2004 Barcelona 97 (15)
2008–2009 Go Ahead Eagles 24 (0)
Total 399 (78)
National team
1993–2004 Netherlands 86 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2009.

Marc Overmars (Dutch: [ˈmɑrk ˈoːvərmɑrs], born 29 March 1973) is a Dutch former footballer and the current director of football at Ajax. During his footballing career, he played as a winger and was renowned for his speed and technical skills.

Overmars was born in Emst and was passionate about football at an early age. He began his playing career at SV Epe before joining Go Ahead Eagles' youth team in 1987. He secured a place in the first team by the 1990–91 season, but joined Willem II in time for the following season. His stay at the club was short; after 31 appearances he signed for Ajax in 1992. He established himself as a key member of the team that won three Eredivisie titles from between 1994 and 1996 and the UEFA Champions League in 1995. In December 1995, Overmars sustained a cruciate ligament injury which ruled him out of playing for eight months.

In 1997, he joined Arsenal; his performances at the club were indifferent to begin with and attracted criticism from football pundits and fans alike. By the end of his first season, Overmars became a focal point of Arsenal's league and cup double success. He scored the winning goal against league rivals Manchester United which set his team on their way to securing the Premier League title and opened the scoring against Newcastle United in the 1998 FA Cup Final. In 2000, he moved to Barcelona in a deal worth £25 million and became the most expensive player in Dutch football history. The club failed to win silverware during his stay and numerous managerial changes made him a peripheral player. A persistent knee injury prompted Overmars to announce his retirement in 2004, but he reversed his decision in 2008 and went on to play one season for Go Ahead Eagles before retiring again. In 2012, he was named as Ajax's director of football.


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