Andre Ooijer Netherlands Footballer PlaysAndré Antonius Maria Ooijer born 11 July 1974 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch international football player who is currently unattached. He is set to join AEK Larnaca FC after July 12th. Ooijer was selected as part of the Dutch squad for the 1998 World Cup in France by Guus Hiddink as cover for Michael Reiziger. He endured a frustrating tournament in that World Cup as he warmed the bench on all occasions and did not feature in any of the Netherlands' games, delaying his international debut.
Frank Rijkaard, who replaced Hiddink as the head coach of the Dutch team in 1999, took notice of Ooijer's progress at club level and during a tour of Brazil of the same year, Rijkaard handed him his first appearance on 5 June 1999, in a difficult match against the home side as a substitute for Reiziger who was injured during the game. The match ended in a 2–2 draw and Ooijer made a confident start to the national team. Despite his convincing performances, he was not included in the final squad for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament on home soil after being dropped at the last minute.
After being overlooked several times for an international team spot by Louis van Gaal who took over from Rijkaard in 2001, he was able to feature for Dick Advocaat in 2003 with a solid performance in the qualification games including a goal against Scotland in the qualification second-leg playoff for UEFA Euro 2004 at the Amsterdam ArenA.
Ooijer was finally able to make a start in a major tournament when he was chosen as part of Marco van Basten's Dutch 2006 World Cup squad where he played in all 4 matches for his country and played full 90 minutes per game.
He was called up to the Netherlands's UEFA Euro 2008 squad in Austria and Switzerland, where he played the first two games before being rested for the last group game (as the Netherlands had already qualified). He then played in the quarter final game against Russia which Russia won 3–1, ending the Netherlands' campaign. Ooijer was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. On 27 May, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition.
Personal information
Full name André Antonius Maria Ooijer
Date of birth 11 July 1974 (1974-07-11) (age 36)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position Central Defender
Youth career
1979–19?? SDW
19??–1986 SDZ
1986–1994 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1995 Volendam 32 (4)
1995–1997 Roda JC 75 (9)
1997–2006 PSV 192 (19)
2006–2009 Blackburn Rovers 79 (2)
2009–2010 PSV 25 (0)
National team‡
1998– Netherlands 55 (3)
Frank Rijkaard, who replaced Hiddink as the head coach of the Dutch team in 1999, took notice of Ooijer's progress at club level and during a tour of Brazil of the same year, Rijkaard handed him his first appearance on 5 June 1999, in a difficult match against the home side as a substitute for Reiziger who was injured during the game. The match ended in a 2–2 draw and Ooijer made a confident start to the national team. Despite his convincing performances, he was not included in the final squad for the UEFA Euro 2000 tournament on home soil after being dropped at the last minute.
After being overlooked several times for an international team spot by Louis van Gaal who took over from Rijkaard in 2001, he was able to feature for Dick Advocaat in 2003 with a solid performance in the qualification games including a goal against Scotland in the qualification second-leg playoff for UEFA Euro 2004 at the Amsterdam ArenA.
Ooijer was finally able to make a start in a major tournament when he was chosen as part of Marco van Basten's Dutch 2006 World Cup squad where he played in all 4 matches for his country and played full 90 minutes per game.
He was called up to the Netherlands's UEFA Euro 2008 squad in Austria and Switzerland, where he played the first two games before being rested for the last group game (as the Netherlands had already qualified). He then played in the quarter final game against Russia which Russia won 3–1, ending the Netherlands' campaign. Ooijer was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. On 27 May, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition.
Personal information
Full name André Antonius Maria Ooijer
Date of birth 11 July 1974 (1974-07-11) (age 36)
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position Central Defender
Youth career
1979–19?? SDW
19??–1986 SDZ
1986–1994 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1995 Volendam 32 (4)
1995–1997 Roda JC 75 (9)
1997–2006 PSV 192 (19)
2006–2009 Blackburn Rovers 79 (2)
2009–2010 PSV 25 (0)
National team‡
1998– Netherlands 55 (3)
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