Full name Michael John Reiziger Name Michael Reiziger Years Team Weight 75 kg | Height 1.78 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1973-05-03) 3 May 1973 (age 42) Children Fabrice Benjamin Reiziger, Jake Reiziger, Gabriel Reiziger, Mike Reiziger, Jaden Reiziger | ||
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Michael John Reiziger ( [ˈmɑi̯kəl ˈd͡ʒɔn ˈrɛi̯zəɣər], born 3 May 1973) is the current manager of Dutch Eerste Divisie side Jong Ajax, the reserves' team of AFC Ajax. He is a retired Dutch footballer who played mainly as a right back.
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- Michael Reiziger
- Club career
- International career
- Managerial career
- International goals
- Honours
- References
After making a name for himself at Ajax, with whom he won one Champions League, he went on to represent four teams in four countries, most notably Barcelona for which he played in 249 official games in seven years.
Reiziger played one full decade with the Dutch national team, representing the nation in three European Championships and the 1998 World Cup, finishing fourth in the latter tournament.
Michael Reiziger
Club career
Born in Amstelveen, North Holland to Surinamese parents, Reiziger started his career with hometown's AFC Ajax, making his first-team debuts at the age of 17 then serving two consecutive loan spells, with FC Volendam and FC Groningen: with the latter, in the 1993–94 season, he scored a career-best six goals, while operating also as a midfielder.
Upon his return to Ajax, Reiziger established himself as a renowned defensive element, helping the club to, among other conquests, the 1994–95 Champions League. In 1996 he signed for A.C. Milan, but after an injury-hit season, he departed for FC Barcelona, where he spent the following seven years, arriving at the same time as countrymen and former Ajax boss Louis van Gaal: almost never an undisputed starter, he did manage to feature heavily for the Catalans, amassing more than 200 overall appearances and helping the club to back-to-back La Liga titles.
In 2004, Reiziger moved to Middlesbrough on a Bosman transfer. He scored once in the league for Boro, against Aston Villa in December 2004. However, after another campaign dealing with several injuries, he left and returned to the Netherlands, playing his final two years at PSV Eindhoven (in his second, he won the league, and was also reunited with Ajax, Barça and national team mate Patrick Kluivert, although the two rarely ever played).
After retiring, Reiziger settled in Barcelona. He later went on to coach Sparta Rotterdam at youth level.
International career
Reiziger made his debut for the Dutch national team on 12 October 1994, against Norway. He played for his country at the UEFA Euro 1996, 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004, retiring from international play after the latter.
Shortly after he signed for PSV, Reiziger said he would consider playing for the Netherlands again if the opportunity arose, but he was never recalled again, totalling 72 internationals in ten years.
Managerial career
On 21 June 2017 it was announced that Reiziger would serve as the successor of Marcel Keizer as manager of Ajax reserves' team Jong Ajax, competing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. the 2nd-tier of football in the Netherlands.