Emiel van Eijkeren
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ZVV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | FC Den Haag | 114 | (39) |
| 1994–1998 | NEC | 114 | (32) |
| 1998–1999 | Utrecht | 31 | (3) |
| 1999–2002 | ADO Den Haag | 58 | (23) |
| Total | 317 | (97) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Emiel van Eijkeren (born 27 July 1967) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Van Eijkeren was born in The Hague, but early on him and his family moved to Zaandam, where his father went to work for a large company, Bruynzeel. He began playing football in Zaandam with local amateur club ZVV.[1] In 1990, he moved to ADO Den Haag, then still named FC Den Haag, managed by Co Adriaanse.[1] He had been on a trial with AZ prior to signing with Den Haag, which proved unsuccessful.[2] He made his debut on 28 August 1990 against FC Twente.[3] He played there for four seasons, two of which in the Eredivisie. Van Eijkeren made 114 appearances and 39 goals during his first stint in Den Haag.[1]
He then played four seasons for NEC, recording 114 league matches and 32 goals.[1] One of these goals came in the relegation play-offs in 1997 against VVV-Venlo, a penalty-kick securing a 3–2 win which heeded NEC from relegation from the Eredivisie, and earned Van Eijkeren the nickname "The Saviour" among fans of the club.[2][4] His performances earned him a transfer to FC Utrecht in February 1998, joining the club alongside Alfons Groenendijk.[5] Ahead of the 1999–2000 season, he returned to ADO Den Haag and played three more seasons, in which he made 58 league appearances and scored 23 goals.[1] His contract was terminated by mutual consent in April 2002.[6]