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Remco van der Schaaf

Dutch footballer

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Schaaf, not Schaaf.

Remco Jelmer van der Schaaf (born 28 February 1979) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Contents

  • 1 Club career
  • 2 International career
  • 3 References
  • 4 External links

Club career

Van der Schaaf was born in Ten Boer, Groningen. After playing youth football for VV Omlandia and TOP Oss, he began his professional career in 1997 at Vitesse Arnhem, where he spent part of the 1999–2000 season on loan at Fortuna Sittard.

Van der Schaaf signed for PSV Eindhoven in 2002, and was injured in a 2004 UEFA Cup match by *us Bramble of Newcastle United. Van der Schaaf re-signed for Vitesse in 2005, and in July 2008 he signed a three-year deal with Burnley, turning down a contract from Welsh side Cardiff City in the process.

Van der Schaaf signed on loan for Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF in February 2009, where he stayed until the end of the 2008–09 season.

in January 2010, van der Schaaf once again signed on loan for Brøndby IF on a one and a half year contract, thus seeing out his contract with Burnley.

In July 2011 he joined the Danish club Randers FC on a two-year contract.

International career

Van der Schaaf has represented the Dutch under-21 side.

References

    External links

    • Remco van der Schaaf at Soccerbase
    • Remco van der Schaaf at ESPN FC
    • Player profile at Burnley F.C.
    • Player profile at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
    • International stats at 11v11
    • Netherlands stats at OnsOranje