Ruud Berger

Ruud Berger
Personal information
Full name Rudy Johan Berger
Date of birth (1980-02-18) 18 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 FC Utrecht 26 (0)
2001–2002 → Cambuur (loan) 25 (2)
2002–2004 Emmen 65 (16)
2004–2005 FC Zwolle 38 (17)
2005–2010 RKC Waalwijk 96 (18)
Total 250 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudy Johan "Ruud" Berger (born 18 February 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2]

Career

Born in Utrecht, Berger came through the FC Utrecht youth system before making his senior debut in the 1998–99 season. He was loaned to Cambuur in 2001.[3] After two seasons at Emmen he moved to FC Zwolle in 2004.[4]

In August 2005 he joined Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk,[5] but a knee injury sustained in pre-season forced him to make his debut a few months later.[6] In summer 2010, Berger decided to quit football, citing a loss of motivation and pleasure.[7]

Personal life

His father Han Berger[8] has coached various clubs in the Netherlands.

References

  1. ^ Ruud Berger - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  2. ^ Ruud Berger at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ FC Utrecht verhuurt Ruud Berger - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  4. ^ FC Zwolle legt Ruud Berger vast - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Ruud Berger van Zwolle naar RKC - RTV Oost (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Ruud Berger gaat zijn RKC-debuut maken - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
  7. ^ RKC-er Ruud Berger (30) besluit te stoppen als prof - Elf Voetbal (in Dutch)
  8. ^ Vader Berger zit in lastig parket - Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch)


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