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NEC Nijmegen
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NEC Nijmegen Information
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| Address: |
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Stadionplein 1, Postbus 6562, 6503 GB Nijmegen |
| Telephone: |
024-3590360 |
| Fax: |
024-3567475 |
| Founded: |
1-Jul-1981 |
| Stadium: |
De
Goffert |
| Website: |
www.nec-nijmegen.nl |
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NEC Nijmegen History
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NEC Nijmegen is a Dutch football
club founded in 15 November 1900.
The side has had its share of top world class players in the
past including Guus Hiddink. The team's home ground is the
12,500 seater Stadion de Goffert. The club prides itself that it
was born out of hard work and dedication and that the working-class
founders started playing football not on any grass pitch but in
the streets of Nijmegen. It was originally called 'Eendracht'
meaning 'Unity' in Dutch. The team played well and in 1903,
after a merger with the actual Nijmegen home team, their
professional status was assured. The club name NEC is an acronym
of 'Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie'.
The club has not won any major tournaments to date although they
managed to attain runners-up placing in the Dutch Cup
competition in 1973, 1983, 1994 and 2000 which was not a bad
result for a team regularly faced with their prospective talents
quickly moving on elsewhere for pastures new. They are, however,
not short of talents within their ranks as they have experienced
goalkeeper Dennis Gentenaar, defenders Rob Wielaert and Björn
van der Doelen as well as wingers Romano Denneboom and Tininho.
Romano Denneboom is particularly expected to achieve greater
things in the future as he was selected for the Dutch national
team recently. Recently, the club's management has sacked coach
Johan Neeskens who although having a wealth of international
experience both as an international player and as a coach, could
not string together enough wins since October 2004. The club's
coach has yet to be decided, with Neeskens' assistants, Cees Lok
and Ron de Groot taking over on an interim basis. Its kit colors
are green, black and red. |
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NEC Nijmegen Honours, Trophies & Awards
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