Ferdi Vierklau
Ferdinand 'Ferdi' Rudols Marcel Vierklau (born 1 April 1973) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a right back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ferdinand Rudols Marcel Vierklau | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Bilthoven, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Youth career | |||
FAK | |||
USV Elinkwijk | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991–1996 | Utrecht | 117 | (4) |
1996–1997 | Vitesse | 30 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Tenerife | 32 | (1) |
1999–2002 | Ajax | 38 | (0) |
Total | 217 | (6) | |
International career | |||
1996–1997 | Netherlands | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
Vierklau was born in Bilthoven, Utrecht. In his country, he played for FC Utrecht, Vitesse Arnhem and AFC Ajax (March 1999 to June 2002), appearing in 185 Eredivisie matches over 11 seasons and scoring five goals; he won the double with the Amsterdam club in the 2001–02 campaign, but was already a fringe player at the time.
Vierklau also played one and a half seasons with CD Tenerife in Spain,[1] being relegated in his second year in La Liga and subsequently signing with Ajax. He retired at the age of 29.
International career
Vierklau earned two caps for the Netherlands, in a period of eight months. His debut was on 5 October 1996, as he played 71 minutes in a 3–1 away win against Wales for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification stages.
References
- Castañeda, Álvaro (28 September 1998). "El Alavés se lo pasa bien en Tenerife" [Alavés have a good time in Tenerife]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
External links
- Beijen profile (in Dutch)
- Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Ferdi Vierklau at BDFutbol
- Ferdi Vierklau at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
- Ferdi Vierklau at National-Football-Teams.com