N.E.C. (football club)

N.E.C.

Full name	Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie
Short name	N.E.C.
Founded	November 15, 1900; 111 years ago (1900-11-15)
Ground	McDOS Goffertstadion Nijmegen (Capacity: 12,500)
Chairman	Jan van Teeffelen
Manager	Alex Pastoor
League	Eredivisie
2010-11	Eredivisie, 11th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɛi̯.ˌmeː.ɣə(n) ˈeːn.ˌdrɑxt ˌkom.bɪ.ˈnaː.(t)si]), commonly abbreviated to N.E.C. (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛn ˈeː ˈseː]), is a Dutch football club from the city of Nijmegen. The oldest remnants of the club, "Eendracht" (Dutch for unity), stem back to 15 November 1900. In 1903, Eendracht merged with Nijmegen to form the Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie. They are frequently, erroneously, referred to as N.E.C. Nijmegen. The team's home ground is the 12,500-seat Stadion de Goffert.

The club has not won any major tournaments to date, though they were runners-up in the KNVB Cup competition in 1973, 1983, 1994, and 2000; they played in the UEFA Cup tournaments in 1983, 2003, and 2008.

History

General history

N.E.C. (Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie or, in English, Nijmegen Unity Combination) is the 41st oldest club in the Netherlands. It was known that the first football club was founded by "ordinary" workers, real people, and boys. Football was in 1900 already quite popular, but a football club was a real elitist activity. Associations as UD (Deventer), Quick (Nijmegen), Sparta Rotterdam, Vitesse, etc. were also all created by the sons of wealthy industrialists, middle and other notables.^[1]

Lower City

The founders of N.E.C. had a very different background to other Eredivisie clubs. They were, without exception, from the old Nijmegen Lower City, the place where the poorest people lived. It was not much more than a slum. The boys from downtown Nijmegen played football every day, not on a field, but on the streets and the Waalkade.

Uniquely some of those boys on 15 November 1900 made a decision to form their own football club. They did it all themselves, without help from outside. They coined the name Eendracht and decided that every week a fee of two cents would be paid. With that money, a new ball could be purchased from time-to-time.

In the first years, Eendracht only played games against teams from other parts of Nijmegen. The ploeggie from the downtown area appeared to be playing good football. When in 1903, a Nijmegen Football Association was formed, Eendracht was the first champion and was thereby promoted to the Geldersche Football Association. The football at Eendracht became a serious matter, especially two years later after promotion to the second class of the KNVB.

The name N.E.C. was established in April 1910. Eendracht merged that year with a club called Nijmegen. Nijmegen had been established for only two years and was founded by former members of Quick 1888 who felt little empathy with Quick, regarded at the time as an elite club. The Nijmegen Eendracht Combination seemed a golden find.^[1]

Money

It took decades for the first big successes to come. In 1936, N.E.C. was finally promoted to the First Class, which was the highest level at the time. The fact that N.E.C. progressed slowly had many causes, the most important being money, or rather, lack of money.

N.E.C. was a boys club of normal and hard-working people. There were no wealthy members that could provide large donations. The affiliation fee was often a problem, especially during crises such as World War I. N.E.C. perhaps didn't keep warm relations with the local directors. Indeed, the leading figures in Nijmegen possibly looked down on N.E.C.^[1]

Never First Classer

At the beginning of the 1920s, the situation improved slightly. N.E.C. bought land and moved to Hazenkampseweg. Finally, the club had its own sports complex. On top of this, memberships increased rapidly and the club became more popular. However, despite a new home and increased membership, success onfield did not necessarily follow. To achieve promotion into the first class competition, it was not enough in those years to just become champion of the second class. Stressful play-off matches were regularly played. Although N.E.C. become champion in 1928, 1929, 1931, and 1934, the club was not promoted. The club was mockingly titled: "Never First Classer." Finally in 1936, N.E.C. took the last obstacle. They won the play-off matches and reached the First Class.^[1]

Golden Years

Immediately after promotion, followed a period of great achievement. The question remained however, whether N.E.C. (had World War II not broken out) progressed to become one of the nation's top clubs.

N.E.C. in 1939 won the first East title and fought for the Dutch title with the other four district champions. N.E.C. came third, behind AFC Ajax and DWS also from Amsterdam. During the war, little football was played, but after liberation, N.E.C. resumed competition and again became the champion of the East in 1946. In 1947, N.E.C. retained the title and again became the third-most successful club in the Netherlands.^[1]

Professional football

For N.E.C., the introduction of professional football in 1954 came at the wrong time. The club had internal problems at the time, was not as well established as other clubs, and was not doing well financially. More than 80 'paying' clubs were called together and the KNVB reorganized their structure. Each time the competitions were classified, N.E.C. fell further from the top leagues. At the 11th hour, N.E.C. was saved from a return to the amateurs. At the beginning of the 1960s, N.E.C. began to recover, growing slowly upwards again. A major reason was support from the City of Nijmegen who began to see the importance of a 'paid' club like the Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie. N.E.C. could finally count on financial support in 1963. In 1964, N.E.C. was promoted to the first division again and three years later, N.E.C. reached finally the First League.^[1]

Full stadiums

The ensuing years were ones that Nijmegen residents look back at nostalgically. The Goffert was full every game. Season averages of 14,000 spectators were normal. There was even a year (1970–71) in which N.E.C. had attendances of 18,000 a game. N.E.C. flourished at this time, primarily on the back of great youth development and scouting.

Talented players were developed, played in the first team and, after a number of seasons sold for high fees. Frans Thijssen and Jan Peters are two such examples. Although the club never won a major prize, it was well regarded at this time. However, the first signs of decline came quickly. N.E.C. was not sustainable with major revenue sources being the sale of players and a healthy subsidy from the Nijmegen council.^[1]

Lean years

The degradation of 1974 was a kind of warning. N.E.C. graduated a year later again and was also seventh in the league, but it was going wrong again at the beginning of the 1970s.

No one could turn the tide; N.E.C. were in a downward spiral. Each year, the team fought against relegation and fewer spectators were watching the matches. N.E.C. was each year a top club in the first division or a tail club in the major league. The list is significant: relegation in 1983, promotion in 1985, relegation in 1986, promotion in 1989, relegation in 1991, and finally promotion in 1994. N.E.C. suffered many difficult years and disappeared almost from professional football from time-to-time. In 1981, the club got only support from the town when the professionals and amateurs would be separated. In 1987, the club was bankrupt, but N.E.C. remained existent only because 80% of all creditors waived their claims.

The chairman Henk van de Water formed the sponsor club OSRN on which N.E.C. got a little air. Just in the mid-1990s, N.E.C. found their way up again. Three years later, the club remained at the last minute in the Eredivisie, but in 1998, N.E.C. surprised many with an 8th place finish. Meanwhile, the prospects excelled. The audience numbers were rising continuously, all the way up to 10,000. The sponsor club was growing out of its jacket and there was a nice future up ahead in the new Goffertstadion.^[1]

Cup Finals

N.E.C. reached the KNVB Cup Final four times. On two occasions N.E.C. were underdogs, but on 31 May 1973, the club was the overwhelming favorite. At De Kuip against NAC Breda, it however, went completely wrong for the Nijmegen club. N.E.C., with coach Wiel Coerver and players of the quality of Jan Peters, Frans Thijssen, Harrie Schellekens, Jan van Deinsen, and Cas Janssens, were unable to live up to expectations. Infighting was cited as a major cause of underperformance, with NAC Breda winning 2-0.

In 1983, N.E.C. unexpectedly reached the Cup Final. The club had been relegated that season, but reached the Cup Final. Their opponents AFC Ajax, were in both matches clearly better, winning twice 3-1.

In 1994, it was again remarkable that N.E.C. was in the final. N.E.C. was a first-division club at the time, but one with a very good team. A month after the cup, they were promoted via the promotion/relegation play-offs. N.E.C., with players of the ilk of Lok, Hoekman, van Wonderen, van der Weerden, and the lightning-quick Bennie Dekker, surprised in the semi-finals. Ajax were beaten in De Meer 2-1. In De Kuip at Feyenoord, Feyenoord won 2-1.

In the club's 100th year (2000), N.E.C. again reached the Cup Final. The competition presentations were not too good and hardly participation at the promotion/relegation play-offs was averted. The final against Roda JC for the 20,000 fans from Nijmegen was more or less a disappointment. N.E.C. lost with no scoring chances 2-0. The semi-finals (profit after penalties against AZ) were a highlight for many fans.^[1]

Nijmegen play in European Cup

In 1983, during the darkest period of the club's history, there was also a highlight in club's the history. N.E.C. played in the European Cup against FC Barcelona, while N.E.C. was mid-ranked in the First Division.

In the spring, N.E.C. lost the cup-final against Ajax and were also relegated to the First Division. But because the Amsterdammers also became champion of the Netherlands, N.E.C. made the unique fact that a First Division club was registered for the Eurocup II tournament; this performance was never repeated again in the Netherlands.

In the first round of the European tournament, N.E.C. defeated Norway's SK Brann. The club was a relative minnow, but N.E.C. had problems defeating the club from Norway. In Nijmegen, it finished 1-1 and two weeks later in Bergen, Michel Mommertz scored the winner (0-1).

A few days later, the draw was completed for the second round. The city of Nijmegen eagerly anticipated the fixture and were not disappointed when Barcelona, the club that had world superstars Diego Maradona and Bernd Schuster, were coming to Nijmegen. Both star players were injured by 19 October and did not take part in the games. But this was no big disappointment for the 25,000 spectators in the Goffertstadion. N.E.C. took the lead with strikes from Anton Janssen and Michel Mommertz. However, Barcelona hit back eventually winning 3-2. The second leg in Barcelona, was an easy game for the Catalans, ending in a 2-0 win for the home team.

29 May 2003 was a historic day for the club. For the first time in its existence N.E.C. qualified on their own for the UEFA Cup. Following a late strike from Jarda Simr, N.E.C. finished fifth in the Eredivisie. This led to unprecedented scenes with jubilant fans invading the Waalwijk pitch. Back in Nijmegen, there was an explosion of joy with over 5,000 supporters in the Goffert watching the game on a large video screen. Similar scenes happened in the centre of Nijmegen with over 25,000 people celebrating.^[1]

2008

McDos Stadium de Goffert in 2008, 12,500 spectators.

Fans and fireworks at N.E.C. versus Excelsior in 2008.

NEC and HKN-pub Goffertzicht near the stadium.

In 2008, N.E.C. qualified for the third time in its history for European competition. With this, Mario Been followed in the footsteps of former-coach Johan Neeskens. After a disappointing first half of the year the club was positioned on the bottom of the Eredivisie (17th place). But after the winter break, there was a remarkable resurrection from the Nijmegenars. From January 2008, N.E.C. played terrific football and scored many goals. Victory after victory resulted in an excellent 8th place in the Eredivisie. This position was rewarded by participation in the UEFA Cup play-offs. N.E.C. was also superior in the play-offs beating Roda JC, FC Groningen, and NAC Breda. With 31 undefeated matches in a row and with a 6-0 home victory at NAC Breda the highlight, N.E.C. reached European football again. The return match at Breda was a formality, but the team was also victorious. What followed was a great homage to many thousands of fans on the Goffertwei.^[1]

The year became even more successful following early rounds of the UEFA Cup. In the first round, the club defeated Dinamo Bucureşti in two heartstopping matches. After a 1-0 winning home game, N.E.C drew 0-0 in Romania to reach the group-stage of the UEFA Cup. The club from Nijmegen was then drawn against larger European clubs Tottenham Hotspur, Udinese, Spartak Moscow, and Dinamo Zagreb. All the experts gave the club little chance of reaching the next round, but N.E.C. defied the odds. After a stunning match against Zagreb, with a goal from Dinamo in the last minute, there stood a disappointing 3-2 on the scoreboard. N.E.C. were perhaps the better team but gained no points. After this, English team Tottenham came to the McDOS Goffertstadion and won with a score of 0-1. The club from Nijmegen was on the bottom of the pool and was almost out of the tournament. But there was hope in the Netherlands after a 1-2 victory against Spartak Moscow in Russia with a very important goal from Lasse Schöne. N.E.C. played its last match in Nijmegen against Udinese. To go to the next round, N.E.C. and Tottenham had to win (from Spartak Moscow). Tottenham were behind and after 45 minutes, while there was a disappointing 0-0 on the scoreboard in Nijmegen. But in the 74th minute, there was a sensational moment: Tottenham scored twice to eventually draw 2-2 against Spartak and Collins John almost simultaneously scored to make the score 1-0 for N.E.C. With a second goal from Jhon van Beukering (his third European goal of the season), N.E.C reached the next round.

The last 32 draw of the UEFA Cup saw N.E.C. fixtured to play against big German club Hamburger SV. The fairytale ended for the club from Nijmegen when the Germans won 0-3 in the Goffertstadion and 1-0 in Hamburg. However, the progression into the last 32 capped off the most successful year in the club's history. N.E.C. was lauded for their terrific football and their sociability. Supporters were complimented in Europe, especially by Franz Beckenbauer, who said he had never witnessed such great ambiance from away-supporters and that Premier League clubs had never seen so many away-fans at a club-match (4,500).^[2]

Stadium

N.E.C. plays its home matches in the De Goffert stadium (12,500 seats). The stadium was originally opened in 1939 and featured a cycling track between the pitch and the stands. In 2000, the rebuilt stadium was opened. The club wants to expand the stadium to 20,000 seats in 2011.

Rivals

Football club Vitesse of Arnhem is the main rival of N.E.C. The annual games between the two are called "de Gelderse derby." The rivalry has led to hooligans meeting after games that resulted in fights and public disorder.

Players & Staff

Current squad

As of 29 October 2011

For recent transfers, see List of Dutch football transfers summer 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Gábor Babos 2 DF Zoltán Szélesi 3 DF Rens van Eijden 4 DF Bram Nuytinck 5 DF Rémy Amieux 6 MF Abdisalam Ibrahim (on loan from Manchester City) 7 FW Leroy George 8 MF Ryan Koolwijk (captain) 9 FW Género Zeefuik (on loan from PSV) 10 MF Lasse Schøne 11 FW Melvin Platje 14 DF Kevin Conboy 15 DF Niels Wellenberg 16 FW Stef Nijland (on loan from PSV)

No. Position Player 17 DF Pavel Čmovš 18 MF Youri Loen 19 DF Nathaniël Will 20 MF John Goossens 21 FW Cayfano Latupeirissa 22 GK Cees Paauwe 23 FW Nick van der Velden 24 FW Dammyano Grootfaam 25 MF Navarone Foor 26 GK Marco van Duin 27 DF Erwin Stadhouders 28 FW Márton Eppel (on loan from MTK Budapest FC) 30 GK Joshua Smits 32 MF Krisztián Vadócz

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player FW Erton Fejzullahu (to Mjällby AIF) FW Rick ten Voorde (to RKC Waalwijk)

Staff and management

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player Alex Pastoor (Manager) Ron de Groot (Assistant manager/Team manager) Wilfried Brookhuis (Assistant manager/Goalkeeping coach) Jack de Gier (Assistant Manager) Anton Janssen (Assistant Manager) Ruud Makaay (Scout) Ad Mellaard (Scout) Henk Grim (Scout) Carlos Aalbers (Technical Director) Jacco Swart (Common Director) Jan van Teeffelen (Chairman)

N.E.C. in Europe

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Score
1969/70	Intertoto Cup	Group, match 1		MŠK Žilina	1-1, 1-2
		Group, match 2		Örebro	0-0, 1-1
		Group, match 3		Bellinzona	2-0, 3-3
1978/79	Intertoto Cup	Group, match 1		Antwerp	3-2, 0-2
		Group, match 2		Duisburg	4-2, 0-6
		Group, match 3		Bordeaux	Total: 3-4
1983/84	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	First Round		Brann	1-1, 1-0
		1/8 Finals		Barcelona	2-3, 0-2
1986/87	Intertoto Cup	Group, match 1		Fortuna Düsseldorf	4-3, 0-3
		Group, match 2		MTK Hungária	0-3, 2-2
		Group, match 3		RFC de Liège	0-1, 1-1
2003/04	UEFA Cup	First Round		Wisła Kraków	1-2, 1-2
2004/05	Intertoto Cup	Second Round		Cork City	0-0, 0-1
2008/09	UEFA Cup	First Round		Dinamo Bucureşti	1-0, 0-0
		Group Stage		Dinamo Zagreb	2-3
				Tottenham Hotspur	0-1
				Spartak Moscow	2-1
				Udinese	2-0
		Third Round		Hamburger SV	0-3, 0-1

Domestic Results

Below is a table with N.E.C.'s domestic results since the introduction of the Eredivisie in 1956.

Domestic Results since 1956
Domestic league	League result	Qualification to	KNVB Cup season	Cup result
2010–11 Eredivisie	11th	-	2010-11	third round
2009–10 Eredivisie	13th	-	2009-10	quarter final
2008–09 Eredivisie	11th	-	2008-09	quarter final
2007–08 Eredivisie	8th	UEFA Cup (winning UC play-offs)	2007-08	round of 16
2006–07 Eredivisie	10th	- (losing IC play-offs)	2006-07	third round
2005–06 Eredivisie	10th	- (losing IC play-offs)	2005-06	round of 16
2004–05 Eredivisie	13th	-	2004-05	third round
2003–04 Eredivisie	14th	Intertoto Cup (R2)	2003-04	quarter final
2002–03 Eredivisie	5th	UEFA Cup	2002-03	third round
2001–02 Eredivisie	9th	-	2001-02	group stage
2000–01 Eredivisie	12th	-	2000-01	round of 16
1999–2000 Eredivisie	15th	-	1999-2000	final
1998–99 Eredivisie	11th	-	1998-99	second round
1997–98 Eredivisie	8th	-	1997-98	round of 16
1996–97 Eredivisie	17th	- (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	1996-97	round of 16
1995–96 Eredivisie	17th	- (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	1995-96	second round
1994–95 Eredivisie	15th	-	1994-95	round of 16
1993–94 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1993-94	final
1992–93 Eerste Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1992-93	second round
1991–92 Eerste Divisie	8th	-	1991-92	third round
1990–91 Eredivisie	18th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1990-91	second round
1989–90 Eredivisie	16th	- (surviving promotion/relegation play-offs)	1989-90	round of 16
1988–89 Eerste Divisie	4th	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1988-89	first round
1987–88 Eerste Divisie	5th	-	1987-88	round of 16
1986–87 Eerste Divisie	6th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1986-87	first round
1985–86 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1985-86	semi-final
1984–85 Eerste Divisie	7th	Eredivisie (winning promotion/releg. play-offs)	1984-85	first round
1983–84 Eerste Divisie	9th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1983-84	quarter final
1982–83 Eredivisie	18th	Cup Winners' Cup Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1982-83	final
1981–82 Eredivisie	13th	-	1981-82	quarter final
1980–81 Eredivisie	16th	-	1980-81	second round
1979–80 Eredivisie	15th	-	1979-80	round of 16
1978–79 Eredivisie	15th	-	1978-79	second round
1977–78 Eredivisie	15th	-	1977-78	second round
1976–77 Eredivisie	16th	-	1976-77	second round
1975–76 Eredivisie	7th	-	1975-76	second round
1974–75 Eerste Divisie	1st	Eredivisie (promotion)	1974-75	first round
1973–74 Eredivisie	17th	Eerste Divisie (relegation)	1973-74	round of 16
1972–73 Eredivisie	9th	-	1972-73	final
1971–72 Eredivisie	7th	-	1971-72	quarter final
1970–71 Eredivisie	8th	-	1970-71	semi-final
1969–70 Eredivisie	11th	-	1969-70	first round[citation needed]
1968–69 Eredivisie	12th	-	1968-69	quarter final[citation needed]
1967–68 Eredivisie	10th	-	1967-68	round of 16[citation needed]
1966–67 Eerste Divisie	2nd	Eredivisie (promotion)	1966-67	first round[citation needed]
1965–66 Eerste Divisie	6th	-	1965-66	group stage[citation needed]
1964–65 Eerste Divisie	10th	-	1964-65	first round[citation needed]
1963–64 Tweede Divisie	1st (winning championship play-off)	Eerste Divisie (promotion)	1963-64	round of 16[citation needed]
1962–63 Tweede Divisie	3rd (group A)	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1962-63	semi-final[citation needed]
1961–62 Tweede Divisie	9th	-	1961-62	?[citation needed]
1960–61 Tweede Divisie	4th	promotion/relegation play-offs: no promotion	1960-61	?[citation needed]
1959–60 Tweede Divisie	8th (group A)	-	not held	not held
1958–59 Tweede Divisie	6th (group B)	-	1958-59	?[citation needed]
1957–58 Tweede Divisie	5th (group B)	-	1957-58	?[citation needed]
1956–57 Tweede Divisie	10th (group B)	-	1956-57	?[citation needed]

N.E.C. records

Mario Been, one of N.E.C.'s most successful managers after a match against NAC Breda (6-0).

Former manager Johan Neeskens.

Record	Notes		Date
Highest attendance (competition)	32,000	Against Ajax	21-04-1968
Lowest attendance (competition)	1,000	Against Roda JC	14-05-1983
Biggest win	0-22	Against Overasseltse Boys	09-08-2008
Biggest win (competition)	0-7	Against FC Den Bosch '67	10-03-1973
Biggest loss (competition)	9-1	Against Ajax	05-11-1967
Match with highest score (competition)	3-7	Against RBC Roosendaal	04-01-1967
Most wins on a row	10		04-04-2008 until 30-08-2008
Most defeats in a row	10		03-10-1971 until 14-11-1971
Most matches without defeat	31		24-02-2008 until 21-09-2008
Most matches without win	16		22-01-1978 until 02-09-1978
Most matches without goal	7		03-03-1968 until 19-05-1968
Most matches without goal against	7		21-10-2005 until 18-12-2005
Top goalscorer	Bjorn Vleminckx	23	2010-2011
Most goals in a competition-match	Cas Janssens	4, Against FC Den Bosch '67	10-03-1973
Youngest player (competition)	Jan Peters		17 years, 0 months, 25 days
Highest competition-rank	Eredivisie	5th Place	2002–2003
Lowest competition-rank	Eerste Divisie	10th Place	1964–1965
Most matches (Eredivisie)	Sije Visser	342
Most goals scored (Eredivisie)	Frans Janssen	54

Achievements

• Eredivisie Winner Play-Offs: 1

2007-08

• KNVB Cup runner-up: 4

1972-73, 1982-83, 1993-94, 1999-00

• Eerste Divisie: 1

1974-75

• 1e Klasse: 3

1938-39, 1945-46, 1946-47

Managers

Source.^[3]

Ferenz György (1923–24) Smith (1929–30) Claus (1931–32) Longin (1932–33) Fons Lodenstijn (1933–36) Coen Delsen (1936–37) Bertus Schoester (1937–39) J. W. Julian (1939–40) Bertus Schoester (1940–42) George Charlton (1947–49) Jan Bijl (1949–54) Coen Delsen (1954–56) Ferdi Silz (1956–57)

K. ter Horst (1957–58) Fons Lodenstijn (1958) (interim) Wim Groenendijk (1958–60) Joop de Busser (1960–61) Jan Remmers (1961–70) Wiel Coerver (1970–73) Meg de Jong (1973–74) Piet de Visser (1974–76) Hans Croon (1976–78) Leen Looyen (1978–81) Pim van de Meent (1981–85) Sandor Popovics (1985–87) Leen Looyen (1987–91)

Jan Pruijn (1991–94) Kees van Kooten (1994–95) Leen Looyen (1995–96) (interim) Wim Koevermans (1995–96) Jimmy Calderwood (1997–99) Ron de Groot (1999-00) (interim) Johan Neeskens (2000–04) Cees Lok (2005) Ron de Groot (2005–06) Mario Been (2006–09) Dwight Lodeweges (2009) Wiljan Vloet (2009–11) Alex Pastoor (2011–present)

Notable players

Netherlands Roy Beerens Kevin Bobson Rachid Bouaouzan Saïd Boutahar Wilfried Brookhuis Jack de Gier Ron de Groot Dennis de Nooijer Frank Demouge Romano Denneboom Jeroen Drost Ernest Faber Dennis Gentenaar Youssouf Hersi Danny Hesp Guus Hiddink Danny Hoekman Paul Jans Anton Janssen Tim Janssen Collins John Dick Jol Milano Koenders Willem Korsten Michel Langerak Bart Latuheru Jeffrey Leiwakabessy Jeremain Lens Cees Lok Muslu Nalbantoglu Edo Ophof Jan Peters Maikel Renfurm Bas Roorda Harry Schellekens Dennis Schulp Ferne Snoyl Pleun Strik Jasar Takak Frans Thijssen Jhon van Beukering Jan van Deinsen Mark van den Boogaart Björn van der Doelen Patrick van Diemen Kees van Wonderen Rob Wielaert Peter Wisgerhof Mike Zonneveld

Australia Brett Holman (2006–08) Belgium Pieter Collen (2000–01) Bart van den Eede (2005–06) Björn Vleminckx (2009-11) Brazil Tininho (2004–06) Czech Republic Jarda Simr (2001–05) Denmark Dennis Rommedahl (2009) Niki Zimling (2010-11) Ecuador José Valencia Murillo (2004–06) England Chris Eagles (2006–07) David Jones (2006) Finland Antti Sumiala (1995–97) Germany Jörg Sobiech (1996–98) Hungary Krisztián Vadócz (2007–08) Macedonia Ǵorǵi Hristov (2000–03) Dževdet Šainovski (1997–99) Morocco Youssef El-Akchaoui (2006-10) Netherlands Antilles Moises Bicentini (1957–61) Paraguay Edgar Barreto (2004–07) Poland Janusz Kowalik (1974–76) Andrzej Niedzielan (2004–07) Serbia Nedeljko Bulatović (1966–67) Dejan Govedarica (2002–04) Spain Dani Fernández (2008–09) Manuel Sánchez Torres (1990–91) Sweden Jonas Olsson (2005–08)

Man of the Year

Season	Name
2000/01	Danny Hesp
2001/02	Rob Wielaert
2002/03	Rob Wielaert
2003/04	Dennis Gentenaar
2004/05	Peter Wisgerhof
2005/06	Romano Denneboom
2006/07	Jonas Olsson
2007/08	Youssef El-Akchaoui
2008/09	Lasse Schöne
2009/10	Lorenzo Davids
2010/11	Ramon Zomer

Topscorers by season

Season	Name	Goals
1994/95	Danny Hoekman	14
1995/96	Antti Sumiala	9
1996/97	Antti Sumiala	8
1997/98	Emiel van Eijkeren	13
1998/99	Jack de Gier	16
1999/00	Jack de Gier	9
2000/01	Gorgi Hristov	15
2001/02	Frank Demouge	7
2002/03	Youssouf Hersi	9
2003/04	Youssouf Hersi	10
2004/05	Saïd Boutahar	8
2005/06	Andrzej Niedzielan	10
2006/07	Romano Denneboom	9
2007/08	Jhon van Beukering	11
2008/09	Youssef El-Akchaoui	6
2009/10	Bjorn Vleminckx	8
2010/11	Bjorn Vleminckx	23

See also

• Dutch football league teams

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} "History at official N.E.C. website". N.E.C.]. http://www.nec-nijmegen.nl/layout.php?p=3&page=3. Retrieved 2009-06-14. 
2. ^ "Franz Beckenbauer about great ambiance N.E.C. Supporters". De Trouwe Honden. 2009-03-17. http://www.detrouwehonden.nl/dbid=106/tpl=1937. 
3. ^ "Managers". N.E.C. Nijmegen. http://www.detrouwehonden.nl/dbid=59/tpl=1910/trainers. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 

External links

Official

• Official website of N.E.C. (Dutch) / (English)
• Eredivisie.nl Official website Dutch Eredivisie (Dutch)

General fan

• NEC Supportersforum (Dutch) / (English)
• Official website Supportersclub (Dutch) / (English)
• Fansite HKN (Dutch)
• Fansite ForzaNEC (Dutch)
• Fansite NECfan.nl (Dutch)
• NECToday.nl (Dutch)
• Fansite De Trouwe Honden (Dutch)
• Fansite NEC Nijmeguh (Dutch)

News

• Football-Lineups.com / N.E.C. (English)
• VI / N.E.C. (Dutch)
• Headliner / N.E.C. (Dutch)

Multimedia

• N.E.C. Radio (Dutch)