- Dorus de Vries
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Dorus de Vries Personal information Full name Dorus de Vries[1] Date of birth 29 December 1980 [1] Place of birth Beverwijk, Netherlands Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Wolverhampton Wanderers Number 31 Youth career De Kennemers Beverwijk Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1999–2003 Telstar 81 (0) 2003–2006 ADO Den Haag 69 (0) 2006–2007 Dunfermline Athletic 27 (0) 2007–2011 Swansea City 178 (0) 2011– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Dorus de Vries (born 29 December 1980) is a Dutch football goalkeeper signed to English Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers.
De Vries began his professional career in his native Holland with Telstar, before spending three seasons with ADO Den Haag. He moved to Britain in 2006, when he spent a season at Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic. before moving to Swansea City where he spent four seasons, culminating in promotion to the Premier League in 2011. Out of contract, he opted to reject a new deal with the Swans and move to Wolves.
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Career
Netherlands
De Vries began his professional career at Telstar, making his first team debut during the 1999-2000 season. He remained with the club in the second tier of Dutch football until 2003, when he signed for Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag.
After mostly serving as back-up to Roland Jansen, he took over as number one during the 2004-05 campaign. However, this status proved short lived as the loan capture of Jaroslav Drobný during 2006 pushed de Vries aside, and he was told that he would not be offered a new contract.[2]
Dunfermline Athletic
In the summer of 2006, following a successful trial, he signed a contract with Scottish Premier League club Dunfermline Athletic.[3] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw with Ayr United in the second round of the Scottish League Cup, saving a penalty to take the game to extra time before going on to win in a penalty shoot-out.[4]
On 11 May 2007, he palmed a tame free kick into his own net against Inverness Caledonian Thistle to end Dunfermline's 7-year stint in the Scottish Premier League. However, following the game, Dunfermline manager Stephen Kenny refused to blame de Vries for his team's relegation, stating: "We can attach absolutely no blame to him because he has been out of this world this season.[5] His final game for the club came in the 2007 Scottish Cup Final defeat to Celtic.
Swansea City
After becoming a free agent at the end of his contract, De Vries signed a two-year deal at Swansea City on 6 July 2007.[6] In his first season with the Welsh side he helped the club to the League One title, as the club's first choice goalkeeper.
In the 2009–10 season, De Vries surpassed Roger Freestone's club record of 22 clean sheets in a single season with a shut-out against Scunthorpe United on 5 April 2010.[7] He would go on to finish the season with 25 clean sheets, winning the Football League's Golden Glove award for the Championship in the process.[8]
The following season he was part of the team that won the Championship Play-off Final, against Reading, to reach the Premier League. Initially, De Vries stated that he wanted to stay with the club for their first Premier League season.[9] However, he rejected their contract offer shortly after was subsequently signed by Wolverhampton Wanderers.[10]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 22 June 2011, it was confirmed that free agent De Vries had joined Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, signing a three-year contract.[11]
International
De Vries has represented the Netherlands at U-21 level.
Career statistics
- As of 30 May 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total 2003–04 ADO Den Haag Eredivisie 18 0 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 18 0 2004–05 30 0 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 30 0 2005–06 19 0 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 19 0 Total Netherlands 69 0 ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 69 0 Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total 2006–07 Dunfermline Athletic Scottish Premier League 27 0 5 0 2 0 - 34 0 Total Scotland 27 0 5 0 2 0 - 34 0 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2007–08 Swansea City League One 46 0 4 0 2 0 - 52 0 2008–09 Championship 40 0 3 0 3 0 - 46 0 2009–10 46 0 1 0 1 0 - 48 0 2010–11 46 0 - 2 0 - 48 0 2011–12 Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 2 0 0 0 2 0 - 0 0 Total England 178 0 8 0 10 0 - 183 0 Career total 273 0 13 0 11 0 0 0 285 0 Honours
- Club
- Scottish Cup Runner-up: 2007
- Individual
- Football League Golden Glove Winner: 2009–10
References
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream Publishing. pp. 120–121. ISBN 9781845963248.
- ^ "Quartet to leave ADO". Sky Sports. 30 March 2006. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11929_2371897,00.html.
- ^ "Pars sign Morrison and De Vries". BBC Sport. 21 July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/5185452.stm.
- ^ "Ayr Utd 0–0 Dunfermline (6–7 pen)". BBC Sport. 22 August 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/5271242.stm.
- ^ "Blunder keeper tipped for the top". BBC Sport. 14 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/6656353.stm.
- ^ "Swansea sign goalkeeper De Vries". BBC Sport. 6 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/6268874.stm.
- ^ "Swansea 3–0 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 5 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8595494.stm.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Dorus de Vries wins top accolade". BBC Sport. 3 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/swansea_city/8721110.stm.
- ^ "Dorus keen to sort new deal at the Liberty". This is South Wales. 11 June 2011. http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Dorus-keen-sort-new-deal-Liberty/story-12709110-detail/story.html.
- ^ "Wolves sign goalkeeper Dorus De Vries from Swansea". BBC Sport. 22 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13875692.stm.
- ^ "Wolves complete Dorus De Vries move". Express & Star. 22 June 2011. http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2011/06/22/wolves-complete-dorus-de-vries-deal/.
External links
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – current squad 1 Hennessey · 3 Elokobi · 4 Edwards · 5 Stearman · 6 Craddock · 8 Henry · 9 Ebanks-Blake · 10 Fletcher · 11 Ward · 12 Hunt · 14 Johnson · 16 Berra · 17 Jarvis · 19 Hammill · 20 Milijaš · 23 Zubar · 24 O'Hara · 27 Winnall · 29 Doyle · 30 Doherty · 31 de Vries · 32 Foley · 34 Guedioura · 35 Cassidy · 37 Forde · 38 Harris · 39 Ihiekwe · 40 Hemmings · 41 Price · 42 Spray · 43 Reckord · 45 McCarey · 46 Gorman · 47 Ebanks-Landell · 48 McGroary · Manager: McCarthy
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Beverwijk
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands under-21 international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Stormvogels Telstar players
- ADO Den Haag players
- Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Eredivisie players
- Scottish Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Wales
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
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