PSV
Full name	Philips Sport Vereniging NV
Nickname(s)	Boeren (Farmers) Rood-witten (Red-whites) Red White Army
Founded	August 31, 1913
Ground	Philips Stadion Eindhoven (Capacity 35,000)
Chairman	Jan Reker
Manager	Huub Stevens
League	Eredivisie
2007-08	Eredivisie, 1st
Website	Club home page
Home colours 　 Away colours

Philips Sport Vereniging (English: Philips Sports Union), widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions nl '''''Naamloze Vennootschap''''' (usually abbreviated NV) is the Dutch term for a Public Limited liability Corporation. This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven. Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens (born November 29, 1953 in Sittard) is a Dutch football manager and former The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The 2007/2008 season of the Eredivisie started in August 2007 and ends on 18 May 2008 with defending champions PSV retaining English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A sports club, athletics club or sports association is an eclectic institution oriented to multiple Sports which fields many Teams and in several Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands It is best known for its professional football section. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

PSV is one of three European Cup winning football clubs in Netherlands, the other two being Ajax and Feyenoord. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. The club won the European Cup in 1988 (against Benfica) and the UEFA Cup in 1978 (against SC Bastia). Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. For the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B side see CA Bastia. They are often nicknamed Boeren (Dutch for 'farmers' or in this case peasants) in reference to their original provincial city origins. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname

Contents 1 History 1.1 The Seventies 1.2 Hiddink era, 1987-1990 1.3 1990-1998 1.4 1998-2002 1.5 Hiddink era, 2002-2006 1.6 Recent years 2 Stadium 3 Team honours 3.1 National 3.2 International 4 Sponsorship 5 First team squad 5.1 Current squad 6 Technical staff 7 Reserves 8 Under 17s 9 Notable players 10 Managers 11 Other sports 12 Trivia 13 See also 14 External links 15 References

History

As its name indicates, the club started out as a works team for employees of electronics conglomerate Philips on August 31 (then Koninginnedag), 1913 to celebrate the centennial defeat of the French in the Napoleonic wars. A works team (sometimes factory team) is a term which refers to Sports teams which are run by receive financial backing from and sometimes contain players employed Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical A conglomerate is a large Company that consists of seemingly unrelated Business sections Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Koninginnedag ( or Queen's Day is a National holiday in the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, and Aruba on Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. PSV's home stadium, the Philips Stadion, was built at the same time as the inauguration of the club, although its current capacity was achieved by renovations and improvements over the years. Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven.

Because of their close ties with Philips PSV have had the same jersey sponsor without exception since 1982, the year jersey sponsorships were introduced in the Eredivisie. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. This is a record in Dutch football.

PSV garnered many honours in the football arena and have been credited as the club where many successful players such as Ruud Gullit, Romário, Ronaldo, Luc Nilis, Jaap Stam, and Ruud van Nistelrooy plied their trade and talents. (born as Ruud Dil, September 1 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played professionally in the 1980s Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) better known simply as Romário, is a former Brazilian football Center Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born July 17 1972 in Kampen in the Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football player Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (commonly spelled as van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer Their success was built on the foundations laid down by other famous players like Willy van der Kuijlen, Jan van Beveren, Jan Poortvliet, the Van de Kerkhof brothers who also played for the Dutch national team in the 1970s when the club won the UEFA Cup in 1978, defeating Bastia 3-0 in the final. Wilhelmus ("Willy" Martinus Leonardus Johannes van der Kuijlen (born December 6, 1946 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a retired Jan van Beveren (born March 5, 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football Goalkeeper from the Netherlands Jan Poortvliet (born 21 September, 1955 in Arnemuiden, Zeeland) is a retired football defender from the Netherlands The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) For the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B side see CA Bastia.

Despite being able to scout South America and most of Europe for budding talents, many of them have indirectly made PSV as a springboard for professional development such as Ronaldo and Eidur Gudjohnsen who spent two seasons at the club as well as Mateja Kežman and Arjen Robben, and most recently, Park Ji-Sung and Lee Young-Pyo. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (born September 15 Mateja Kežman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984 in Bedum) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a winger for Real Madrid. Park Ji-Sung ( Hangul: 박지성 IPA: /pʰak ʧi sʌŋ/ (born February 25 1981 Goheung, South Korea) is a professional South Korean Lee Young-Pyo ( Korean: 이영표 born April 23, 1977 in Hongcheon) is a South Korean football player currently playing

Famous coaches such as Guus Hiddink (who between stints at PSV coached the Dutch national team to a fourth-place finish in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and South Korea to a similar fourth place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup) have managed the team over the years and have brought considerable successes to the club. Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30.

The Seventies

The mid and late 1970s were a golden era for PSV. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. They boasted quality players with the likes of Willy van der Kuijlen, the Van de Kerkhof brothers, Jan van Beveren, Jan Poortvliet, Harry Lubse and Huub Stevens and won two domestic cups and three domestic championships. Wilhelmus ("Willy" Martinus Leonardus Johannes van der Kuijlen (born December 6, 1946 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a retired Jan van Beveren (born March 5, 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football Goalkeeper from the Netherlands Jan Poortvliet (born 21 September, 1955 in Arnemuiden, Zeeland) is a retired football defender from the Netherlands Henricus ("Harry" Carolus Gerardus Lubse (born September 23, 1951 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens (born November 29, 1953 in Sittard) is a Dutch football manager and former PSV also won the UEFA Cup, their first major European title in 1978, by beating French opponents SC Bastia 3-0 in the final's second leg. For the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B side see CA Bastia. The first leg was ended in 0-0. ^[1]

Hiddink era, 1987-1990

In 1988, coached by Guus Hiddink and with a team featuring players such as Ronald Koeman, Eric Gerets, Søren Lerby and Wim Kieft, PSV won the European Cup for the first and so far only time in their history, beating Benfica on penalties after a goalless final. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager Eric Gerets (born May 15, 1954 in Rekem, Belgium) is a Belgian former football defender who is currently the Søren Lerby, (born 1 February 1958 is a Danish professional Football (soccer player who won the 1988 European Cup with Dutch club PSV Willem ("Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft (born 12 November 1962 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Hans van Breukelen stopped the crucial penalty. Johannes Franciscus ("Hans" van Breukelen (born October 4, 1956 in Utrecht) is a former footballer from the Netherlands Curiously, PSV took the trophy despite not winning any of its final five fixtures in the competition: they eliminated both Bordeaux and Real Madrid on away goals, with all four matches ending in draws. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. Following the European Cup win, PSV faced off with Libertadores winners, Club Nacional de Football of Montevideo. Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan Sports club, full of history based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899 After a 2-2 draw, Nacional went on to defeat PSV Eindhoven in penalties to win their 3rd World Club title. A penalty kick is a type of free kick in Association football, taken from twelve yards (approximately eleven metres out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of Guus Hiddink still calls that game one of the hardest defeats of his career. Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the Under Hiddink's supervision PSV won three Eredivisie titles, three KNVB Cups and the European Cup. Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899.

1990-1998

After Hiddink left, English coach Bobby Robson, who managed the England national team, was signed as head coach. Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football PSV won the Dutch league in both the 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons. However, the team did not make the progress expected by the board in European competitions and Robson was informed that he would be leaving the club at the end of the 1991–92 season^[2]. Robson had problems with handling one of the keyplayers, Brazilian international Romário. Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) better known simply as Romário, is a former Brazilian football Center Romário, one of the keyplayers, scouted by Piet de Visser, joined the team in the Hiddink era, and stayed until 1993, winning three titles for the club. Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) better known simply as Romário, is a former Brazilian football Center Piet de Visser (born in Oost- en West-Souburg, Zeeland) is a Dutch football manager and scout Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the After Robson left Hans Westerhof took over, finishing second in the competition. Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948 in Terborg) is a Dutch Soccer coach He was replaced by Aad de Mos but he finished third, despite having players like Gheorghe Popescu, Nii Lamptey and Arthur Numan. Aad de Mos (born March 27, 1947 in The Hague) is a Dutch football coach Gheorghe ("Gică" Popescu (born October 9, 1967 in Calafat) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender Nii Odartey Lamptey (born December 10, 1974 in Tema) is a Ghanaian football player Arthur Numan (born 14 December 1969 in Heemskerk, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer. Hans van Breukelen retired after this season, having defended the goal for ten seasons, and named one of the best goalkeepers the club ever had. Johannes Franciscus ("Hans" van Breukelen (born October 4, 1956 in Utrecht) is a former footballer from the Netherlands Ronald Waterreus and Stanley Menzo were signed to compete for a place in the goal in the 1994-1995 season. Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus (born August 25 1970 in Lemiers, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football Goalkeeper Stanley Purl Menzo (born October 15, 1963 in Paramaribo) is a Dutch Football (soccer manager and retired football player The younger Waterreus got his place under the bar for ten years. Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus (born August 25 1970 in Lemiers, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football Goalkeeper In his second season, Aad de Mos was fired in October 1994, and temporarily replaced by Kees Rijvers, until Dick Advocaat in December 1994, signed as head coach. Aad de Mos (born March 27, 1947 in The Hague) is a Dutch football coach Kees Rijvers (born 27 May, 1926 in Breda) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (born September 27, 1947 in The Hague) is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team FC Zenit With new strikers as Ronaldo, who scored 30 goals, and Luc Nilis, the team again finished third, far behind AFC Ajax and Roda JC. Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Roda JC is a Dutch football club located in Kerkrade, Netherlands. In Dick Advocaat's second season the performance was better, finishing second in the competition and reaching the quarter-finals of the European Cup against FC Barcelona. Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (born September 27, 1947 in The Hague) is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team FC Zenit Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan After five years, the 1996-1997 season proved to be successful, and PSV crowned themselves champions with players like Jaap Stam, Philip Cocu, Wim Jonk, Luc Nilis, Arthur Numan and talent Boudewijn Zenden. Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born July 17 1972 in Kampen in the Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football player Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Wilhelmus ("Wim" Maria Jonk (born 12 October 1966 in Volendam) is a retired Dutch football player Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Arthur Numan (born 14 December 1969 in Heemskerk, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer. Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a Midfielder

The 1997-1998 season was known for the success of Ajax, and PSV finished second, far behind the champions. The Belgian striker duo Luc Nilis and Gilles De Bilde scored most goals in the competition. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Gilles De Bilde (born June 9, 1971 in Zellik) is a former Belgian footballer who played as a striker. Even in the cup final, Ajax proved to be to strong for the Boeren. The UEFA Champions League campaign ended in the group round, finishing second behind Dynamo Kyiv, despite having played good matches against FC Barcelona and Newcastle United. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club FC Dynamo Kyiv (ФК Динамо Київ FK Dynamo Kyiv; Динамо Киев Dinamo Kiev) is a professional football Club from the Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon

1998-2002

In the late Nineties, the club had a team full of excellent players like Jaap Stam, Arthur Numan, Phillip Cocu, Boudewijn Zenden and Luc Nilis. Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born July 17 1972 in Kampen in the Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football player Arthur Numan (born 14 December 1969 in Heemskerk, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer. Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a Midfielder Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. After the 1998 FIFA World Cup, which was a success for Dutch national team, finishing fourth with excellent football, the club was a victim of that success. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association Key players were transferred and PSV started the 1998-1999 season with a complete new team. However, with striker Luc Nilis and newly-signed Ruud van Nistelrooy, the club finished third on the last day in a 2-3 win over FC Utrecht. Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (commonly spelled as van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk They qualified for the Champions League and coach Bobby Robson left the club for Belgian coach Eric Gerets. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Eric Gerets (born May 15, 1954 in Rekem, Belgium) is a Belgian former football defender who is currently the In his first season, new players were Mark van Bommel, Swiss international Johann Vogel and a player of Gerets' former club Club Brugge, Eric Addo. 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Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (commonly spelled as van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer Arnold Jan Bruggink (born July 24, 1977 in Almelo, Overijssel) is a Dutch midfielder and striker who plays for Hannover 96 It meant the fifteenth title for PSV. Eric Gerets also wins the 2000-2001 title with new striker Mateja Kežman who replaced Luc Nilis and the injured Van Nistelrooy. Eric Gerets (born May 15, 1954 in Rekem, Belgium) is a Belgian former football defender who is currently the Mateja Kežman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Newcomers Kevin Hofland and John de Jong also show their talents. Kevin Keegan Hofland (born June 7, 1979 in Heerlen) is a Dutch Football defender who currently plays for Feyenoord. John de Jong (born 8 March, 1977 in Den Haag, Netherlands) is a retired professional footballer who is known for playing for Dutch In the Champions League Anderlecht and Manchester United proved to be too strong, although a beautiful goal against Manchester United by Mateja Kežman is often remembered by the fans. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club This article is about the region of Belgium for the football club see R Mateja Kežman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia The UEFA Cup quarter-final against 1. FC Kaiserslautern was a black day in PSV history when angry fans entered the field. PSV didn't made it to the semi-finals and received a fine by UEFA and was forced to play a European match on neutral ground. PSV won the Eredivisie again and striker Van Nistelrooy, recovered from a knee-injury, was sold eventually to Manchester United. As a result, PSV signed FC Twente striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink who had to compete with Kežman. FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the the Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink (ˈjɑn vɛnnəɣoːʁ ɔvˈɦɛsəlɪŋk (born 7th November, 1978 in Oldenzaal) is a Dutch football player Mateja Kežman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Although the team still had some excellent players, a difficult start in the competition eventually saw them finishing second behind archrivals Ajax. In the Champions League PSV lost 4-1 to FC Nantes on September 11, 2001. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Football Club de Nantes is a French football team based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 1. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. PSV again didn't make it to the second round and had to play UEFA Cup instead. In the fourth round, PSV beat Leeds United F.C.. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football In the quarter-finals, for the first time in history, two Dutch teams played against each other in a European competition, with PSV facing Feyenoord. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. Both matches ended in 1-1. Feyenoord won the encounter in a penalty shootout, and went on to win the UEFA Cup. Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. The team had lost faith in manager Eric Gerets, who was released by the club. Eric Gerets (born May 15, 1954 in Rekem, Belgium) is a Belgian former football defender who is currently the

Hiddink era, 2002-2006

Soon after the successful 2002 FIFA World Cup for the Korea Republic, Guus Hiddink was signed as the new coach. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions Arjen Robben was one of the talented new players at the club, which resulted in a new title. Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984 in Bedum) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a winger for Real Madrid. PSV finished last in the group round of the Champions League. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club In the same season, the influences of Hiddink as coach of Korea are shown, as Park Ji-Sung and Lee Young-Pyo joined the team. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions Park Ji-Sung ( Hangul: 박지성 IPA: /pʰak ʧi sʌŋ/ (born February 25 1981 Goheung, South Korea) is a professional South Korean Lee Young-Pyo ( Korean: 이영표 born April 23, 1977 in Hongcheon) is a South Korean football player currently playing In the 2003-2004 season, PSV failed to reclaim the title. In the Champions League group round the team finished third, despite having the same amount of points as Deportivo de La Coruña, but the Spanish side having a better result. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. In the UEFA Cup PSV was beaten in the quarter-final by Newcastle United. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Goalkeeper Ronald Waterreus, who defended the club goal for ten seasons, decided to leave the club. Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus (born August 25 1970 in Lemiers, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football Goalkeeper

In the 2004/2005 season, PSV was at the top of their game with influential players such as Mark van Bommel, Johann Vogel and Phillip Cocu on midfield, and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Park Ji-Sung as forwards. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Peter Gertuda Andreas van Bommel (born April 22, 1977 in Maasbracht) is a Dutch footballer who plays for and captains Johann Louis Francois Vogel (born March 8, 1977 in Geneva) is a Swiss footballer. Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink (ˈjɑn vɛnnəɣoːʁ ɔvˈɦɛsəlɪŋk (born 7th November, 1978 in Oldenzaal) is a Dutch football player Park Ji-Sung ( Hangul: 박지성 IPA: /pʰak ʧi sʌŋ/ (born February 25 1981 Goheung, South Korea) is a professional South Korean For the first time in history, PSV reached the knockout stage of the Champions League, despite losing a couple of key players like Arjen Robben, Dennis Rommedahl and Mateja Kežman in the summer of 2004. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984 in Bedum) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a winger for Real Madrid. Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger Mateja Kežman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Guus Hiddink created a new team with new players such as defender Alex, goalkeeper Gomes and forwards Jefferson Farfan and DaMarcus Beasley. Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex, (born 17 June 1982 in Niterói) is a Brazilian professional football player Heurelho da Silva Gomes (born February 15 1981 in João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian footballer who currently Jéfferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe or also known as "La Foquita" (born October 26, 1984 in Lima) is a Peruvian football DaMarcus Lamont Beasley (born May 24 1982 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is an American Soccer player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side PSV finished second behind Arsenal in the group stage of the Champions League and beat 2004 Champions League finalists AS Monaco with 1-0 and 0-2. The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 After reaching the quarter-finals, another team from France came on their route: Olympique Lyon. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. The two matches ended in 1-1 and penalties were needed to decide the semi-finalists. PSV won the penalty shootout with Brazilian striker Robert scoring the final one. Robert de Pinho de Souza, commonly known as Robert de Pinho or simply Robert, (born February 27 1981 in Salvador, Brazil) is a Brazilian PSV went to Milan but lost the first tie against AC Milan with 2-0. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy PSV started well in the return match, with an early goal from Park Ji-Sung. Park Ji-Sung ( Hangul: 박지성 IPA: /pʰak ʧi sʌŋ/ (born February 25 1981 Goheung, South Korea) is a professional South Korean A goal in the second half from Phillip Cocu showed the quality of Hiddink's team. Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder However, AC Milan midfielder Massimo Ambrosini scored a goal in extra time of the second half. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Massimo Ambrosini (born May 29, 1977 in Pesaro) is an Italian footballer who plays for A Despite a goal from Phillip Cocu a minute later, AC Milan went to the final on away goals. Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy This is probably one of the strongest matches PSV has ever played and most fans remember the tears of Brazilian defender Alex, also known as The Tank. The season was the most successful season in the recent years, winning the 18th Eredivisie title as well as their eight KNVB Cup. The KNVB Cup (KNVB beker is a competition organized by the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB since 1899.

Regardless, after the departures of influential players such as Mark van Bommel, Johann Vogel, Park Ji-Sung, Lee Young-Pyo and Wilfred Bouma after the 2004/2005 season, PSV have moved to secure the services of players like Mika Väyrynen and Belgium midfielder Timmy Simons. Mark Peter Gertuda Andreas van Bommel (born April 22, 1977 in Maasbracht) is a Dutch footballer who plays for and captains Johann Louis Francois Vogel (born March 8, 1977 in Geneva) is a Swiss footballer. Park Ji-Sung ( Hangul: 박지성 IPA: /pʰak ʧi sʌŋ/ (born February 25 1981 Goheung, South Korea) is a professional South Korean Lee Young-Pyo ( Korean: 이영표 born April 23, 1977 in Hongcheon) is a South Korean football player currently playing Wilfred Bouma (born June 15, 1978 in Helmond, North Brabant) is a Dutch football player who currently plays for English Mika Väyrynen (born December 28, 1981 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. Timmy Simons (born December 11, 1976 in Diest) is a Belgian football central defender and defensive midfielder who plays for (and With the addition of young players to bolster the squad such as Ismaïl Aissati and Ibrahim Afellay, PSV reached the knockout stage of the Champions League 2005/2006 for a second running, having reached the semi-final stage in the Champions League season before. Ismaïl Aissati ( Arabic: إسماعيل العيساتي) (born August 16, 1988 in Utrecht) is a football player for Ibrahim Afellay (born April 2, 1986 in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan descent playing for See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club PSV ended again second in the group behind AC Milan. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy The team defeated the Italians in the home match with 1-0 in a tough group with Schalke 04 and Fenerbahçe. FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly FC Schalke 04, is a German football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of In the first knockout round Olympique Lyon proved to be to strong over two matches. Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. PSV again won the title, but lost the cup final against archrivals Ajax, the last match of Hiddink as coach of the team.

Recent years

For 2006-2007 season, PSV contracted manager Ronald Koeman to succeed Hiddink. Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager They also signed Ecuadorian player Edison Méndez and Mexican player Carlos Salcido after the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where they assisted their teams to the second round. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Edison Vicente Méndez Méndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football Midfielder. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (born April 2 1980 in Ocotlán Jalisco) is a Mexican international football defender, who is currently playing The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament Jan Wouters and Tonny Bruins Slot were brought in as the assistant-managers. Jan Wouters (born July 17, 1960 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a former professional football Midfielder. André Ooijer and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink left the club after the start of the competition, and as replacements, Jan Kromkamp came from Liverpool and former Ajax striker Patrick Kluivert, signed for a year. André Antonius Maria Ooijer (pronounced ['oːijər] in Dutch) (born July 11, 1974 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch international Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink (ˈjɑn vɛnnəɣoːʁ ɔvˈɦɛsəlɪŋk (born 7th November, 1978 in Oldenzaal) is a Dutch football player Jan Kromkamp (born August 17, 1980 in Makkinga, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Eventually he was released in July 2007. The top goal scorers of the season were Jefferson Farfán and Arouna Koné. Jéfferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe or also known as "La Foquita" (born October 26, 1984 in Lima) is a Peruvian football Arouna Koné (born 11 November 1983 in Ányama, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football Striker who currently plays for Sevilla FC The season saw the club building a gap with the other teams. The lead quickly dissipated in the 13 matches that followed. A draw of PSV at FC Utrecht in the penultimate round saw AZ and Ajax catching up. FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. The three clubs were all on 72 points from 33 matches, with AZ on top due to goal difference. Ajax were second, PSV were third. They won the Eredivisie for 2006-2007 on April 29, with a 5-1, final day home victory against Vitesse Arnhem. The Eredivisie ( English: Honorary Division) is the highest football league in the Netherlands. Stichting Betaald Voetbal Vitesse is a Dutch football club from Arnhem, which was founded on May 14, 1892. AZ suffered a shocking 2-3 defeat away at Excelsior, while Ajax and PSV both won. SBV Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district Therefore, the title was decided only by goal difference, with PSV's bigger winning margin proving decisive as they bettered Ajax's goal difference by just 1 goal (+50 compared with +49). This is known as the most exciting and closest title races in many years. In the UEFA Champions League PSV qualified for the knockout stage for the third time in a row, second behind Liverpool, leaving Bordeaux and Galatasaray behind. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. In the first knockout phase, PSV defeated Arsenal at home with 1-0 by a goal from Edison Méndez. Edison Vicente Méndez Méndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football Midfielder. In the return, PSV struggled and keyplayer Alex scored an own goals. Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex, (born 17 June 1982 in Niterói) is a Brazilian professional football player However, he scored the unexpected 1-1, which was enough for PSV to reach the quarter-finals. Liverpool again was the opponent, but an injured PSV squad lost 0-4 on aggregate. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Although the club won the title, chairman Schuitema voiced criticism on coach Ronald Koeman after almost losing the championship, despite having a huge lead in December. But it was decided that Koeman would stay on for another year. New chairman Jan Reker replaced Schuitema.

After the season in which PSV won their 20th title, key players Phillip Cocu and Alex left the club. A difficult job for coach Koeman to fill their positions. They signed Mike Zonneveld, Kenneth Perez and Danko Lazovic. Mike Zonneveld (born October 27, 1980 in Leiden) is a Dutch footballer who plays for PSV Eindhoven after signing from NAC Breda at Kenneth Perez Dahl Jensen (born August 29, 1974) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a attacking midfielder or Danko Lazović (Данко Лазовић (born May 17, 1983 in Kragujevac, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional Danny Koevermans came from AZ Alkmaar after Arouna Koné eventually was sold to Sevilla FC. Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978 in Schiedam) is a Dutch football player AZ, an initialism for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. Arouna Koné (born 11 November 1983 in Ányama, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football Striker who currently plays for Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Also Ismaïl Aissati and Otman Bakkal came back from FC Twente after playing for that club on loan. Ismaïl Aissati ( Arabic: إسماعيل العيساتي) (born August 16, 1988 in Utrecht) is a football player for Otman Bakkal (born February 27, 1985 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan origin who plays for PSV FC Twente (also incorrectly referred to as Twente Enschede) is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the the The team was disqualified from the Dutch Cup tournament, after fielding Manuel da Costa who was still suspended as a result of last year's tournament. Manuel da Costa (1541– 25 February 1604) was a Jesuit from Lisbon. PSV general manager called it "a huge blunder. "^[3] On October 31, 2007 Ronald Koeman agreed to be the new coach of Valencia CF, despite having a contract at PSV. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia The search for a new coach showed to be a struggle for the club and assistant-coach Jan Wouters agreed to temporarily take over the job of head coach. Jan Wouters (born July 17, 1960 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a former professional football Midfielder. Sef Vergoossen was contracted to be head coach until the end of the season, when Huub Stevens will take over ^[4]. Sef Vergoossen (born May 8, 1947 in Echt) is a former Dutch football manager. Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens (born November 29, 1953 in Sittard) is a Dutch football manager and former On December 31, 2007, Kenneth Perez left the club for Ajax, where he was bought from in the summer of the same year. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kenneth Perez Dahl Jensen (born August 29, 1974) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a attacking midfielder or Chairman Reker declared that it was Perez own choice to leave the club. ^[5] On the 26th February, PSV midfielder, John de Jong retired at the age of 30 after failing to recover from an injury he sustained during a training session in 2005. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed John de Jong (born 8 March, 1977 in Den Haag, Netherlands) is a retired professional footballer who is known for playing for Dutch Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[6]

PSV played Tottenham Hotspur in the 2008 UEFA cup second round and advanced after a 1-0 win in London, and then winning by a penalty shootout at home. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. On April 3, PSV played Fiorentina away and secured a 1-1 draw on a Danny Koevermans goal. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978 in Schiedam) is a Dutch football player On April 10, PSV lost to Fiorentina 0-2, two goals from Mutu, bringing an end to their UEFA CUP adventure. ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany.

Stadium

The Philips Stadion is the PSV home base. Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven. Since the founding of the club, PSV's home base is still at exactly the same place where the PSV sports grounds were established in 1913.

It was first inaugurated by the five year old boy named Frits Philips, in January 1911 when the "Philips Elftal" played their first game. Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven. Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips ( Eindhoven, the Netherlands, April 16, 1905 &ndash Eindhoven December 5, 2005 PSV was not founded yet. The neighbourhood where the stadium is located is the Philipsdorp ('Philips village'), close to the centre of Eindhoven. Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence The current capacity has been achieved by various modernisation programmes.

The stadium can accommodate 35,000 people on match days. Plans to further expand the ground to 45,000 seats are being examined. The average attendance for the season 2007/08 was 33,600. All seats are covered and heated. In the summer of 2005, the board of the club decided to remove the tall fences around the pitch, replacing them with 90 cm high railings keeping the spectators off the grass. Unauthorized persons who do invade the pitch will receive a 15,000 euro penalty and a ten-year-ban from visiting the Philips Stadion.

The stadium has been host to many European Cup matches, and was one of the Dutch venues for the Euro 2000 competition jointly organised by the Netherlands and Belgium. The 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th UEFA European Football Championship, which is held every four years and organized by The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those In 2006 the UEFA Cup Final between Sevilla FC and Middlesbrough F.C. was held in this stadium. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League.

Team honours

National

• Eredivisie (Dutch League): 21
  

1928-29, 1934-35, 1950-51, 1962-63, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1996-97, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08

• KNVB beker (Dutch Cup): 8
  

1949-50, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1995-96, 2004-05

• KNVB Cup runner-up: 6
  

1938-39, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2005-06

• Johan Cruijff schaal (Dutch Super Cup): 7
  

1991-92, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03

• Johan Cruijff Shield runner-up: 5
  

1990-91, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07

International

• UEFA Champions League: 1
  

1987-88

• UEFA Cup: 1
  

1977-78

• Peace Cup: 1
  

2003

• Russian Railways Cup: 1
  

2007

Sponsorship

Companies that PSV Eindhoven currently has sponsorship deals with include

• Philips - Main Partner
• Nike - Official Partner
• E.ON - Official Partner
• KPN - Official Partner
• Rabobank - Official Partner
• Volkswagen - Official Partner
• Tele2 - Official Partner
• Bavaria - Official Partner
• Oad Reizen - Official Partner
• De Lage Landen - Official Partner
• Ernst & Young - Official Sponsor
• Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Official Sponsor
• Campina - Official Sponsor
• Ahrend - Official Sponsor
• VDL - Official Sponsor
• CSU - Official Sponsor

First team squad

Current squad

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No. Position Player 1 GK Heurelho Gomes 2 DF Jan Kromkamp 3 DF Carlos Salcido (vice-captain) 4 DF Francisco Javier Rodríguez 5 DF Mike Zonneveld 6 MF Timmy Simons (Captain) 7 MF Mika Väyrynen 8 MF Edison Méndez 9 FW Danko Lazović 10 FW Danny Koevermans 15 MF Jason Čulina 16 MF Ismaïl Aissati 18 DF Eric Addo

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Heurelho da Silva Gomes (born February 15 1981 in João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian footballer who currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jan Kromkamp (born August 17, 1980 in Makkinga, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (born April 2 1980 in Ocotlán Jalisco) is a Mexican international football defender, who is currently playing In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Francisco Javier "Maza" Rodríguez Pinedo (born October 20, 1981 in Mazatlan, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mike Zonneveld (born October 27, 1980 in Leiden) is a Dutch footballer who plays for PSV Eindhoven after signing from NAC Breda at For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Timmy Simons (born December 11, 1976 in Diest) is a Belgian football central defender and defensive midfielder who plays for (and For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mika Väyrynen (born December 28, 1981 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Edison Vicente Méndez Méndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football Midfielder. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Danko Lazović (Данко Лазовић (born May 17, 1983 in Kragujevac, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978 in Schiedam) is a Dutch football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Jason Čulina (born August 5, 1980 in Melbourne Victoria) is a Croatian Australian football player who currently plays for For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ismaïl Aissati ( Arabic: إسماعيل العيساتي) (born August 16, 1988 in Utrecht) is a football player for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Eric Pappoe Addo (born November 12, 1978 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International football player who currently plays for the Dutch Position Player 19 FW Jonathan Reis 20 MF Ibrahim Afellay 21 GK Bas Roorda 22 MF Balázs Dzsudzsák 23 DF Fagner 24 DF Dirk Marcellis 26 MF Tommie van der Leegte 28 MF Otman Bakkal 29 FW Género Zeefuik 31 GK Cássio Ramos 38 DF Rens van Eijden -- MF Reimond Manco -- FW Nordin Amrabat

No 12 is reserved for the fans, also known as 'De Twaalfde man' (the twelfth man). Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Jonathan Reis (born on June 6, 1989 in Contagem) is a Brazilian footballer who is currently under contract with PSV Eindhoven. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ibrahim Afellay (born April 2, 1986 in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan descent playing for In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Bas Roorda (born 1973-02-13 in Assen) is a Dutch football Goalkeeper who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Balázs Dzsudzsák ('bɒlaːʒ 'd͡ʒud͡ʒaːk is a Hungarian footballer playing as a left-winger In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Fagner Conserva Lemos, or simply Fagner (born June 11 1989 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer, who last played as In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Dirk Marcellis (born April 13, 1988, Horst aan de Maas) is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Tommie van der Leegte (born 27 May 1977) is a professional Dutch footballer. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Otman Bakkal (born February 27, 1985 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan origin who plays for PSV Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Género Zeefuik (born 5 April 1990) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Cássio Ramos or simply Cássio (born June 6, 1987, in Veranópolis-RS is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for PSV. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Rens van Eijden (born March 3, 1988, Oss) is a Dutch footballer, currently on loan with Willem II Tilburg from PSV For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Reimond Manco (born August 23, 1990 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian football forward / Attacking midfielder who plays Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Nordin Amrabat ( نورالدين أمرابط, born March 31, 1987 in Naarden) is a Dutch football player of Moroccan descent

Out on loan

No. Position Player GK Ruud Boffin (on loan to FC Eindhoven) DF Jelle De Bock (on loan to FC Eindhoven) MF Donny Gorter (on loan to NAC Breda)

Technical staff

Manager:	Sef Vergoossen (temporary)
Assistant Manager:	Jan Wouters
Assistant Manager:	Dwight Lodeweges
Goalkeeping Coach	Joop Hiele
Masseur:	Mart van den Heuvel
Sports Physiologist:	Luc van Agt
Material:	Jan Formannoy
B Team Head Coach:	Ernest Faber

Reserves

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Ruud Boffin (born 5 November 1987 in Sint-Truiden) is a Belgian footballer currently playing for MVV as a goalkeeper FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club The club was founded on November 16, 1909 as EVV Eindhoven In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club The club was founded on November 16, 1909 as EVV Eindhoven For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. NAC Breda is a Dutch Football club from Breda. NAC (NOAD ADVENDO Combinatie was founded on September 19, 1912 when the two Sef Vergoossen (born May 8, 1947 in Echt) is a former Dutch football manager. Jan Wouters (born July 17, 1960 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a former professional football Midfielder. Dwight Lodeweges (born October 26, 1957 in Turner Valley Alberta, Canada) was a Dutch footballer and coach Johannes "Joop" Frederik Hiele (born December 25, 1958 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former football goalkeeper Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber (born August 27, 1971 in Geldrop, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football defender from the Position Player 45 GK Gino Mommers GK Ferhat Kaya GK Fabian Philips 35 DF Bart van Berlo 39 DF Jahmill Flu 37 DF Ridny Cairo 40 DF Freek Heerkens 42 DF Olivier ter Horst 43 DF Eelco Horsten 49 DF Martijn Thomassen 53 DF Stijn Wuytens 34 MF Rochdi Achenteh MF Giel Nervoort

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Under 17s

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Notable players

Netherlands Coen Dillen (1955-1961) Willy van der Kuijlen (1964-1982) Guus Hiddink (1970-1972) Jan van Beveren (1970-1980) Adrie van Kraay (1971-1982) René van de Kerkhof (1973-1983) Willy van de Kerkhof (1973-1988) Jan Poortvliet (1974-1984) Ernie Brandts (1977-1986) Berry van Aerle (1981-1994) Ruud Geels (1981-1983) Jurrie Koolhof (1981-1987) Ton Lokhoff (1982-1986) Hans van Breukelen (1984-1994) Ruud Gullit (1985-1987) Erwin Koeman (1979-1982) (1990-1994) Ronald Koeman (1986-1989) Gerald Vanenburg (1986-1993) Wim Kieft (1987-1990) (1991-1994) Adri van Tiggelen (1991-1994) Arthur Numan (1992-1998) Ernest Faber (1992-2004) Ronald Waterreus (1994-2004) Stan Valckx (1988-1992) (1994-2000) René Eijkelkamp (1995-1997) Wim Jonk (1995-1998) Jaap Stam (1996-1998) Ruud van Nistelrooy (1998-2001) Arnold Bruggink (1997-2003) Theo Lucius (1998-1999) (2000-2006) Arjen Robben (2002-2004) Wilfred Bouma (1994-1996), (1999-2005) Mark van Bommel (1999-2005) Kevin Hofland (2000-2004) Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (2001-2006) André Ooijer (1998-2006) Boudewijn Zenden (1993-1998) Ibrahim Afellay (2003-present) Otman Bakkal (2003-present) Philip Cocu (1995-1998), (2004-2007) Michael Reiziger (2005–2007) Ismaïl Aissati (2005-present) Jan Kromkamp (2006–present) Patrick Kluivert (2006–2007) Dirk Marcellis (2006-present) Mike Zonneveld (2007-present) Danny Koevermans (2007-present) Australia Jason Čulina (2005-present) Belgium Eric Gerets (1985-1992) Tom Van Mol (1991-1994) Luc Nilis (1994-2000) Marc Degryse (1996-1998)

Gilles De Bilde (1997-1999) Davy Oyen (1998-1999) Timmy Simons (2005-present) Brazil Romario (1988-1993) Ronaldo (1994-1996) Vampeta (1994-1997) Alex (2004-2007) Gomes (2004-present) Alcides (2006-present) China Sun Xiang (2007) Cote d'Ivoire Arouna Koné (2005-2007) Czech Republic Jozef Chovanec (1988-1991) Denmark Frank Arnesen (1985-1988) Jan Heintze (1982-1995), (1999-2003) Søren Lerby (1987-1989) Ivan Nielsen (1986-1990) Flemming Povlsen (1989-1990) Niklas Jensen (1996-1998) Peter Møller (1997-1998) Dennis Rommedahl (1997-2004) Kasper Bøgelund (1999-2005) Kenneth Perez (2007) England Michael Ball (2005-2007) Rob McDonald (1985-1986) Teddy Maybank (1980-1981) Ecuador Edison Méndez (2006-present) Finland Joonas Kolkka (1998-2001) Mika Väyrynen (2005-present) Georgia Giorgi Gakhokidze (1998-2003) Ghana Nii Lamptey (1993–1994) Eric Addo (1999–present) Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen (1994-1996) Korea Huh Jung-Moo (1980-1983) Lee Young-Pyo (2003-2005) Park Ji-Sung (2003-2005)

Lithuania Andrius Skerla (1997-2000) Mexico Carlos Salcido (2006-present) Francisco Javier Rodriguez (2008-present) Montenegro Željko Petrović (1996-1998) Ivica Kralj (2000-2002) Morocco Adil Ramzi (2000-2003) Norway Hallvar Thoresen (1977-1984) Peru Jefferson Farfán (2004-present) Poland Tomek Iwan (1997-2001) Portugal Abel Xavier (1998-1999) Manuel da Costa (2006-2008) Romania Gheorghe Popescu (1990-1994) Ovidiu Stinga (1996-2001) Russia Dmitri Khokhlov (1997-1999) Yuri Nikiforov (1998–2002) Serbia Mateja Kežman (2000-2004) Danko Lazović (2007-present) Slobodan Rajković (2007-present) Sweden Björn Nordqvist (1972-1975) Ralf Edström (1973-1977) Glenn Hysén (1983-1976) Klas Ingesson (1993–1994) Switzerland Johann Vogel (1999-2005) Johan Vonlanthen (2003-2006) United States of America DaMarcus Beasley (2004-2006) Wales Nick Deacy (1976-78) 41 apps 6 goals Trevor Ford (1954) Zambia Kalusha Bwalya (1988-1994)

Managers

• Huub Stevens, start season 2008-2009
• Sef Vergoossen (temporary) January 2008 - end of season
• Jan Wouters (temporary) October 2007 - December 2007
• Ronald Koeman 2006-2007
• Guus Hiddink 2002-2006
• Eric Gerets 1999-2002
• Bobby Robson 1998-1999
• Dick Advocaat 1994-1998
• Kees Rijvers 1994
• Aad de Mos 1993-1994
• Hans Westerhof 1992-1993
• Bobby Robson 1990-1992
• Guus Hiddink 1987-1990
• Hans Kraay 1986-1987
• Jan Reker 1983-1986
• Thijs Libregts 1980-1983
• Jan Reker 1980
• Kees Rijvers 1972-1980
• Kurt Linder 1968-1972
• Wim Blokland 1967-1968
• Milan Nikolic 1967
• Bram Appel 1962-1967
• Franz Binder 1960-1962
• Ljubicha Brocic 1959-1960
• Cees van Dijcke 1958-1959
• George Hardwick 1957-1958
• Ljubicha Brocic 1956-1957
• Huub de Leeuw 1952-1956
• Harry Topping 1951-1952
• Sam Wadsworth 1945-1951
• Coen Delsen 1942-1945
• Jan van den Broek 1938-1942
• Sam Wadsworth 1935-1938
• Jack Hall 1929-1935
• Joop Klein Wentink 1928-1929
• Ignaz Klein 1927-1928
• Ben Hoogstede 1926-1927
• John Leavy 1922-1926
• Jan Vos 1921-1922
• Wout Buitenweg 1916-1921
• Kees Meijnders 1914-1916

Other sports

Currently, PSV comprises 17 different clubs. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Wilhelmus ("Willy" Martinus Leonardus Johannes van der Kuijlen (born December 6, 1946 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a retired Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the Jan van Beveren (born March 5, 1948 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired football Goalkeeper from the Netherlands Adrianus ("Adrie" Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraay (born August 1, 1953 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football Reinier "René" van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Wilhelmus van de Kerkhof (born September 16, 1951 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) known as Willy, is a former Dutch Jan Poortvliet (born 21 September, 1955 in Arnemuiden, Zeeland) is a retired football defender from the Netherlands Ernie Brandts (born 3 February 1956 in Nieuw-Dijk, Gelderland) is a former Dutch football defender, who played for Hubertus ("Berry" Aegidius Hermanus van Aerle (born December 8, 1962 in Helmond, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch Geertruida ("Ruud" Maria Geels (born July 28, 1948 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland) is a retired football Striker Jurjen Jacob (Jurrie Koolhof (born 10 January 1960 in Beerta, Groningen) is a former Dutch international football Striker and Antonius Johannes Jacobus "Ton" Lokhoff (born December 25, 1959 in Breda, Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch former football Johannes Franciscus ("Hans" van Breukelen (born October 4, 1956 in Utrecht) is a former footballer from the Netherlands (born as Ruud Dil, September 1 1962 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played professionally in the 1980s Erwin Koeman (born 20 September 1961 in Zaandam) is a Dutch football manager and former football player Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager Gerald Mervin Vanenburg (born March 5, 1964 in Utrecht, Utrecht) is a former football right winger from The Netherlands Willem ("Wim" Cornelis Nicolaas Kieft (born 12 November 1962 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer Adrianus A "Adri" van Tiggelen (born 16 June 1957 in Oud-Beijerland, Zuid-Holland) is a former football defender from the Arthur Numan (born 14 December 1969 in Heemskerk, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch footballer. Ernest Anthonius Jacobus Faber (born August 27, 1971 in Geldrop, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football defender from the Ronald Katarina Martinus Waterreus (born August 25 1970 in Lemiers, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football Goalkeeper Stanislaus ("Stan" Henricus Christina Valckx (born October 20, 1963 in Arcen, Limburg) is a former football defender René Antonius Maria Eijkelkamp (born April 6, 1964 in Dalfsen) is a retired football forward from the Netherlands, who is the Wilhelmus ("Wim" Maria Jonk (born 12 October 1966 in Volendam) is a retired Dutch football player Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born July 17 1972 in Kampen in the Netherlands) is a retired Dutch football player Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij (commonly spelled as van Nistelrooy; born 1 July 1976 in Oss, North Brabant) is a Dutch footballer Arnold Jan Bruggink (born July 24, 1977 in Almelo, Overijssel) is a Dutch midfielder and striker who plays for Hannover 96 Theodorus Martinus Maria Lucius (born December 19, 1976 in Veghel) is a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays as Arjen Robben (born 23 January 1984 in Bedum) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a winger for Real Madrid. Wilfred Bouma (born June 15, 1978 in Helmond, North Brabant) is a Dutch football player who currently plays for English Mark Peter Gertuda Andreas van Bommel (born April 22, 1977 in Maasbracht) is a Dutch footballer who plays for and captains Kevin Keegan Hofland (born June 7, 1979 in Heerlen) is a Dutch Football defender who currently plays for Feyenoord. Jan Johannes Vennegoor of Hesselink (ˈjɑn vɛnnəɣoːʁ ɔvˈɦɛsəlɪŋk (born 7th November, 1978 in Oldenzaal) is a Dutch football player André Antonius Maria Ooijer (pronounced ['oːijər] in Dutch) (born July 11, 1974 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch international Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay (born April 2, 1986 in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan descent playing for Otman Bakkal (born February 27, 1985 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch footballer of Moroccan origin who plays for PSV Phillip John William Cocu (born October 29, 1970 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a former Dutch football Midfielder Michael John Reiziger (born May 3, 1973 in Amstelveen, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch footballer, who played as a right Ismaïl Aissati ( Arabic: إسماعيل العيساتي) (born August 16, 1988 in Utrecht) is a football player for Jan Kromkamp (born August 17, 1980 in Makkinga, Netherlands) is a Dutch footballer. Patrick Stephan Kluivert ( (born July 1, 1976) is a Dutch professional footballer. Dirk Marcellis (born April 13, 1988, Horst aan de Maas) is a Dutch footballer, currently playing for PSV Eindhoven Mike Zonneveld (born October 27, 1980 in Leiden) is a Dutch footballer who plays for PSV Eindhoven after signing from NAC Breda at Danny Koevermans (born 1 November 1978 in Schiedam) is a Dutch football player Jason Čulina (born August 5, 1980 in Melbourne Victoria) is a Croatian Australian football player who currently plays for Eric Gerets (born May 15, 1954 in Rekem, Belgium) is a Belgian former football defender who is currently the Tom Van Mol (born October 12, 1972 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian professional left-footed football player Luc Nilis (born May 25, 1967 in Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgian football Striker. Marc Degryse (born September 4, 1965 in Roeselare) nicknamed Le Lutin d'Ardooie ("The Imp of Ardooie" was a Belgian Gilles De Bilde (born June 9, 1971 in Zellik) is a former Belgian footballer who played as a striker. Davy Oyen (born 17 July 1975 in Zutendaal) is a Belgian football defender who as of 2007 was playing for K Timmy Simons (born December 11, 1976 in Diest) is a Belgian football central defender and defensive midfielder who plays for (and Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29 1966 in Rio de Janeiro) better known simply as Romário, is a former Brazilian football Center Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (xo'nawdʊ lu'iz na'zaɾjʊ dʒɪ 'limɐ born September 18, 1976. "Vampeta", born Marcos André Batista dos Santos, (born 13 March, 1974, in Nazaré das Farinhas Bahia) is a Brazilian Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex, (born 17 June 1982 in Niterói) is a Brazilian professional football player Heurelho da Silva Gomes (born February 15 1981 in João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais) is a Brazilian footballer who currently Alcides Eduardo Mendes de Araújo Alves, best known as Alcides (born in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo State, March 13, Sun Xiang ( (born January 15, 1982 in Shanghai) is a Chinese football player who currently plays as a defender for Arouna Koné (born 11 November 1983 in Ányama, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football Striker who currently plays for Sevilla FC Jozef Chovanec (born 7 March 1960 in Dolné Kočkovce, Czechoslovakia) is a former Czechoslovak football player and later a football Frank Arnesen (born 30 September 1956 in Copenhagen) is a Danish former football player and current sporting director of English football club Jan Heintze (born 17 August 1963 is a retired Danish professional football player a left-sided Defensive midfielder and defender who started Søren Lerby, (born 1 February 1958 is a Danish professional Football (soccer player who won the 1988 European Cup with Dutch club PSV Ivan Nielsen (born 9 October 1956 is a Danish former professional football player who most prominently played professionally for Dutch clubs Feyenoord Flemming Søgaard Povlsen (born December 3, 1966) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer player who most notably played as a Niclas Christian Monberg Jensen (born August 17 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish professional football player Peter Møller-Nielsen (born March 23, 1972) is a Danish former professional Football (soccer player who became a sports Journalist Dennis Rommedahl (born July 22 1978 in Copenhagen) is a professional Danish footballer, who is currently playing as a winger Kasper Bøgelund Nielsen (born October 8, 1980) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a defender for Danish Kenneth Perez Dahl Jensen (born August 29, 1974) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a attacking midfielder or Michael John Ball (born 2 October 1979 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer who currently plays Robert Roderick McDonald (born 22 January 1959 in Hull) is a retired English footballer who played Striker for Hull Teddy Maybank was a footballer for Chelsea FC, Fulham FC and PSV Eindhoven (1980-81 6 apps 0 goals in the 1970s Edison Vicente Méndez Méndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football Midfielder. Joonas Kolkka (born September 28 1974 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for NAC Breda in the Dutch Mika Väyrynen (born December 28, 1981 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for SC Heerenveen Giorgi Gakhokidze (born November 5 1975 in Tbilisi) is a former Georgian footballer. Nii Odartey Lamptey (born December 10, 1974 in Tema) is a Ghanaian football player Eric Pappoe Addo (born November 12, 1978 in Accra) is a Ghanaian International football player who currently plays for the Dutch Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen (born September 15 Huh Jung-Moo ( Korean: 허정무 Hanja: 許丁茂 born January 13, 1955) is a Korean former football player and the coach of Lee Young-Pyo ( Korean: 이영표 born April 23, 1977 in Hongcheon) is a South Korean football player currently playing Park Ji-Sung ( Hangul: 박지성 IPA: /pʰak ʧi sʌŋ/ (born February 25 1981 Goheung, South Korea) is a professional South Korean Andrius Skerla (born April 29 1977 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian professional football defender, currently playing for Polish Orange Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (born April 2 1980 in Ocotlán Jalisco) is a Mexican international football defender, who is currently playing Francisco Javier "Maza" Rodríguez Pinedo (born October 20, 1981 in Mazatlan, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football Željko Petrović (Жељко Петровић (born 13 November 1965 in Nikšić, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Ivica Kralj ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ивица Краљ (born March 26, 1973 in Tivat, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is Adil Ramzi (عادل رمزي (born July 14, 1977 in Marrakech) is a Moroccan football Striker. Hallvar Thoresen (born April 12, 1957) is a former Norwegian footballer. Jéfferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe or also known as "La Foquita" (born October 26, 1984 in Lima) is a Peruvian football Tomasz 'Tomek' Iwan (born 12 June 1971 in Słupsk) is a retired Polish footballer who played for a number of clubs throughout Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier, pron ɐ'bɛɫ ʃɐvi'ɛɾ (born 30 November 1972 in Nampula, Mozambique) is a professional Manuel da Costa (1541– 25 February 1604) was a Jesuit from Lisbon. Gheorghe ("Gică" Popescu (born October 9, 1967 in Calafat) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender Ovidiu Stîngă (born December 5, 1972 in Craiova) is a retired Romanian football player Dmitri Khokhlov (Дмитрий Валерьевич Хохлов (born 22 December, 1975 in Krasnodar) is a Russian football player Yuri Valerijević Nikiforov (Юрий Валерьевич Никифоров (born 16 September, 1970 in Odessa) is a Ukrainian - Russian Mateja Kežman ( Serbian Cyrillic: Матеја Кежман (born 12 April 1979 in Zemun, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Danko Lazović (Данко Лазовић (born May 17, 1983 in Kragujevac, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian professional Slobodan Rajković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Рајковић (born February 3, 1989 in Belgrade) is a Serbian Björn Nordqvist (born October 6, 1942 in Hallsberg) is a former Football defender from Sweden. Ralf Edström (born October 7, 1952 in Degerfors) is a former Swedish footballer. Glenn Ingvar Hysén (born October 30 1959 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a former defender who played for leading Dutch, Klas Ingesson (born August 20, 1968 in Ödeshög) is a former Swedish footballer. Johann Louis Francois Vogel (born March 8, 1977 in Geneva) is a Swiss footballer. Johan Vonlanthen Benavídez (born 1 February 1986 in Santa Marta, Colombia) is a Swiss international footballer Vonlanthen DaMarcus Lamont Beasley (born May 24 1982 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is an American Soccer player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Nick Deacy (born 19 July 1953 is a Welsh former footballer who played as a striker Trevor Ford ( October 1, 1923 - May 29 2003) was a Welsh international Center forward who played for Aston Villa Kalusha Bwalya (born August 16 1963 in Mufulira) known as simply Kalusha, is a Zambian Footballer and coach. Hubertus "Huub" Jozef Margaretha Stevens (born November 29, 1953 in Sittard) is a Dutch football manager and former Sef Vergoossen (born May 8, 1947 in Echt) is a former Dutch football manager. Jan Wouters (born July 17, 1960 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a former professional football Midfielder. Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963 in Zaandam) is a former Dutch football defender and current manager Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the Eric Gerets (born May 15, 1954 in Rekem, Belgium) is a Belgian former football defender who is currently the Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football Dirk Nicolaas "Dick" Advocaat (born September 27, 1947 in The Hague) is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team FC Zenit Kees Rijvers (born 27 May, 1926 in Breda) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder Aad de Mos (born March 27, 1947 in The Hague) is a Dutch football coach Hans Westerhof (born 24 November 1948 in Terborg) is a Dutch Soccer coach Sir Robert William Robson Kt CBE (born 18 February 1933 commonly known as Sir Bobby Robson (ˈbɒbi ˈrɒbsən is a former international football Guus Hiddink (born 8 November 1946 in Varsseveld) is a Dutch former professional football player and manager, currently the manager of the Hans Kraay (born 14 October, 1936) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender and then in football management and television Thijs Libregts (born 4 January 1941 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played professionally Kees Rijvers (born 27 May, 1926 in Breda) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a midfielder Kurt Linder (born October 8, 1933) is a former German footballer and coach Milan Nikolic (born March 30 1983) is an Serbian Football midfielder. Abraham Leonardus (Bram Appel ( Rotterdam, 1921-10-30 - Geleen, 1997-10-31) was a Dutch football player Franz Binder (* 1 December 1911 - † 24 April 1989 was an Austrian Football (soccer player and coach George Hardwick ( February 2, 1920 – April 19, 2004) was an English football player and coach Samuel John Wadsworth (born 13 September 1896 in Darwen, England; died 1 September 1961 in Eindhoven, Samuel John Wadsworth (born 13 September 1896 in Darwen, England; died 1 September 1961 in Eindhoven, Jack Hall may refer to Jack Hall (footballer born 1883, English footballer with Birmingham City F See also Jan Vos (poet. Jan Vos (born April 17, 1888, in Utrecht - died August 25, 1939, Wout Buitenweg ( 24 December 1893 &ndash 10 November 1976) was a Dutch football player scored 14 goals in 11 games These clubs were members of the Federatie van Philips Sport Verenigingen (Federation of Philips Sports Unions) until it was disbanded in 2004. The more than 5000 members (2003) of the 17 clubs participate in 20 branches of sport.

The recent successes of the swim club -- Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn shared 8 medals (of which 5 gold) between them during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney -- has made it the second best known division after the football club, but many of the other member clubs are also high-ranked in their respective national competitions. Pieter Cornelis Martijn van den Hoogenband (born 14 March 1978 in Maastricht) is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion Inge de Bruijn (born August 24 1973 is a former Dutch swimmer and a four-time Olympic champion "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever

Trivia

The Dutch comedian Theo Maassen once stole the UEFA Cup (won in 1978 against Bastia) from the Philips Stadion. Theodorus Wilhelmus (Theo Maassen (born 8 December 1966 in Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch comedian and Actor Philips Stadion is the 35000 seater Stadium of football club PSV Eindhoven. For several years it was unknown who had been responsible for the disappearance of the trophy. The true story was confessed by Maassen himself, live on a talkshow focused on football^[8]. He had also stolen the prize that PSV had won at the Intercontinental Cup after losing at penalties against Nacional. The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by Club Nacional de Football is a traditional Uruguayan Sports club, full of history based in Montevideo and founded in May 14, 1899 Maassen did this with his friend Hans Teeuwen. Hans Eduard Marie Teeuwen (born March 3 1967 in Budel, The Netherlands) is a Dutch Comedian, Actor and He gave the artifact back during a television program on the day PSV became champion on 29 April 2007. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

See also

• Dutch football league teams

External links

• Official clubsite of PSV (Dutch) / (English)
• Official Supportersclub (English) / (Dutch)
• PSV news at ePitch (English)
• PSV formations at football-lineups.com (English)
• PSV photos by Tvw (English)

References

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