They marked the history of the championship in France or have just visited, they are Dutch and we loved it! Seventh episode: Frank Verlaat.
Verlaat was born in Haarlem in 1968. Nice little town of Holland, Harlem, not really the Bronx, not far from Amsterdam. Suddenly, the small Franck did his training at Ajax and will sign his first professional contract. It will evolve as the legendary white shirt and red for three seasons but aligning only seventeen appearances. What marks this period ajacide is mainly for the European course of Ajax during the 1986-1987 season. The Amsterdam club reached the final of the Cup Winners' Cup and leave out of the way the Germans Lokomotiv Leipzig. 1-0, goal from Van Basten. Verlaat, aged nineteen years, holds that evening in May at the Olympic Stadium in Athens. Aligned with him, the great Marco then, but also players like Rijkaard, Rob Witschge, Aaron Winter and Dennis Bergkamp, all under the direction of Mr Cruyff. In short, a team that had the mouth ...
Young Frank (he was twenty-one year) chose exile. Bye bye Amsterdam and its channels towards Switzerland for the lanky defender (1 meter 87), specifically Lausanne Sports. In three seasons, will earn in maturity Verlaat aligning the right level of performance. More than a hundred appearances, a couple of goals, the Netherlands became one of the idols of the Pontaise Stadium even though the club did not win any title. Of course, it attracts the envy of most exclusive clubs.
Thus the Dutchman puts his suitcase on the banks of the Yonne. Guy Roux, wily old, sensed the potential of the player. So Verlaat sign at the dawn of the 1992-1993 season at AJ Auxerre. During this first season, the native of Haarlem is fast becoming a cornerstone of the defense Burgundy. The man shines both by her physical strength, her head game that professionalism. In short, he has class and the audience loves it. The club finished sixth and qualified for the UEFA Cup.
Europe precisely, let's talk! The AJA that season reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. The French were halted by Borussia Dortmund after a game became a legend. The Auxerrois defeated in the first leg 2-0, dominated by Germans. Corentin Martins opened the scoring in the seventh minute. It Verlaat himself scored the second goal. Extensions. The Dutchman is on the verge of sending Auxerre in the final. At the 110th minute, his head is off the line by a defender of Dortmund. The decision will be made to pénos. None of the top ten shooters do not tremble. The guards, side Klos and Charbonnier German French side, are powerless. This is the sixth shooter Auxerre, Mahe (not Christopher, Stephen ...). The Germans come to transform their sixth attempt. Mahe strikes Klos launches of right side, stop. Auxerre is eliminated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbewYTkSNHY The following season, 1993-1994, AJA performs one of his finest seasons . Ranked third in Division 1. Verlaat form with Alain Goma, Stephane Mahe and Franck Silvestre one of the strongest defenses of the Hexagon However, it is especially the final victory in the Coupe de France, the first of the club, which remains in the memories. Victory over Montpellier, the score is final, 3-0. The goals are signed Saheb (17th), Baticle (48th) and Martins (86th). By cons, Europe is not smiling men of Guy Roux, the first round elimination by the English island of Tenerife.
http://www.soccerway com / media / video /? V = MbV9rjtbDUY Verlaat carries an additional year the white jersey Auxerre. During the 1994-1995 season, Auxerre still wins a place in Europe, the Burgundians finish fourth. At European level, bows Auxerre in the quarter-final against Arsenal, beaten finalists future. Frank is always the great an ever-present holder in the rear of Burgundy. However, the adventure ends. Verlaat will have played one hundred and nine events for the AJA before crossing the Rhine and sign in the Bundesliga, Stuttgart. Note that it is also in 1995 that the player knows his one and only selection in the orange jersey of his national team.
Verlaat changes during five seasons at Stuttgart, trampling one hundred four times the green lawns of the countries of the sauerkraut. In 1997, he won his only palm Teutonic honor, the German Cup. 1999-200 season sees make a return. Amsterdam welcomes open arms for a short season before a new exile. This time, Verlaat opts for the championship in Austria. A Season in the Austria Vienna and three to Strum Graz seasons he competes every time a pensioner. At the end of the 2006-2007 season, Verlaat hangs up his boots, he is 39 well packed!
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