Arjan Ebbinge
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-12-06) 6 December 1974[1]
Place of birth Veendam, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
VV De Vogels
Robur et Velocitas
GVAV-Rapiditas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Groningen 23 (0)
1996–2000 Veendam 106 (5)
2000–2004 Heerenveen 40 (0)
2003 → Helmond Sport (loan) 9 (2)
2003–2004 → NEC (loan) 31 (1)
2004–2005 NEC 19 (2)
2005–2007 RBC Roosendaal 19 (0)
2007–2009 Den Bosch 55 (2)
2009–2010 Quick 1888
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arjan Ebbinge (born 6 December 1974) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Early career

Born in Veendam, Ebbinge progressed as a youth player at GVAV-Rapiditas where he played as a midfielder, before being signed by Groningen at age 19 as a defender, scouted by Martin Koeman.[2] He never managed a definitive breakthrough, and therefore moved to BV Veendam in the second tier, where he grew into a key player in defense, making 106 league appearances during his four-year span at the club.[1]

Heerenveen

As a result of his performances, Ebbinge was signed by Heerenveen,[3] where he made his European debut in his first season at the club. This occurred on 12 September 2000 in a 3–1 away loss to Lyon in the UEFA Champions League group stage, where he came on as a 82nd-minute substitute for Jeffrey Talan.[4] He made his first start in the tournament on 20 September in a 0–1 home loss to Valencia covering Juan Sánchez who failed to make an impact during the game.[5]

Ebbinge would not remain a starter at the club, however, as he lost out the competition to fellow centre-backs Gérard de Nooijer, Tieme Klompe and Petter Hansson.[2] In March 2003 he was sent on a loan to Helmond Sport for the rest of the season, a team coached by Groningen legend, Jan van Dijk.[6] Helmond would finish the season in a highly surprising third place in the league table, but eventually miss out on promotion to the Eredivisie in play-offs.[7]

NEC

In June 2003, Ebbinge signed a three-year contract with NEC – coached by Johan Neeskens – to replace the outgoing Danny Hesp.[8] The club had recently reached qualification for the UEFA Cup, and Ebbinge would make two European appearances against the club; both losses to Wisła Kraków.[9] He scored his first goal for NEC against arch-rivals Vitesse on 14 December 2003 after a corner-kick from Resit Schuurman in a 2–0 win.[10] He would eventually make 54 appearances for the club, in which he scored three goals.[1]

RBC Roosendaal

In August 2005, Ebbinge signed a two-year contract with RBC Roosendaal, after having lost his starting spot at NEC to recent signing Jonas Olsson.[11] He suffered a serious injury on 30 October 2005 after a collision with Tim Cornelisse from FC Utrecht, and was rushed to the ICU with a tear in his small intestine and a bruised pancreas.[12] He was held in a coma for four weeks, in which he went through five surgeries.[13] He made his comeback almost a year later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Paul de Lange in a match against FC Eindhoven on 18 August 2006.[14][15]

Den Bosch and Quick 1888

Ebbinge signed with FC Den Bosch in June 2007.[16] After a season, where he was the undisputed starter in defense, making 39 total appearances and one goal, he would struggle with injuries in his second season at the club.[1][17] His contract was not extended after the 2008–09 season, and he joined amateur club Quick 1888 in May 2009.[18] There, he announced his retirement in March 2011, citing a lack of motivation to continue.[19]

Retirement

After his career, Ebbinge became a part of the personnel of Association of Contract Players (VVCS) in the Netherlands, coaching professional players in their career.[20][13]

Personal life

Ebbinge is the son of Henk Ebbinge, who was also a professional footballer and would later run a restaurant on Mallorca.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Arjan Ebbinge at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 "Monoloog Arjan Ebbinge". De Trouwe Honden (in Dutch). 19 June 2003.
  3. ↑ "Debuut Van Gessel bij Heerenveen". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 6 September 2000.
  4. ↑ "Olympique Lyon - sc Heerenveen 3:1 (Champions League 2000/2001, Preliminary Gr. C)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Uitstekend debuut Arjan Ebbinge". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 21 September 2000.
  6. ↑ "Ebbinge van H'veen naar Helmond Sport". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 March 2003.
  7. ↑ Daniëls, Daan (25 December 2020). "Helmond Sport was in 2003 niet te stuiten: 'Kampioen worden, dat was niet onrealistisch'". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ "Arjan Ebbinge voor drie jaar naar NEC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 4 June 2003.
  9. ↑ "Arjan Ebbinge » Europa League 2003/2004". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "NEC velt Vitesse weer in Gelderse derby". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 December 2003.
  11. ↑ "Ebbinge van NEC naar RBC". Trouw (in Dutch). 7 August 2005.
  12. ↑ "RBC'er Arjan Ebbinge op intensive care". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 November 2005.
  13. 1 2 Hokken, Erwin (6 December 2015). "De jarige: Nederland schrikt van coma Ebbinge". voetbal.com (in Dutch).
  14. ↑ "FC Eindhoven - RBC Roosendaal 2:2 (Eerste Divisie 2006/2007, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Ebbinge maakt rentree bij RBC". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 18 August 2006.
  16. ↑ "FC Den Bosch geeft Ebbinge nieuwe kans". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 15 June 2007.
  17. ↑ "Arjan Ebbinge moet weer weken toekijken". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 August 2011.
  18. ↑ "Prof Arjan Ebbinge gaat naar Quick 1888". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 9 May 2009.
  19. ↑ "Ebbinge mist motivatie en stopt met voetballen". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). 6 March 2010.
  20. ↑ Muller, Lex (5 September 2016). "Arjan Ebbinge: Eerste officiële loopbaancoach van de VVCS". VVCS (in Dutch).
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