Marciano Vink
Vink in 1989
Personal information
Full name Marciano Carlos Alberto Vink
Date of birth (1970-10-17) 17 October 1970
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
TOS Actief
ADE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Ajax 108 (13)
1993–1994 Genoa 13 (2)
1994–1999 PSV Eindhoven 49 (5)
1999–2000 ADO Den Haag 5 (0)
2001–2002 Ajax Cape Town 13 (1)
Total 188 (21)
International career
1991 Netherlands 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marciano Carlos Alberto Vink (born 17 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer. Throughout his career he played primarily as a right defensive midfielder and as a right central defender. He most notably played for Ajax and PSV in the Eredivisie and Genoa in the Serie A. Injury prone since the very beginning of his career, he was forced to quit prematurely at the age of 28.

Club career

Early years

Born a few months after the 1970 FIFA World Cup into a football crazy family in Paramaribo, Suriname, Vink thanks his middle names to the feats of the Brazil national football team that year, as he was named after its captain Carlos Alberto Torres. The Vink family moved to the Netherlands, and it was there that young Marciano learned his trade at TOS Actief and ADE in Amsterdam. A prolific young player, Vink's talents were soon noticed by the Ajax scouts and it wasn't before long he was admitted to play for one of the greatest sides in European football history.

Career with Ajax

He swiftly rose through ranks of Ajax's youth Academy with a number of extremely talented players such as: Dennis Bergkamp, Frank de Boer, Ronald de Boer, Clarence Seedorf, Ronald Koeman and Marco van Basten. Vink was deemed to be a huge prospect and was heralded to become the next Frank Rijkaard. His rise through the youth ranks and his debut at the age of 18 in 1988 were, however, no indication of how his career would ultimately unfold. He would play 108 matches in his five-year stint with Ajax until coach Louis van Gaal decided to dismantle the team that won the UEFA Cup in 1992 to make way for a younger generation of players such as Patrick Kluivert, Clarence Seedorf, Michael Reiziger and Edgar Davids. In 1993 Vink therefore opted for Italian side Genoa.

Career continued

Vink's spell with Genoa turned out to be a disappointment. He played only 13 matches (2 goals), in a season which saw Genoa narrowly avoid relegation to Serie B. He quickly decided to move back to the Netherlands with top side PSV Eindhoven. Although PSV Eindhoven was progressively starting to challenge Ajax for the domination of the Eredivisie, Vink did not play the part his coaches might have had in mind for him as he was often sidelined through injury. In 1997 his injury plagued stay with PSV came to a grinding halt as Luís Figo made an uncompromising tackle in the Champions League match FC Barcelona - PSV. He spent the next two seasons rehabilitating, but to no avail. In 1999 his contract expired and he was not extended. He played only 48 matches in 5 seasons and was left with a damaged reputation. He decided to join 1st division outfit ADO Den Haag on amateur basis in order to revitalize his career, but only played 5 competition matches. After this, one could not help but think that the career of Marciano Vink was over. However, Vink showed his resilience by returning to professional football briefly, in order to show the critics that he had just been unlucky in his career and that he was indeed a quality player. He played for one more season with the Ajax satellite club Ajax Cape Town. The 1992 UEFA Cup winner turned out to be a more than welcome addition to the squad. In 2002, he permanently retired from professional football and became a player agent.

International career

Marciano Vink has capped twice for the Netherlands in 1991, at the height of his career. At the age of 20 he was called up by national team coach Rinus Michels for the European Championship qualifier matches for Sweden 1992 against Malta and Finland. He earned two caps in one month, but was never called up again, mostly due to injury.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 1988–89[1][2] Eredivisie 210010–31
1989–90[1][2] Eredivisie 2123020–262
1990–91[1][2] Eredivisie 27120––291
1991–92[1][2] Eredivisie 2711090–371
1992–93[1] Eredivisie 3184281–4311
Total 108131022010013816
Genoa 1993–94[1][2] Serie A 132–132
PSV 1994–95[1][2] Eredivisie 611020–91
1995–96[1][2] Eredivisie 2325171–354
1996–97[1][2] Eredivisie 19220301[lower-alpha 1]0252
1997–98[1][2] Eredivisie 100000–10
Total 4958112110707
ADO Den Haag 1999–2000[1] Eerste Divisie 50––50
Ajax Cape Town 2001–02 South African Premier Division 131–131
Career total 188211833221023926

Honours

Ajax

PSV

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Marciano Vink » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Marciano Vink at FootballDatabase.eu
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