unitedred
10-12-2006, 03:01 PM
Supposed United target Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has said he'd love to come to United
"I know certain English clubs are following me like Manchester United and Newcastle. They are both very interested in me," said Huntelaar.
"I love clubs with great history like Ajax. I also love United. It's a club that makes me dream, especially since Ruud van Nistelrooy has played there and did great things for them.
"It could be a source of inspiration as to how I continue my career. I follow the careers of van Nistelrooy and Dirk Kuyt, who play for massive foreign clubs, and they're role models for a young player like me."
Sparx
11-12-2006, 06:03 AM
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Full Name: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Date Of Birth: August 12, 1983
Birthplace: Drempt, Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch
EU passport: Yes
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 78 kg
Club: Ajax
Position: Striker [C]
Number: 9
Contract expires: June 2010
Previous clubs: PSV > (loan f. PSV) De Graafschap > PSV > (loan f. PSV) AGOVV Apeldoorn > Heerenveen > (€9m) Ajax
International debut: August 2006, v Republic of Ireland
Caps: 1
Goals: 2
World cups: none
Honours:
Dutch Cup (2006)
Dutch Super Cup (2006)
Dutch Eredivisie Top Scorer (2006)
Netherlands' Young Player of the Year (2006)
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Biography from footballdatabase.com:
2001
July: Member of the Dutch team that reached the FIFA World Youth Championship quarterfinals in Argentina.
2006
April: Selected in coach Marco van Basten's provisional 33-man squad for World Cup finals.
May: Wins the Johan Cruyff Award after being named the Netherlands' Young Player of the Year... Scores twice in the Dutch Cup final as Ajax beat PSV 2-1 to win the competition for the 16th time... Dropped from the Dutch final squad for the FIFA World Cup.
June: Member of the Dutch team that won the UEFA U-21 Championship in Portugal. Included in Team of the Tournament.
July 22: Becomes the first ever player to score a goal at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium in a testimonial match for Dennis Bergkamp a match Ajax ended up losing 2-1.
August 13: Helped Ajax to claim their first trophy under new coach Henk ten Cate after winning 3-1 against PSV in the Dutch Super Cup match at the Amsterdam ArenA.
August 16: Scored twice on his debut as the Netherlands inflicted the Republic of Ireland's heaviest home defeat in 40 years, the match ended 4-0.
September 10: Huntelaar scored twice to help Ajax to a 3-0 win over 10-man Vitesse Arnhem in the Dutch league.
UEFA European U-21 Championship 2006 player's profile
The star of a superb Netherlands squad, Huntelaar was unlucky not to win a place in Marco van Basten's party for the FIFA World Cup after enjoying a memorable season which saw him register a league-leading 33 goals and become the most expensive player ever to move between two Eredivisie clubs when AFC Ajax paid SC Heerenveen €9m for his services just before the turn of the year. He had been similarly impressive in qualifying for this championship, his ten goals marking him out as the leading scorer in Europe and moving him on to 14 goals in 17 U21 games - one away from the national record held jointly by Roy Makaay and Arnold Bruggink.
Huntelaar started his career at De Graafschap, before moving to PSV Eindhoven in 2000. He was unable to make the breakthrough at PSV, however, and spent the 2003/04 campaign on loan at second division side AGOVV Apeldooran, where he scored 26 league goals. He made a permanent move away from Eindhoven in summer 2004, signing a three-year contract with Heerenveen. Despite having previously played only ten matches in the Dutch top flight - comprising a solitary appearance for PSV and nine while on loan at De Graafschap in 2002/03 - Huntelaar proved an instant success at Heereveen, scoring 17 league goals in 2004/05 and carrying that form into this campaign.
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UEFA Champions League 2005-06 player's profile
The star of a superb Netherlands squad, Huntelaar was unlucky not to win a place in Marco van Basten's party for the FIFA World Cup after enjoying a memorable season which saw him register a league-leading 33 goals and become the most expensive player ever to move between two Eredivisie clubs when AFC Ajax paid SC Heerenveen €9m for his services just before the turn of the year. He had been similarly impressive in qualifying for this championship, his ten goals marking him out as the leading scorer in Europe and moving him on to 14 goals in 17 U21 games - one away from the national record held jointly by Roy Makaay and Arnold Bruggink.
Huntelaar started his career at De Graafschap, before moving to PSV Eindhoven in 2000. He was unable to make the breakthrough at PSV, however, and spent the 2003/04 campaign on loan at second division side AGOVV Apeldooran, where he scored 26 league goals. He made a permanent move away from Eindhoven in summer 2004, signing a three-year contract with Heerenveen. Despite having previously played only ten matches in the Dutch top flight - comprising a solitary appearance for PSV and nine while on loan at De Graafschap in 2002/03 - Huntelaar proved an instant success at Heereveen, scoring 17 league goals in 2004/05 and carrying that form into this campaign.
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