Sonny Silooy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Jacobus Silooy | ||
| Date of birth | August 31, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zilvermeeuwen | |||
| – | ZVV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1987 | Ajax | 157 | (2) |
| 1987–1989 | Matra Racing | 55 | (2) |
| 1989–1996 | Ajax | 111 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Arminia Bielefeld | 37 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | De Graafschap | 46 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1993[1] | Netherlands | 25 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2008 | Jong Ajax | ||
| 2010 | Dayton Dutch Lions | ||
| 2011– | D.C. United (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Jan Jacobus "Sonny" Silooy (born 31 August 1963 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch footballer who is now an assistant manager for Major League Soccer club D.C. United.
Career
Club
Silooy played as a right or central defender and is one of the legends of Ajax Amsterdam, where he made his debut on May 3, 1981, playing over 250 league games for the Amsterdam club in two separate periods. Silooy also played for Matra Racing, Arminia Bielefeld,[2] De Graafschap and the amateurs of GVV Unitas from Gorinchem. He played in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus, but missed a key penalty in the shootout which Ajax ultimately lost.[3]
National team
Silooy, a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, obtained 25 caps for the Netherlands national football team,[4] including 8 appearances in Euro 88 qualifying, but never played in a major international competition.
Coaching career
Silooy was also coach of the Jong Ajax youth academy and juniors team.[5] In 2010 he was appointed as headcoach of new branch Dayton Dutch Lions.
He left Dayton Dutch Lions to become an assistant coach with the Major League Soccer club D.C. United.[6]
Honours
- Eredivisie: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96
- KNVB Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 1993, 1994, 1995
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87
- UEFA Cup: 1991–92
- UEFA Super Cup: 1995
- Intercontinental Cup: 1995
References
- ↑ "Sonny Silooy - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ↑ 11 FREUNDE – Bundesligen – Ik heb en twejaarig contract
- ↑ Sonny Silooy at home.wanadoo.nl
- ↑ Interlands Sonny Silooy
- ↑ Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax
- ↑ "Sonny Silooy named D.C. United Assistant Coach". D.C. United. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
External links
- (Dutch) Profile
- (Dutch) International career
- (English) Ajax.nl – Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax, 7th Feb 2008