Stanley MENZO
Empics
Sonny SILLOY
Empics
Frank DE BOER. (Defender)
Age 23 (born May 1 5, 1970) with 12
caps. Also an Olympic and Under-
21 international. Youth product.
Twin brother of forward Ronald.
Frank made his Holland debut in a 1 -
0 defeat by Italy in Palermo in
September 1990, and has been a
regular international ever since.
Tark OULIDA. (Midfield)
Age 19 (born January 19, 1974).
Another Ajax Youth product.
Donny HUYSEN. (Midfield)
Aged 19 (born October 25, 1973).
Youth product. Just promoted to the
senior squad.
John VAN DER BROM. (Midfield)
Aged 26 (born October 4, 1966)
with two caps. Important summer
signing from Vitesse Arnhem and
will hopefully fill the midfield gap
left by the sale of Jonk to
Internazionale. Van der Brom has
been a key figure in Vitesse's
progress to the fringe of the Dutch
soccer establishment and scored
more than 70 goals in fewer than
200 appearances.
Andre OOYER. (Defender)
Aged 19 (born July 11,1974).
THE COACH
Louis VAN GAAL.
Age 41 (born August 8, 1951).
Appointed in November 1991,
when Leo Beenhakker was lured
back to Spain by Real Madrid. Van
Gaal quickly won the players'
approval with a more positive, less
tactically restricted approach. Van
Gaal, previously No. 2 to
Beenhakker, established his
international credentials by guiding
Ajax to victory in the 1992 UEFA
Cup.
THE PLAYERS
Stanley MENZO. (Goalkeeper)
Age 29 (born October 15,1963)
with six caps. Signed from Haarlem
in 1983. Dutch-born though his
family background is from Surinam.
Better described as a "goalsweeper"
because of the way he is prepared to
defend outside his own penalty area.
Key member of the Ajax team which
won the Cup-winners' Cup in 1987
and the UEFA Cup in 1992.
Edwin VAN DER SAR. (Goalkeeper)
Age 22 (born October 29, 1970).
Olympic and Under-21 international
despite having only a handful of
first-team games to his name. Ajax
Youth product.
Sonny SILLOY. (Right or Centre-
back) Age 29 (born August 31
1963) with 23 caps. Own product
who signed professional in 1980.
Made his international debut against
the Irish Republic in the 1988
European Championship qualifiers.
Silloy had a brief unhappy spell with
Racing Paris, suffering an eye injury
which cost him his place in the 1988
European Finals. On returning to
Ajax he suffered a serious knee
injury and only finally regained full
fitness this past year.
Dick VAN BURIK. (Defender)
Age 19 (born November 29, 1973).
Youth product promoted to the first
team squad at the start of last
season.
John HANSEN. (Defender)
Age 20 (born November 18, 1972)
with 12 caps for Denmark.
Signed two years ago from OB 1903
Odense. Has also played 15 times
for Denmark's Under-21 team.
Danny BLIND. (Right back/Midfield)
Age 31 (born August 11961with
21 caps. Cast off as a teenager by
Sparta Rotterdam without having
played a league game for them.
Made his Holland debut in the 3-1
defeat by West Germany in
Dortmund in May 1987.