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HANS SEGERS
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BRYAN ROY
1984-88
APPS 67
RnRRT9V1TVV 1996-99
llv I \iilTfcJrBr apps 72 (5)
GOALS 41
TSSfTfCtm 1983-84
HMHI apps 19
|||IRKM3W goals 3
1994-97
APPS 93(17)
GOALS 28
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An often eccentric but largely effective goalkeeper who joined
the Forest staff from PSV Eindhoven a matter of months after his
compatriot Flans van Breukelen had made the opposite journey.
He vied for the goalkeeper's jersey with Steve Sutton for almost
three years before making the move south to Wimbledon in the
early stages of the 1987-88 season.
His cavalier style was ideally suited to The Dons at the time and
he continued to have an excellent career in English football.
Infamously embarked on a one-man strike for which
he will always be remembered during his Forest days.
But outside of that he had an excellent record
after signing from Glasgow Celtic before the 1996
transfer deadline in a vain attempt to keep Forest
in the Premier League.
The following season he scored 34 league and cup
goals - many of them spectacular free-kicks - in a
prolific partnership with Kevin Campbell that took
Forest straight back to the top flight. But in 1999
he returned to Holland with Vitesse Arnhem.
It could be argued that his best days
in English football were spent with
Ipswich Town when he was in midfield
tandem with fellow countryman
Arnold Muhren in Bobby Robson's
excellent side.
But in his later years he was snapped
up by Forest after a spell with
Vancouver Whitecaps and in a short
City Ground career he revealed the
skill and artistry that made him such
a delight to watch.
He had only one season with Forest
before returning to Holland to play
for Fortuna Sittard.
The Dutch international striker with the cultured
left foot arrived from Italian club Foggia in a
£2.5m deal, which was then a record for Forest.
He teamed up with Stan Collymorein a striking
partnership that electrified the Premier League
and one that was largely responsible for Forest
finishing the 1994-95 season in third place and
qualifying for the UEFA Cup the following season.
At the end of the 1996-97 season he was
transferred to German club Hertha Berlin.
