Bram Marbus

Abraham Alexander "Bram" Marbus (born 16 April 1972) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. His brother Cees also played professional football for Go Ahead Eagles, among others.

Bram Marbus
Personal information
Full name Abraham Alexander Marbus
Date of birth (1972-04-16) 16 April 1972
Place of birth Noordwijk, Netherlands
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
VV Noordwijk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Excelsior 99 (18)
1995–1997 Cambuur 48 (10)
1997–1999 Go Ahead Eagles 56 (17)
1999–2002 Sparta Rotterdam 73 (13)
2002–2005 Go Ahead Eagles 86 (27)
2005–2007 VV Noordwijk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Noordwijk, Marbus began playing in the youth department of VV Noordwijk alongside players such as Edwin van der Sar, almost reaching the top tier for under-19 teams.[1] After a serious car accident in May 1991, in which Marbus suffered a broken spine, among others, his football career seemed to over before it even started. A successful surgery followed, however, and a season later he was signed by Excelsior.[1] Strong in the air, Marbus excelled as a striker in the second-tier Eerste Divisie, and would make his debut with Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie during the 1999–2000 season,[2] after stints at Cambuur and Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie.[1] At Sparta, he was part of a team which beat Ajax 3–0,[3] and where Marbus scored one of the goals, as well as a 1–2 away win against Feyenoord in De Kuip.[4][5] After three seasons, he eventually left the club in 2002, after new head coach Frank Rijkaard preferred other players in attack, including Houssin Bezzai, Murat Mazlum and Kenneth Cicilia.[5]

Marbus retired from professional football in 2005 as part of Go Ahead Eagles, where he played alongside his brother Cees.[6] He then returned to VV Noordwijk. This would however prove unsuccessful. Due to a chronic inflammation of his toes, his performances in the first team were often limited to late substitutions.[1]

Retirement

After his football career, Marbus began working as a real estate agent at Van der Meer Makelaardij.[7][1]

In February 2009, Marbus suffered a cardiac arrest which he survived.[8] He had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implemented afterwards.[1]

He has a wife, Marcella, and two sons, Ruben and Levi.[1]

References
  1. Oostdam, Gerben (22 December 2014). "Hoe is het met Bram Marbus?". Voetbal in de Bollenstreek (in Dutch).
  2. "Bram Marbus » Eredivisie 1999/2000". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "Sparta Rotterdam - AFC Ajax 3:0 (Eredivisie 2000/2001, 3. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. "Feyenoord - Sparta Rotterdam 1:2 (Eredivisie 1999/2000, 27. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. "Kasteelkanjers: Bram Marbus". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 18 July 2020.
  6. Arentsen, Dennis (17 October 2019). "Stiften met 'die lange' Cees Marbus: 'Debuteren tegen Van Hooijdonk en eieren van moeder Hulshoff'". de Stentor (in Dutch).
  7. "Bram Marbus". Van der Meer Makelaars (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  8. "Marbus in ziekenhuis na hartstilstand". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 23 February 2009.
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