Milano Koenders

Milano Koenders (Dutch pronunciation: [miˈlaːnoː ˈkundərs]; born 31 July 1986) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back or as a right-back for Tweede Klasse club DWS. Koenders also runs his own football school.

Milano Koenders
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
 DWS
Youth career
0000–1996 SDZ
1996–2006 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 RKC Waalwijk 30 (0)
2007–2012 AZ Alkmaar 21 (0)
2009 → NEC (loan) 14 (2)
2010 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 13 (1)
2010–2012 → NAC Breda (loan) 49 (1)
2012–2015 Heracles Almelo 53 (0)
2016–2017 Concordia Chiajna 18 (1)
2019– DWS
International career
2005–2006 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
2006–2007 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:39, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Koenders is a defender who was born in Amsterdam. He began his career at SDZ before joining the Ajax youth department in 1996. He left Ajax after ten years, in 2006.

Koenders then joined to RKC Waalwijk and made his debut in the professional football in the 2006–07 season, playing 30 matches. After one year, he left the club in 2007, and moved to AZ Alkmaar. There, he would make his European debut as a starter in a 1–1 away draw in the group stage of the UEFA Cup against Zenit Saint Petersburg.[1] In January 2009, he was loaned out to NEC.[2] AZ went on to win the 2008–09 Eredivisie in his absence.

He was once again loaned out in early 2010, this time to Sparta Rotterdam. In the summer of 2010, he signed another loan contract, now at NAC Breda.[3] In 2016, he opened his own football school after being inspired by fellow footballer Nordin Wooter.[4]

In summer 2016, Koenders joined Romanian club Concordia Chiajna for the 2016–17 season.[5]

In May 2019 it was confirmed, that DWS would collaborate with the football school of Koenders. One month later, in June, DWS announced that Koenders also would be playing for the club.[6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Koenders is of Surinamese descent.[7] Koenders was member of the Netherlands U21s and played his first game on 14 November 2006 against England U21.[8]

Koenders also represented Suriname in two unofficial matches against W Connection and Curaçao national football team, captaining the team on both occasions.[9][4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RKC Waalwijk 2006–07 Eredivisie 30020—3[lower-alpha 1]0350
AZ 2007–08 Eredivisie 130202[lower-alpha 2]0—170
2008–09 Eredivisie 8020——100
Total 2104020—270
NEC (loan) 2008–09 Eredivisie 142102[lower-alpha 2]0—172
Sparta (loan) 2009–10 Eredivisie 13100—4[lower-alpha 1]0171
NAC Breda (loan) 2010–11 Eredivisie 24040——280
2011–12 Eredivisie 25110——261
Total 49150——541
Heracles Almelo 2012–13 Eredivisie 23020——250
2013–14 Eredivisie 15000——150
2014–15 Eredivisie 15020——170
Total 53040——570
Concordia Chiajna 2016–17 Liga I 18110——191
Career total 198517040702265
  1. Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup

Honours

AZ Alkmaar

References
  1. "Europa League 2007/2008 » Group A » Zenit St. Petersburg – AZ Alkmaar 1:1". WorldFootball. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. "Koenders makes NEC loan switch". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. "Bij AZ overbodige Koenders maakt seizoen af bij NAC". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 31 August 2010.
  4. Raalte, Sam van (23 February 2018). "We spraken Milano Koenders over Suriname, moeilijke jongens en Ronaldinho". VICE (in Dutch).
  5. ""Vulturii" au obținut semnătura fundașului Milano Koenders". C.S. Concordia Chiajna (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  6. "DWS stunt met aantrekken van oud-prof Milano Koenders". Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch). 13 June 2019.
  7. "Suriname naar WK 2018: "Wordt een aardig team"". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 5 December 2014.
  8. "Debuut Koenders na afzeggingen Jong Oranje". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 12 November 2006.
  9. "Koenders draagt aanvoerdersband van Suriname". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 5 December 2014.
  10. "M. Koenders – Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 April 2022.


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