Michael Reiziger

Dutch footballer

Michael Reiziger (born 3 May 1973) is a former Dutch football player. He has played for Netherlands national team.

Michael Reiziger
Reiziger with Ajax in 2023
Personal information
Full name Michael John Reiziger
Date of birth (1973-05-03) 3 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Amstelveen, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
Netherlands U21 (assistant)
Youth career
Sint Martinus
1985–1990 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Ajax 83 (1)
1992–1993Volendam (loan) 10 (2)
1993–1994Groningen (loan) 34 (6)
1996–1997 Milan 10 (0)
1997–2004 Barcelona 173 (0)
2004–2005 Middlesbrough 22 (1)
2005–2007 PSV 24 (1)
Total 356 (11)
National team
1994–2004 Netherlands 72 (1)
Teams managed
2013–2014 Sparta Rotterdam (youth)
2014–2017 Sparta Rotterdam (assistant)
2017–2019 Jong Ajax
2017 Ajax (interim)
2019–2023 Ajax (assistant)
2023– Netherlands U21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ajax 1990–91 Eredivisie 1 0 1 0
1991–92 Eredivisie 1 0 1 0
1992–93 Eredivisie 1 0 1 0
1994–95 Eredivisie 34 0 3 0 11[a] 0 1[b] 0 49 0
1995–96 Eredivisie 26 1 0 0 9[a] 0 4[c] 0 39 1
Total 63 1 3 0 20 0 5 0 91 1
Volendam (loan) 1992–93 Eredivisie 10 2 1 1 11 3
Groningen (loan) 1993–94 Eredivisie 34 6 0 34 6
Milan 1996–97 Serie A 10 0 4 0 3[a] 0 1[d] 0 18 0
Barcelona 1997–98 La Liga 29 0 4 0 6[a] 0 3[e] 0 42 0
1998–99 La Liga 26 0 0 0 5[a] 0 2[f] 0 33 0
1999–2000 La Liga 29 0 4 0 11[a] 0 2[f] 0 46 0
2000–01 La Liga 25 0 7 0 8[g] 0 40 0
2001–02 La Liga 13 0 0 0 8[a] 0 21 0
2002–03 La Liga 21 0 1 0 9[a] 0 31 0
2003–04 La Liga 30 0 4 0 6[h] 0 40 0
Total 173 0 20 0 53 0 7 0 253 0
Middlesbrough 2004–05 Premier League 18 1 1 0 6[h] 0 0 0 25 1
2005–06 Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 22 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 29 1
PSV 2005–06 Eredivisie 13 0 0 0 7[a] 0 20 0
2006–07 Eredivisie 11 1 2 0 3[a] 0 0 0 11 1
Total 24 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 36 1
Career total 337 11 31 1 92 0 13 0 473 12
  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearance in Dutch Supercup
  3. One appearance in Dutch Supercup, two appearances in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in Intercontinental Cup
  4. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
  5. Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. 6.0 6.1 Appearances in Supercopa de España
  7. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Cup
  8. 8.0 8.1 Appearances in UEFA Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]

National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands 1994 1 0
1995 5 0
1996 9 0
1997 7 0
1998 11 1
1999 5 0
2000 8 0
2001 5 0
2002 6 0
2003 8 0
2004 7 0
Total 72 1

International goals

Scores and results list Reiziger's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 November 1998 Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen, Germany   Germany 1–0 1–1 Friendly[2]

Honours

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Player

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Ajax

Barcelona

PSV

Manager

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Jong Ajax

References

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  1. "Michael Reiziger". Footballdatabase. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Michael Reiziger". European Football. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. Kok, Nik (28 April 2018). "Jong Ajax schrijft geschiedenis met eerste titel in Jupiler League" [Jong Ajax writes history with first Jupiler League title]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 August 2019.