Gerald Vanenburg

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gerald Vanenburg

| image = Ajax selectie seizoen 1981 1982 nr. 18a S. Storm, speler, nr. 19a Gerald. Vanenburg, Bestanddeelnr 253-8569.jpg

| caption = Vanenburg in 1981

| fullname = Gerald Mervin Vanenburg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|3|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Utrecht, Netherlands

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Indonesia (assistant)

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Sterrewijk

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Elinkwijk

| years1 = 1980–1986 | clubs1 = Ajax | caps1 = 173 | goals1 = 64

| years2 = 1986–1993 | clubs2 = PSV | caps2 = 199 | goals2 = 48

| years3 = 1993–1996 | clubs3 = Júbilo Iwata | caps3 = 86 | goals3 = 14

| years4 = 1997 | clubs4 = Utrecht | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1997–1998 | clubs5 = Cannes | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 6

| years6 = 1998–2000 | clubs6 = 1860 Munich | caps6 = 43 | goals6 = 2

| totalcaps = 536 | totalgoals = 136

| nationalyears1 = 1982–1992 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands | nationalcaps1 = 42 | nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2000–2005 | managerclubs1 = PSV (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2004 | managerclubs2 = 1860 Munich

| manageryears3 = 2006–2007 | managerclubs3 = Helmond Sport

| manageryears4 = 2008 | managerclubs4 = FC Eindhoven

| manageryears5 = 2008 | managerclubs5 = Willem II (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2025– | managerclubs6 = Indonesia U23

| manageryears7 = 2025– | managerclubs7 = Indonesia (assistant)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|NED}}}}

}}

Gerald Mervin Vanenburg (born 5 March 1964) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently serving as the assistant coach of the Indonesia national team and the head coach of the Indonesia under-23 national team.

He amassed Eredivisie totals of 372 games and 112 goals for Ajax and PSV combined, winning fifteen major titles between the two clubs, including the 1988 European Cup with the latter. Subsequently he played in Japan, France and Germany, in a 20-year professional career.

Vanenburg earned more than 40 caps for the Netherlands, appearing at the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1988 and winning the latter tournament.

Club career

=Ajax=

Born in Utrecht of Surinamese descent,{{cite web|url=http://www.parool.nl/sport/ajax-en-suriname-twee-handen-op-een-buik~a3708610/|title=Ajax en Suriname: twee handen op één buik|trans-title=Ajax and Suriname: two peas in a pod|newspaper=Het Parool|language=nl|date=1 August 2014|access-date=21 February 2016}} Vanenburg finished his football formation with AFC Ajax, and made his Eredivisie debuts exactly one month after his 17th birthday, against ADO Den Haag. He finished his first season with 11 games and three goals, being soon dubbed Vaantje and Geraldinho for his above-average skills.

Vanenburg became an undisputed starter for the Amsterdam side shortly after, providing countless assists for strikers Marco van Basten and Wim Kieft and adding 30 himself in two seasons combined as the club won back-to-back national championships; before leaving in June 1986, he scored in double digits in two more seasons. Himself, van Basten, Kieft were amongst a steady stream of talented youngsters that also included Frank Rijkaard that helped to the conquest of three league titles between 1982 and 1985.{{cite web|url=http://www.football-history.net/clubs/ajax.htm|title=Ajax Amsterdam|publisher=Football History|access-date=28 September 2014}}

=PSV=

Vanenburg signed for PSV Eindhoven for 1986–87, netting nine goals in 34 matches in his first season, which ended in league conquest. He was part of the team that won the treble the following campaign, with the player appearing in the final of the European Cup and converting his penalty shootout attempt against S.L. Benfica.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1987/overview/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207114356/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1987/overview/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2011|title=1987/88: PSV prosper from Oranje boom|publisher=UEFA|date=25 May 1988|access-date=29 September 2014 }} The backbone of this treble winning team was formed by many of his former teammates at Ajax, including Frank Arnesen, Kieft, Ronald Koeman and Søren Lerby.

Having rejected a lucrative move to AS Roma, Vanenburg played and scored regularly for PSV in the following five seasons, winning a further three leagues and two Dutch Cups. He appeared in nearly 500 official games between the two clubs, scoring almost 150 goals. He was also one of five European players to ever achieve the feat of winning four competitions – three with their club and one with the national team – in the same year, the others being teammates Berry van Aerle, Hans van Breukelen, Kieft and Koeman.

=Abroad=

Aged 29, Vanenburg had his first abroad experience, helping Júbilo Iwata promote to the J1 League in his first year then playing a further two seasons with them. He finished the 1996–97 campaign back in his country, still being relatively played as hometown's FC Utrecht ranked in 12th position.

Until his retirement in 2000 at the age of 36, Vanenburg played three more years of top flight football, with AS Cannes (France) and TSV 1860 Munich (Germany), where he began appearing regularly as a sweeper.

International career

Vanenburg made his debut for the Netherlands on 14 April 1982 at only 18, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–0 friendly win with Greece, in Eindhoven.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/vanenburg-intl.html|title=Gerald Vanenburg – International Appearances|date=19 February 2010|website=RSSSF|access-date=29 September 2014}} Vanenburg was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 1988 tournament in West Germany, appearing in all the games as the Oranje won the competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0253-0d7b2f78ca99-40f24ef873fd-1000--van-basten-volley-crowns-netherlands-euro-1988-final-win-ag/|title=Van Basten ends Dutch wait|publisher=UEFA|date=5 October 2003|access-date=29 September 2014}}

Vanenburg was also picked by manager Leo Beenhakker for his 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, but his contribution consisted of 45 minutes against Egypt (1–1 group stage draw),[http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1990/groupf_hol_v_egy.html Netherlands – Egypt 1–1 (0–0)]; Planet World Cup, 12 June 1990 in an eventual round-of-16 exit in Italy. His last international appearance came as a substitute in a 2–2 draw to Poland on 14 October 1992, in Rotterdam in a 1994 World Cup qualification match.

Coaching career

After leaving 1860 Munich, Vanenburg immediately returned to PSV where he was appointed the youth team's manager but, during that timeframe, also managed former club TSV during three months, starting in April 2004, with the team eventually being relegated from the Bundesliga.

In 2006–07, Vanenburg coached Helmond Sport in the Eerste Divisie, being fired on 17 February 2007. On 1 January of the following year he was appointed at another club in the category, FC Eindhoven.

On 24 January 2025, Football Association of Indonesia officially appointed Vanenburg as the new coach of the Indonesia under-23 national team and the assistant coach for the Indonesia national team under Patrick Kluivert. In addition, Vanenburg will work closely with the under-20 and under-17 teams to ensure continuity at all levels.{{Cite web |title=Gerald Vanenburg Akan Jadi Asisten Patrick Kluivert di Timnas Senior dan Melatih Skuad U-23 |url=https://www.merahputih.com/post/read/gerald-vanenburg-akan-jadi-asisten-patrick-kluivert-di-timnas-senior-dan-melatih-skuad-u-23 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Merah Putih.com |language=id-ID}}

Personal life

Vanenburg was the nephew of former Surinamese international player and manager Roy Vanenburg. The latter was considered one of the greatest footballers in the country's history, having won the SVB Hoofdklasse title six times and the CONCACAF Champions Cup twice with S.V. Transvaal.{{cite web|url=http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/stut004eers01_01/stut004eers01_01_0247.php?q=roy%20vanenburg|title=Vanenburg, Roy; De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893–1988)|trans-title=Vanenburg, Roy; The first Surinamese sports encyclopedia (1893–1988)|publisher=Digital Library for Dutch Literature|language=nl|access-date=8 January 2016}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup !colspan="2"\|League cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{citation needed\|date=October 2024}}
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="7"\|Ajax \|1980–81 \|rowspan="6"\|Eredivisie \|11	3					11	3
1981–82 \|32	13					32	13
1982–83 \|33	17					33	17
1983–84 \|34	7					34	7
1984–85 \|29	12					29	12
1985–86 \|34	12					34	12
colspan="2"\|Total !173	64					173	64
rowspan="8"\|PSV \|1986–87 \|rowspan="7"\|Eredivisie \|34	9					34	9
1987–88 \|34	1					34	1
1988–89 \|34	10					34	10
1989–90 \|21	6					21	6
1990–91 \|29	11					29	11
1991–92 \|19	7					19	7
1992–93 \|28	4					28	4
colspan="2"\|Total !199	48					199	48
Yamaha Motors \|1993 \|Football League \|0	0	1	0	4	2	5	2
rowspan="4"\|Júbilo Iwata \|1994 \|rowspan="3"\|J1 League \|43	8	1	0	4	0	48	8
1995 \|21	1	2	1	colspan="2"
\|23	2
1996 \|22	5	0	0	12	3	34	8
colspan="2"\|Total !86	14	3	1	16	3	105	18
Utrecht \|1996–97 \|Eredivisie \|9	2					9	2
Cannes \|1997–98 \|Ligue 1 \|26	6					26	6
rowspan="3"\|1860 Munich \|1998–99{{cite web \|title=Gerald Vanenburg » Club matches \|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gerald-vanenburg/2/ \|website=worldfootball.net \|access-date=8 September 2022}} \|rowspan="2"\|Bundesliga \|27	2	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	29	2
1999–2000 \|16	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	17	0
colspan="2"\|Total !43	2	3	0	0	0	46	2
colspan="3"\|Career total !536	136	7	1	20	5	563	142

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{cite web\|url=http://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21900\|title=Gerald Vanenburg\|website=EU-Football.info\|access-date=22 December 2016}}
rowspan="11"\|Netherlands \|1982	4	0
1983	5	1
1984	0	0
1985	0	0
1986	4	0
1987	7	0
1988	10	0
1989	4	0
1990	6	0
1991	1	0
1992	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	42	1

:Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vanenburg goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Gerald Vanenburg
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
style="text-align:center"\|1	17 December 1983	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands	{{fb\|MLT}}	style="text-align:center"\|1–0	style="text-align:center"\|5–0	Euro 1984 qualifying

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Gerald Vanenburg

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

style="text-align:center"|1

17 December 1983

De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands

style="text-align:center"|1–0

style="text-align:center"|5–0

Euro 1984 qualifying

Honours

Ajax

Eredivisie: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85{{cite web|url=http://au.eurosport.com/football/gerald-vanenburg_prs2822/person.shtml|title=Gerald Vanenburg|publisher=Eurosport|access-date=28 September 2014}}
KNVB Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86{{cite web|url=http://www.sport-promotion.nl/nl/hall_of_fame/Gerald_Vanenburg.html?id=774|title=Gerald Vanenburg|publisher=Sport Promotion|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208061520/http://www.sport-promotion.nl/nl/hall_of_fame/Gerald_Vanenburg.html?id=774|url-status=dead}}

PSV

European Cup: 1987–88{{cite web|url=http://www.psv.nl/News/News-page/PSV-honour-golden-1988-squad.htm?channel=ipad |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140929052352/http://www.psv.nl/News/News-page/PSV-honour-golden-1988-squad.htm?channel=ipad |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 September 2014 |title=PSV honour ´golden´ 1988 squad |publisher=PSV Eindhoven |date=14 April 2011 |access-date=28 September 2014 }}
Eredivisie: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92
KNVB Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Johan Cruijff Shield: 1992