Milano Koenders
{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Milano Koenders
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|07|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
| height = 1.83 m
| currentclub = DWS
| clubnumber =
| position = Centre-back, right-back
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1996 | youthclubs1 = SDZ
| youthyears2 = 1996–2006 | youthclubs2 = Ajax
| years1 = 2006–2007 | clubs1 = RKC Waalwijk | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2012 | clubs2 = AZ Alkmaar | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = → NEC (loan) | caps3 = 14 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2010–2012 | clubs5 = → NAC Breda (loan) | caps5 = 49 | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2012–2015 | clubs6 = Heracles Almelo | caps6 = 53 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016–2017 | clubs7 = Concordia Chiajna | caps7 = 18 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2019– | clubs8 = DWS | caps8 = | goals8 =
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U20 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007 | nationalteam2 = Netherlands U21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 10:39, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Milano Koenders ({{IPA|nl|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.
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.{{cite web |title=Europa League 2007/2008 » Group A » Zenit St. Petersburg – AZ Alkmaar 1:1 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/uefa-cup-2007-2008-gruppe-a-zenit-st-petersburg-az-alkmaar/ |website=WorldFootball |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=2 April 2022}} In January 2009, he was loaned out to NEC.{{cite news |title=Koenders makes NEC loan switch |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed%2F09%2F01%2F28%2FSOCCER_Ned-NEC_Nijmegen.html |access-date=2 April 2022 |work=Sporting Life |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629215950/http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed%2F09%2F01%2F28%2FSOCCER_Ned-NEC_Nijmegen.html |archive-date=29 June 2011}} 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.{{cite news |title=Bij AZ overbodige Koenders maakt seizoen af bij NAC |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/bij-az-overbodige-koenders-maakt-seizoen-af-bij-nac |work=Voetbal International |date=31 August 2010 |language=nl}} In 2016, he opened his own football school after being inspired by fellow footballer Nordin Wooter.{{cite news |last1=Raalte |first1=Sam van |title=We spraken Milano Koenders over Suriname, moeilijke jongens en Ronaldinho |url=https://www.vice.com/nl/article/we-spraken-milano-koenders-over-suriname-moeilijke-jongens-en-ronaldinho/ |work=VICE |date=23 February 2018 |language=nl}}
In summer 2016, Koenders joined Romanian club Concordia Chiajna for the 2016–17 season.{{cite web |title="Vulturii" au obținut semnătura fundașului Milano Koenders |url=https://www.csconcordia.ro/acasa/1182-vulturii-au-obinut-semntura-fundaului-milano-koenders.html |website=C.S. Concordia Chiajna |accessdate=20 March 2019 |language=ro}}
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.{{cite news |title=DWS stunt met aantrekken van oud-prof Milano Koenders |url=https://www.hetamsterdamschevoetbal.nl/dws-stunt-met-aantrekken-van-oud-prof-milano-koenders/ |work=Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal |date=13 June 2019 |language=nl}}
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Koenders is of Surinamese descent.{{cite news |title=Suriname naar WK 2018: "Wordt een aardig team" |url=https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2014/12/05/suriname-naar-wk-2018-wordt-een-aardig-team/ |work=Suriname Herald |date=5 December 2014 |language=nl}} Koenders was member of the Netherlands U21s and played his first game on 14 November 2006 against England U21.{{cite news |title=Debuut Koenders na afzeggingen Jong Oranje |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/debuut-koenders-na-afzeggingen-jong-oranje |work=Voetbal International |date=12 November 2006 |language=nl}}
Koenders also represented Suriname in two unofficial matches against W Connection and Curaçao national football team, captaining the team on both occasions.{{cite news |title=Koenders draagt aanvoerdersband van Suriname |url=https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/267338/koenders-draagt-aanvoerdersband-van-suriname/ |work=FCUpdate.nl |date=5 December 2014 |language=nl}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web |title=M. Koenders – Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/milano-koenders/4549/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=2 April 2022}} | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| RKC Waalwijk
|30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|Appearance(s) in Eredivisie play-offs|name=EPO}} | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|AZ
|Eredivisie |13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup|name=UEC}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09
|Eredivisie |8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| NEC (loan)
|Eredivisie |14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEC}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | ||
| Sparta (loan)
|Eredivisie |13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|name=EPO}} | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|NAC Breda (loan)
|Eredivisie |24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12
|Eredivisie |25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|— | 54 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="4"|Heracles Almelo
|Eredivisie |23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|Eredivisie |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|Eredivisie |15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 57 | 0 | |||
| Concordia Chiajna
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!198 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 226 | 5 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
AZ Alkmaar
References
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External links
- {{RomanianSoccer|4460}}
- {{Soccerway|4549}}
- {{Worldfootball.net|milano-koenders}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160209173720/http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/milano-koenders.htm Milano Koenders] at Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}}
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Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Amsterdam
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Dutch sportsmen
Category:Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent
Category:Heracles Almelo players
Category:CS Concordia Chiajna players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Category:Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Romania
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