[56] He scored his tenth goal of the season against Blackburn Rovers on 29 April, and scored again in his next match, a 4–1 win over Bolton. [44][45] After starting his Spurs career by scoring three goals in four Premier League matches, and with a goal and an assist in two Champions League matches, Van der Vaart was named Goal.com World Player of the Week on 4 October 2010. Netherlands lost the game 1–0 to a goal from Andrés Iniesta. Maybe it is not a normal lifestyle but I always liked it. Luca Zanimacchia (born 19 July 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Spanish club Real Zaragoza, on loan from Juventus.He was born in Nova Milanese, near Milan.His first football team, in which he played when he was a youth, was the town's club, Asd Polisportiva di Nova Vecchia Signora) Чёрно-белые (итал. [78], Van der Vaart was in the starting line-up for the three group matches in the 2010 World Cup, against Denmark,[79][80][81] Japan[82] and Cameroon,[83] but eventually lost his spot in the starting line-up to his recently recovered fellow midfielder Arjen Robben after being substituted in the match against Cameroon. In the latter stages of his career, Van der Vaart had brief spells playing in Spain and Denmark before announcing his retirement in 2018, and return in 2019 with a testimonial match. After a wait of four games, Van der Vaart was finally included in Pellegrini's squad list to face Villarreal on 23 September. Piemonte Calcio) Основан: 1 ноября 1897; 123 года назад () Стадион «Альянц Стадиум», Турин: Вместимость: 41 507: В� Coach Christophe Galtier told L'Equipe on Tuesday he is stepping down as coach of Lille three days after winning the Ligue 1 title.... more » 25.05.2021 18:37. [93] On New Year's Eve 2012, Van der Vaart and his wife separated. Some of the media have described the couple as the "new Beckhams" but both of them denied the claims saying that they prefer to just live a normal life. [29] An injury to Kaká gave Van der Vaart a chance to establish himself as a key player for Los Blancos again. [38] Van der Vaart later denied speculation that he had been a failure at Real Madrid, stating that he always gave his best over the last few years for both club and country, and that he wanted to show his quality for his new club. [39][40], Van der Vaart made his Premier League debut for Spurs in a 1–1 draw against West Bromwich Albion on 11 September 2010,[41] and his Champions League bow for the club three days later against Werder Bremen, providing an assist for Peter Crouch in a 2–2 draw. [6] Van der Vaart has said of his upbringing, "That was the way my family lived. [60], On 31 July 2016, Van der Vaart was spotted in a skybox at MCH Arena just outside Herning alongside agents Alan Hvedehave and Mikkel Beckmann, both before and during the league game between Danish Superliga clubs FC Midtjylland and Silkeborg IF. In 2019, Van der Vaart began his darts career, joining the British Darts Organisation. Despite interest from other clubs such as Chelsea[17] and Valencia,[18] he stated that he would stay at Hamburg until the end of the season, but opted out of signing a contract extension. At this point, Van der Vaart's performances were attracting interest from some of Europe’s top clubs. Van der Vaart was named team captain by coach Ronald Koeman for the 2004–05 season. [32][34] The Premier League confirmed on 1 September that the transfer had been permitted after they gave Tottenham special dispensation due to "technical problems". He was on the pitch at White Hart Lane on 17 March 2012 when Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba went into cardiac arrest; Van der Vaart later described it as "horrible to witness ... the absolute low in my football career". [5][6] It was at the trailer park that he learned how to play football and, at the age of ten, he joined the AFC Ajax Academy. He scored the second goal off a Gareth Barry mistake to put the Netherlands two goals up in the first half but Jermain Defoe netted a brace to seal a 2–2 draw. He was voted European Talent of the Year by Italian football website CalcioManager.[10]. [91], In the summer of 2009, Real Madrid wanted to sell Van der Vaart, but the player decided to stay in Madrid because his wife was undergoing cancer treatment there. He had previously been strongly linked to Milan, but in the summer of 2005, he signed for Bundesliga outfit Hamburger SV in Germany. [49] On 20 April, Van der Vaart revived Tottenham's Champions League ambitions by scoring twice to hold North London rivals Arsenal to a 3–3 draw at White Hart Lane. [75] He was a member of the squads that participated in Euro 2004, Euro 2008, Euro 2012, the 2006 World Cup and the 2010 World Cup. [4] On 1 September, he was loaned to the Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza for the 2020–21 season, with a buyout clause.[5]. He moved to Bundesliga club Hamburger SV, then to Real Madrid, then on to Tottenham Hotspur before returning to Hamburg in 2012. Shortly after returning to action, he re-injured the same knee on 2 April 2002, requiring an operation that involved the removal of his entire meniscus This injury forced him to miss the run-in to Ajax’s successful Eredivisie campaign and their Dutch Cup triumph against Utrecht in the 2001–02 season, but it did not stop him being named the Netherlands' Talent of the Year. According to Spurs manager Harry Redknapp, an £18 million transfer to Bayern Munich had collapsed the day before and Van der Vaart had suddenly become much cheaper, although such a price reduction was later denied by Real Madrid. In the final group match against Portugal, Van der Vaart started as captain, and scored a goal that gave the Netherlands a glimmer of hope to get out of the group. [4] He had been rumoured to join the club after his contract with FC Midtjylland ended in the summer of 2018 and he started training at Esbjerg fB during the weeks prior to the announcement. He grew up on a trailer park, living a "gypsy life", and often pretended to be Romário while playing football. Now she is well and the only thing that happened was that Madrid wanted to sell and I wanted to get back to enjoying playing football, and Tottenham are a great team that are going to give me the football opportunities that I need."[92]. In the 2007–08 season, Van der Vaart scored 12 league goals as Hamburg finished fourth in the league, while reaching the round of 16 in the UEFA Cup. [74] Due to his relationship with handball player Estavana Polman, Van der Vaart was still living in Esbjerg, as she was playing for Team Esbjerg. [46] He was later named Premier League Player of the Month for October. We are certain that he will be a player who will help us complement the already very strong squad we have. As a result, Van der Vaart took Ibrahimović's spot as striker. On 4 August 2008, Real Madrid and Hamburg reached a €13 million agreement for Van der Vaart's transfer, Real Madrid's only summer signing. [53] On 30 October, he continued his run of scoring form with a goal in a 3–1 win over Queens Park Rangers, equalling a Tottenham record by scoring in five consecutive Premier League matches, a record he shares with Teddy Sheringham and Robbie Keane. Score column indicates score after each van der Vaart goal. After he broke into the Ajax first team, Van der Vaart was "hailed as the new Johan Cruyff". The arrival of Van der Vaart's countryman Huub Stevens as head coach, however, saw Hamburg march up the standings and they finished the season in a respectable seventh place, qualifying for, and also winning, the Intertoto Cup. In the opening game of the competition, the Dutch team won 3–0 against the world champions Italy with Van der Vaart playing a role in the build-ups. ", "Luca Zanimacchia, nueva incorporación del Real Zaragoza", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Luca_Zanimacchia&oldid=1025073512, Italian football forward, 1990s birth stubs, WorldFootball.net template with ID not in Wikidata, BDFutbol template with ID not in Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021, This page was last edited on 25 May 2021, at 15:40. [96], Scores and results list the Netherlands's goal tally first. 00:48. Bianconeri) Зебры (итал. [95] Their daughter Jesslynn was born in June 2017. I always played football on the street. [52] Not playing is awful. With victory in that opening game, the national team coach would once again decide to continue fielding a "Van der Vaart-less" lineup. Che esordio Zanimacchia! [67] After coming in as a substitute in a match against Lyngby BK on 28 May 2017 he was selected for only one of the first team's matches until 9 February 2018 where he was on the bench in a 2-0 win against AC Horsens. With Advocaat's new system seemingly working, Van der Vaart would be reduced to play a bit-part role at Euro 2004, as the Oranje reached the semi-finals. Juventus » Squad 2020/2021. [90], On 10 June 2005, Van der Vaart married Sylvie Meis and on 28 May 2006, their son Damián Rafael was born. This season proved to be a difficult one for his club, and despite Van der Vaart's three goals in the Champions League group stages, they made an early exit from the competition, while languishing for several months in the bottom half of the Bundesliga table as Van der Vaart was troubled by injuries throughout the season. "[7], Van der Vaart came through the ranks at Ajax with national teammates John Heitinga and Wesley Sneijder. [72] On 4 November 2018, having been struggling with recurring injuries, Van der Vaart announced he would retire from professional football with immediate effect.[73]. [61] Following the match, in a live interview with Danish Eurosport 2, Midtjylland sporting director Claus Steinlein denied any ongoing negotiations, stating that Midtjylland would not be able to live up to Van der Vaart's economic demands. Van der Vaart's €5.5 million transfer to Hamburg, on 1 June 2005,[16] raised many eyebrows. Van der Vaart was handed his original number 23 jersey while Granero was given number 24. And once again, Van der Vaart was reduced to a bit-part role in the squad although since then he has become a more regular fixture in the starting XI. Towards the end of the summer transfer window, however, he eventually came to an agreement with Real Madrid to stay with the club after the squad size had been reduced to 25 players as Dutch compatriots Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar were forced to leave the club. [54] On 31 December, he scored away to Swansea City, converting a Benoît Assou-Ekotto cross. [88] He was handed the captain's armband during the match, after Giovanni van Bronckhorst was substituted off.[89]. Van der Vaart scored his first two Premier League goals of the following season against Wigan Athletic[51] and Arsenal. [citation needed]. Last season, they wanted me to leave but I couldn't leave for that reason. [55] Van der Vaart scored a long-range effort against Watford in the FA Cup to send Tottenham through to the next round of the competition with a 1–0 victory. He further added, "Now we have the team to achieve something." [23] Van der Vaart debuted in a 2–1 pre-season win four days later, against Colombian side Independiente Santa Fé, where he scored the equalising goal and provided an assist for the winner.