Dennis Gentenaar

Dennis Gentenaar

Personal information
Full name	Dennis Gentenaar
Date of birth	30 September 1975
Place of birth	Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	ZOW
	NEC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1995–2005	NEC	170	(0)
2005–2006	Borussia Dortmund	10	(0)
2006–2009	Ajax	7	(0)
2009–2012	VVV-Venlo	50	(0)
2012–2013	Almere City	27	(0)
2013–2014	NEC	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Dennis Gentenaar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛ.nɪs ˈɣɛn.tə.ˌnaːr]) (born 30 September 1975 in Nijmegen) is a Dutch former footballer^[1]

Career

Coming from the amateur side ZOW, Gentenaar Indonesian descent this player made his professional debut for NEC on 26 November 1995 aged 20, at home against PSV Eindhoven which NEC lost 5–0. Gentenaar made another appearance later that season, but had to wait until 1998 to make his second appearance in professional football. During that season he played seven matches, still as the second goalkeeper for NEC. From the 2000–01 season, things changed for Gentenaar and he became NEC's first goalkeeper. Since then he only missed nine appearances in five seasons; during the last three seasons he did not miss a single match.

He developed into a trustworthy goalkeeper and his performance earned him a transfer to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. A year later he returned to the Eredivisie, to become second goalkeeper behind Maarten Stekelenburg at Ajax, at which time he won the 2007 KNVB Cup, his first career trophy. On 8 June 2009, he left Ajax and signed a two-year contract with VVV-Venlo. In 2012, he signed with Almere City FC for a two-year period. After a year in the First Division he returned to his former club NEC and signed a contract for one year. He ended his professional career in May 2014.

Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals
1995–96	NEC	Eredivisie	2	0
1996–97	NEC	Eredivisie	0	0
1997–98	NEC	Eredivisie	0	0
1998–99	NEC	Eredivisie	7	0
1999–00	NEC	Eredivisie	0	0
2000–01	NEC	Eredivisie	29	0
2001–02	NEC	Eredivisie	30	0
2002–03	NEC	Eredivisie	34	0
2003–04	NEC	Eredivisie	34	0
2004–05	NEC	Eredivisie	34	0
2005–06	Borussia Dortmund	Bundesliga	10	0
2006–07	Ajax	Eredivisie	2	0
2007–08	Ajax	Eredivisie	5	0
2008–09	Ajax	Eredivisie	0	0
2009–10	VVV-Venlo	Eredivisie	7	0
2010–11	VVV-Venlo	Eredivisie	19	0
2011–12	VVV-Venlo	Eredivisie	24	0
2012–13	Almere City	Eerste Divisie	27	0
2013–14	NEC	Eredivisie	6	0
Total			270	0

References

1. "Gentenaar, Dennis" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)