Kurt Elshot
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kurt Elshot | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Paramaribo, Suriname | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gronitas | |||
| GVAV/Rapiditas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–2005 | Groningen | 243 | (4) |
| 2005–2010 | NAC Breda | 106 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:09, 4 September 2010 (UTC). | |||
Kurt Elshot (born 3 July 1977) is a Dutch footballer who is currently unattached. He normally plays as a defender in a right back position. He has formerly played for FC Groningen and NAC Breda.[1]
Career
Youth career
Elshot was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, a former Dutch colony. As a young boy, he moved to Geleen, a town in Limburg, the Netherlands. At age six, he moved to Groningen in the northern part of the country, and this was also where he started his footballing career, at local amateur side, Gronitas. Some years later, he moved to GVAV/Rapiditas, an amateur club known as one of FC Groningen's feeder clubs. He was therefore brought to FC Groningen in 1995, and was introduced to the first team a year later.
Professional career
On 31 March 1996, Elshot made his league debut in an away-match against FC Utrecht. The right back replaced Mathias Florén in the 70th minute. Elshot ended up with played 243 league matches for Groningen, in which he scored 4 goals. On 22 March 2005, Elshot signed a 5-year contract with NAC Breda, which would keep him at the club until 2010. He was, as expected, released from the club in 2010, following financial troubles at the club.[2]
On 2 August 2010, Elshot won the prize for "Most Fashionable Footballer 2010", hosted by Esquire, for the footballer in the Dutch Eredivisie who has the best fashion style.[3]
Statistics
| Season | Club | Apps | Goals | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995/96 | FC Groningen | 2 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 1996/97 | FC Groningen | 16 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 1997/98 | FC Groningen | 27 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 1998/99 | FC Groningen | 26 | 0 | Eerste divisie |
| 1999/00 | FC Groningen | 32 | 0 | Eerste divisie |
| 2000/01 | FC Groningen | 33 | 1 | Eredivisie |
| 2001/02 | FC Groningen | 19 | 1 | Eredivisie |
| 2002/03 | FC Groningen | 27 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2003/04 | FC Groningen | 31 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2004/05 | FC Groningen | 30 | 2 | Eredivisie |
| 2005/06 | NAC Breda | 33 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2006/07 | NAC Breda | 14 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2007/08 | NAC Breda | 31 | 2 | Eredivisie |
| 2008/09 | NAC Breda | 10 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2009/10 | NAC Breda | 1 | 1 | Eredivisie |
| Total | 332 | 7 |
References
- ↑ "Kurt Elshot" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ↑ "NAC Breda gaat selectie drastich inkrimpen" [NAC Breda first team will be drastically reduced]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 17 March 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ↑ "Esquire Magazine’s ‘ Most Fashionable Footballer 2010’ event". Mimi Fashionland. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
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