Tyrone Loran

Tyrone Loran

Personal information
Full name	Tyrone Gabriel Loran
Date of birth	29 June 1981
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	FC Abcoude
	Volendam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2000–2002	Volendam	25	(1)
2002–2003	Manchester City	0	(0)
2003	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	17	(0)
2003–2005	Tranmere Rovers	30	(0)
2005	→ Port Vale (loan)	6	(0)
2005–2007	RBC Roosendaal	77	(4)
2007–2011	NAC Breda	59	(1)
2011	De Graafschap	7	(0)
Total		221	(6)
National team
2000–2002	Netherlands under-21s
2008	Netherlands Antilles	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 1 July 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Tyrone Gabriel Loran (born 29 June 1981) is a former Netherlands Antilles international football defender.

Starting his career with Volendam in 2000; two years later he moved to England to play for Manchester City. The next year he transferred to Tranmere Rovers following a successful loan spell. In 2005 he played for Port Vale on loan, before returning to his homeland to sign for RBC Roosendaal. Two years later he moved on to NAC Breda. After four years with Breda he joined De Graafschap in 2011.

Club career

Loran started his career at Dutch second-tier club FC Volendam in 2000. In April 2002, he had a trial at English Premier League side Manchester City,^[1] and was signed permanently in August for £60,000.^[2] He never made a competitive first team appearance during his season with the club. In December 2002, he left for Tranmere Rovers on loan,^[2] and signed a permanent deal with Rovers in May 2003 as the club paid City an undisclosed fee.^[3]

Described as a "destroyer" by manager Ray Mathias,^[4] he missed three months from late December 2003 to March 2004, due to a knee injury that required surgery.^[5] In the 2003–04 season, after he played just two games from the start of season, he left for Port Vale on loan in December 2004.^[6] Vale attempted to sign him permanently,^[7] but instead he returned to Holland to sign for RBC Roosendaal of the Eredivisie in January 2005.^[8]

At the end of 2004–05, his club were in the relegation play-offs, but managed to stay in the top-fight after winning the play-offs. However a last place finish in 2005–06 ensured their relegation to the Eerste Divisie. The next season he made 34 appearances and helped Roosendaal back to the top-flight as Eerste Divisie champions.

In the summer of 2007 he joined NAC Breda on a free transfer. He made fourteen appearances in 2007–08, as Breda finished third to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. He made 26 appearances in 2008–09, helping the club to once again qualify for Europe. He played just nine games in 2009–10, as Breda finished in mid-table. Following ten appearances in 2010–11, he joined league rivals De Graafschap in January 2011, making a further seven appearances for his new club before the end of the campaign.

International career

An international for the now defunct Netherlands Antilles side, he helped the nation qualify through the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF First Round by scoring a goal against group opponents Nicaragua.^[9] In the Second Round the Antilles lost out to Haiti. His international career was ended by the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.

Statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other[10]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2000–01[11]	Volendam	Eerste Divisie	5	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	5	0
2001–02[11]			20	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	20	1
Total			25	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	25	1
2002–03[12]	Manchester City	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002–03[12]	Tranmere Rovers (loan)	Second Division	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
2003–04[13]	Tranmere Rovers		28	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	32	0
2004–05[14]		League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2004–05[14]	Port Vale (loan)		6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Total			47	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	51	0
2004–05[11]	RBC Roosendaal	Eredivisie	17	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	17	1
2005–06[11]			26	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	26	1
2006–07[11]		Eerste Divisie	34	2	–	–	–	–	0	0	34	2
Total			77	4	–	–	–	–	0	0	77	4
2007–08[11]	NAC Breda	Eredivisie	14	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	14	0
2008–09[11]			26	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	26	1
2009–10[11]			9	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	9	0
2010–11[15]			10	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	10	0
Total			59	1	–	–	–	–	0	0	59	1
2010–11[15]	De Graafschap	Eredivisie	7	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	7	0
Total			7	0	–	–	–	–	0	0	7	0
Career total			221	6	3	0	1	0	1	0	226	6

Honours

with RBC Roosendaal

• Eerste Divisie champion: 2006–07

References

1. "Man City close in on Loran". BBC. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
2. "Tranmere snap up Loran". BBC Sport. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
3. "Tranmere sign Loran". BBC. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
4. "Tyrone's power boosts Rovers". BBC Sport. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
5. "Loran hit by injury". BBC. 23 December 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
6. "Vale sign defender Loran on loan". BBC. 2 December 2004. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
7. "Vale keen to sign defender Loran". BBC. 4 January 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
8. "no title". UEFA.com. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 3 February 2008.
9. "Netherlands Antilles – Nicaragua". fifa.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
10. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
11. "stats". vi.nl. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
12. "Games played by Tyrone Loran in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
13. "Games played by Tyrone Loran in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
14. "Games played by Tyrone Loran in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
15. "Games played by Tyrone Loran in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

External links

• Tyrone Loran – FIFA competition record
• Tyrone Loran at National-Football-Teams.com
• Tyrone Loran career statistics at Soccerbase
• Profile at VI (Dutch)