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Can this be true??? - Part-II

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Its sometime in the 2003-04 season. Vasuman, me and Aparaajit. Lunch period. An argument. This time its about who the best young footballer at that time is. Aparaajit and I give out our opinion, I don't remember as to whose name we gave out. But I clearly remember whom Lord Vasuman said is the best young talent at that time. His name was Aron Winter, an Ajax and Dutch player. Aparaajit and I did not know who that guy was. Vasuman praised him as if he was Mr.Winter's personal trainer! We had to believe him at that point and we did. But recently I checked up about who that guy really is and I found this out.....
I have highlighted the important points you have to note while reading....

Aron Winter
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aron Mohamed Winter (born March 1, 1967 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a retired Dutch footballer. He broke Ruud Krol's record for appearances for the Dutch national team when he got his 83rd cap at the Euro 2000 competition co-hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands.
He began his career by playing for amateur club SV Lelystad before he joined Ajax Amsterdam when he was only 19 years of age. His first game for Ajax was the match against FC Utrecht on 6 April 1986 which his team won 3-0. Winter achieved two Dutch cups (1987 and 1988), the Eredivisie title (1990), the Cup Winners' Cup (1987) and the UEFA Cup (1992) for the club before moving on to Italy where he played for SS Lazio in 1992. His first international game was against Greece on 25 March 1987 which ended in a 1-1 draw.
His midfield role at Lazio was to replace the 'enfant terrible' Paul Gascoigne of England and he dominated the defensive midfielder position for many years in the Serie A. He was among the handful of Dutch footballers to survive in the fiercely competitive Serie A alongside the likes of Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard. In the 1994 FIFA World Cup, he scored a goal against Brazil in the quarter-finals.
Despite his tenure at Lazio for 3 years, he was unable to win any titles and he sought a new challenge. In 1996, he joined Inter Milan where he got the consolation of winning the UEFA Cup in 1998. It was also a great challenge for Winter as he played alongside many great players like Roberto Baggio, Giuseppe Bergomi and Gianluca Pagliuca at Internazionale. Further, he was selected for the national team for the Euro 96 as well as the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France where he was to play a minor role at both tournaments in a squad packed with talented individuals like Dennis Bergkamp, Edgar Davids and Philip Cocu.
His age showed after the brilliant 1998 World Cup which ended in disappointment for the Dutch and he left Inter for his old club Ajax in 1999. Frank Rijkaard who was then appointed the head coach of the Netherlands even informed him after the World Cup that his chances for the 'Oranje' are limited as they have many similar players in that position who are younger than him. True to his pedigree for hard work, he maintained a fine form for Ajax and enough to earn a place in Rijkaard's Euro 2000 squad where although he played a bit part, was also one of the better players of the tournament.
In 2001, he was loaned out to Sparta Rotterdam after a high-profile dispute with then Ajax coach Co Adriaanse where he played 32 games and scored a goal before finishing his career at Ajax where he also chose to retire. His international career statistics stand at 83 caps with 6 goals and is the fifth most-capped player in the Netherlands.



LoL... I even found a stamp of his which was released before the 1994 World Cup, USA.

Guess who's back???????Real Madras CF

Comments

elfenom 20. July 2006, 09:04

I like music... your page is good.. but sadly english is the only language i understand...

overmars 30. July 2006, 05:03

hahaha.. excellent dude! I remember the efforts that Vasu put in to try convincing us!!! Well.. it's understandable if he's atleast 27,28 or somethin like that!!! Not when he was 36!!! That way, dude maybe its not too late for us. wE have quite sometime left before we even reach that age and we can call ourselves young talents!!! So dont lose hope!

elfenom 30. July 2006, 07:19

LoL!!!!

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