{"id":1210189,"date":"2021-06-26T19:06:39","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T18:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1210189"},"modified":"2021-06-26T19:06:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T18:06:39","slug":"netherlands-euro-2008-players","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/netherlands-euro-2008-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Netherlands&#8217; last Euros knockout side, from Spain\u2019s newest enemy to a cult Liverpool hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In qualifying for Euro 2020, the Netherlands ended a lengthy major tournament absence having missed out on Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Oranje<\/em> have certainly made up for lost time and can now look forward to a first European Championship knockout game since the summer of 2008 when they faced Russia and lost 3-1 after extra-time.<\/p>\n<p>So, before Frank de Boer&#8217;s men take on the Czech Republic in Budapest, let&#8217;s have a look at the last Dutch side to play a &#8216;loser goes home&#8217; match at the Euros and what happened next.<\/p>\n\n<h2><strong>GK: Edwin van der Sar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 130<\/p>\n<p>Euro 2008 would prove to be Edwin van der Sar&#8217;s swansong at international level. He came into the Austria-Switzerland tournament having played a pivotal role in Manchester United winning a third European Cup but could not carry that fortune over. Van der Sar remained at Old Trafford for several more seasons, reaching two more Champions League finals and winning two more Premier League titles before returning to his boyhood club Ajax and becoming their CEO.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>RB: Khalid Boulahrouz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 35<\/p>\n<p>Before the Russia game, Khalid Boulahrouz experienced a personal tragedy when his wife gave birth to a prematurely born daughter who passed away. He opted to face Russia, but it was obvious it had taken a toll on him. Once the championship was over Boulahrouz ended a two-year association with Chelsea and would spend the next seven years earning nine more international caps whilst representing four clubs in four different countries.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CB: Andr\u00e9 Ooijer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1210230\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1538\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-901x600.jpg 901w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-370x246.jpg 370w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-1100x732.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-85x57.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162700\/1210189_1210189_PA-Ooijer-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1538px) 100vw, 1538px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 55<\/p>\n<p>Andr\u00e9 Ooijer was part of the Netherlands squad at France &#8217;98 but never left the bench, meaning his international debut was delayed. A decade later, the former PSV man was at Blackburn Rovers and he would remain there for another year after <em>Oranje<\/em>&#8216;s Euro 2008 elimination. Ooijer returned to the Philips Stadion, albeit for just one season, before joining boyhood club Ajax where he played the final minutes of his career which included lifting two more Eredivisie titles to go with the five he picked up in Eindhoven.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CB: Joris Mathijsen<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 84<\/p>\n<p>The latter half of the 2000s saw Joris Mathijsen was a regular at centre-back for Netherlands in the latter half of the 2000s, usually alongside John Heitinga, but on this occasion he partnered the more experienced Ooijer. Euro 2008 came off the back of Mathijsen&#8217;s second year at Hamburg and he would remain there until 2011 when he moved to Malaga. He ended his career at Feyenoord, where he collected his final Oranje cap and hung up his boots.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>LB: Giovanni van Bronckhorst<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 106<\/p>\n<p>This championship came at the tail end of Giovanni van Bronckhorst&#8217;s illustrious playing career. He&#8217;d soon inherit Van der Sar&#8217;s captain&#8217;s armband and Gio led <em>Oranje<\/em> to a third World Cup final appearance in 2010 under Bert van Marwijk&#8217;s guidance. Once that tournament came to a close, Van Bronckhorst called time and moved into coaching. His big break came at childhood club Feyenoord and, in 2017, he ended the Rotterdammers 18-year title drought.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CM: Nigel de Jong<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1210232\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1546\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong.jpg 1546w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-100x66.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-66x44.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-180x119.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-362x240.jpg 362w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-906x600.jpg 906w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-370x245.jpg 370w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-240x159.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-1100x729.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-85x56.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-30x20.jpg 30w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162756\/1210189_1210189_PA-Nigel-de-jong-330x219.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 81<\/p>\n<p>One of five Ajax academy graduates in Marco van Basten&#8217;s starting lineup, Nigel de Jong would join Manchester City soon after Euro 2008 where he&#8217;d make over 100 league appearances. It was at Man City that he reunited with former Hamburg teammate Vincent Kompany and, since leaving England, he&#8217;s represented AC Milan, La Galaxy, Galatasaray and Mainz 05 before moving to Qatar. Oh, and there was <em>that<\/em> incident with Xabi Alonso in the 2010 World Cup final.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CM: Orlando Engelaar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 14<\/p>\n<p>Orlando Engelaar was a surprise pick for Euro 2008, seemingly coming from nowhere. His eye-catching performances at the tournament attracted the attention of Schalke 04, who promptly signed Engelaar from FC Twente but their time together was restricted to one season. He soon joined PSV until they moved him onto Melbourne Heart from where Engelaar returned to Twente to see out his playing days.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/betfair-euros-pre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopene noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1209455 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20.jpg 576w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-100x120.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-54x65.jpg 54w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-80x96.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-180x216.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-200x240.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-501x600.jpg 501w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-225x270.jpg 225w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-240x288.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-85x102.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-17x20.jpg 17w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/21153420\/1209451_1209451_Betfair-5-20-330x395.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/betfair-euros-pre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLAIM HERE<\/a>. 18+ only. New customer offer. A \u00a310 sportsbook free bet plus a \u00a310 exchange free bet. Min \u00a35 bet on the SBK, min odds 1.5 (1\/2). Rewards valid for 7 days. Free bets must be placed at min odds of 1.5 (1\/2). Exchange free bet limited to certain markets. Payment restrictions apply. T&amp;Cs apply. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GambleAware<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>RW: Dirk Kuyt<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 104<\/p>\n<p>Football&#8217;s answer to the Duracell Bunny and someone who always gave it his all for the Dutch national team. Dirk Kuyt was representing Liverpool during Euro 2008 and once he eventually left Anfield as a cult hero, the Dutch forward would win a league title in Turkey with Fenerbah\u00e7e before helping Feyenoord &#8212; the club he initially left for England &#8212; end their championship drought. Since retiring, Kuyt has moved into coaching.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>AM: Rafael van der Vaart<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1210234\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1329\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart.jpg 1329w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-1024x789.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-768x592.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-100x77.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-66x51.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-80x62.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-180x139.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-311x240.jpg 311w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-779x600.jpg 779w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-350x270.jpg 350w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-240x185.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-1100x848.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-85x65.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-26x20.jpg 26w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2021\/06\/25162847\/1210189_1210189_PA-Van-der-Vaart-330x254.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1329px) 100vw, 1329px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 109<\/p>\n<p>The first &#8216;Golden Boy&#8217; award recipient, Rafael van der Vaart joined a burgeoning Dutch enclave at Real Madrid following Euro 2008 but lasted just two seasons before joining Tottenham Hotspur, where he bagged 24 goals across 63 league appearances. Van der Vaart then returned to Hamburg before seeing out his playing career in Denmark following a brief spell at Real Betis. Today, he&#8217;s a pundit and recently made headlines infuriating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/rafael-van-der-vaart-spain-horrible-euro-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish national team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>LW: Wesley Sneijder<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 134<\/p>\n<p>Wesley Sneijder is the <em>Oranje<\/em>&#8216;s record appearance holder and, for the best part of a decade, their most inspirational player. He looked the real deal at Real Madrid but the powers that be thought otherwise, offloading him to Inter Milan where he had the last laugh by helping the Serie A win the 2010 Champions League final at the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u. Once leaving Italy, Sneijder enjoyed five seasons at Galatasaray and the former Ajax academy graduate is still fondly remembered in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>CF: Ruud van Nistelrooy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Netherlands caps:<\/strong> 70<\/p>\n<p>There were very few better No.9s in the 2000s than Ruud van Nistelrooy, whose ruthlessness in front of goal made him a dying species. Known to be a penalty box killer at Manchester United, he seemingly reinvented himself at Real Madrid subsequently helping them with two La Liga crowns. Since packing it all up, Van Nistelrooy has followed the path of so many by turning into a coach. You can now find him as part of De Boer&#8217;s backroom team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In qualifying for Euro 2020, the Netherlands ended a lengthy major tournament absence having missed out on Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup.\u00a0 The Oranje have certainly made up for lost time and can now look forward to a first European Championship knockout game since the summer of 2008 when they faced Russia and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":1210258,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Netherlands' last Euros knockout side, from Spain\u2019s newest enemy to a cult Liverpool hero","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"We've taken a look at the last Netherlands team to play knockout football at the Euros before 2021 and see what happened next.","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"class_list":["post-1210189","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Netherlands&#039; 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