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Ron Vlaar
Personal information
Full name Ron Peter Vlaar
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team Aston Villa
Youth career
1991–1995 Apollo '68
1995–1996 SVW '27
1996–2004 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 AZ 10 (0)
2006–2012 Feyenoord 132 (8)
2012- Aston Villa 0 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Netherlands U21 8 (0)
2005– Netherlands 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:50, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Ron Peter Vlaar (Template:IPA-nl; born 16 February 1985 in Hensbroek, North Holland) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Premier League club Aston Villa, subject to a medical on 30 July.

Early life

Vlaar was born in Hensbroek, North Holland, the Netherlands. His mother, Margaret, was a handball player, while his father was an amateur football player. Vlaar has two younger sisters, Ellen and Lisan, who are both active in sports as well. Ellen is a gymnast and Lisan is playing volleyball.

Club career

Youth

In Hensbroek, Vlaar joined local club Apollo '68 at the age of six. Apollo '68 youth coach Kees Wijte was quickly convinced: "But when he was five, he was already allowed to train with us. You could already see how good he was. He had a powerful kick with both his left and right leg, and a very good one as well. Besides, he had a fantastic mentality. Ron always wanted to win and become better."

When he went to his final year in elementary school, Vlaar left Apollo '68. The youngster wanted to play on a higher level and joined SVW '27 from Heerhugowaard. At his new club, Vlaar's development went well above expectation. After playing for SVW '27 for one season, Vlaar got invited to join the AZ youth academy, a professional side playing in the Eerste Divisie. In 2002, Vlaar signed his first youth contract. The contract would keep him in Alkmaar until summer 2007.

AZ

In the season 2004–05, Vlaar made his unexpected Eredivisie debut at the age of 20. Due to injuries and suspensions within the first team squad at the end of the season, Vlaar was paired up with the experienced centre back Barry Opdam on 23 April 2005 in the away match against RKC Waalwijk (2–1). Five days later, on 28 April 2005, Vlaar made his European debut. The youngster was part of the starting line-up in the UEFA Cup semi final away match against Sporting Clube de Portugal (2–1). Vlaar played three Eredivisie matches and two UEFA Cup matches in his debut season.

While Vlaar thought the season 2005–06 would be his breakthrough year, AZ coach Louis van Gaal kept choosing for more experienced players. Vlaar was part of the starting line-up thrice, while he came in as a substitute in four matches, having a total of seven Eredivisie appearances in his first half year. Despite Vlaar's substitute status at AZ, the youngster impressed the Netherlands coach Marco van Basten enough to invite him for his first international matches. As Vlaar was only playing at AZ for a youth contract, various sides were interested to offer Vlaar more playing time. AZ were keen to offer Vlaar a new and improved contract, however Vlaar had no interest in staying at AZ as he felt blackmailed by AZ coach Louis van Gaal: "He told me I would only play at emergencies if I wouldn't sign the new contract". The young centre back was close to a deal with Ajax and was spotted in London, as he was visiting Martin Jol's Tottenham Hotspur with his father and agent. However, on 28 December 2005, Vlaar signed a three-and-a half-year deal with Feyenoord.

Feyenoord

At Feyenoord, Vlaar quickly became a first team starter. Vlaar made his official Feyenoord debut on 15 January 2006, in the away match against Vitesse (0–1). Vlaar played 16 Eredivisie matches after his winter break transfer, without scoring any goals.

Vlaar had a bad start of the season 2006–07, as he got foot injury in the pre-season match against Reading (2–1) in August. At first it seemed to be a minor injury, but Vlaar had to drop out in the 33rd minute of the season opening away match against FC Groningen (3–0). The doctors found a crack in a bone in his foot, causing Vlaar to be out for almost the entire first half of the league. After his recovery, Vlaar regained his place in the first team and played 20 Eredivisie matches in the remaining season. On 16 December 2006, Vlaar scored his first Feyenoord goal in the away match against FC Utrecht (2–1).

With the arrival of the new Feyenoord coach Bert van Marwijk and new centre back partner Kevin Hofland in the season 2007–08, Vlaar was ready to make the next step in his development. However, on 16 September 2007, Vlaar got injured in the Eredivisie away match against Roda JC (1–3). Vlaar needed a surgery on the cruciate ligament and was out for the rest of the season. After the surgery, Vlaar was confronted with an additional setback, as he had a bacterial infection. Vlaar was recovered from his injury at the beginning of the 2008–09 season. However, during pre-season, Vlaar got another injury at a medial collateral ligament of his knee. After being sidelined for over a month, Vlaar returned to the training field. After an innocent duel with Kevin Hofland, Vlaar damaged his cruciate ligament again. It was the same injury he had in the previous season, causing Vlaar to miss a complete season again.

After being sidelined for two seasons, Vlaar made a strong comeback in the 2009–10 season. Absolute highlight was the 60 meter distance goal in the KNVB Cup away match against Harkemase Boys (0–5) on 24 September 2009. Since his return, he has formed a strong partnership with Brazilian centre back André Bahia. Earning praise with his imposing body and impressive displays. In the 2011–12 season, he played a key role in reaching the second place in the Eredivisie with Feyenoord, securing a spot in the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

Aston Villa

On 15 July 2012, Feyenoord confirmed that Vlaar had travelled to Birmingham to hold talks with Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert with a view to a possible transfer. However, during Villa's pre season tour of the US, Vlaar admitted that the deal was off and he would remain with Feyenoord. However in another u-turn, it was then announced on 27 July 2012 that he would eventually be joining the Premier League side, as he has agreed personal terms and will join Villa subject to him passing a medical.

International career

Vlaar (right) with Denmark's Christian Eriksen at Euro 2012.

Youth

Vlaar represented the Netherlands at various youth levels. However, he had most success with the Netherlands U20 on the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and with Netherlands U21 on the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in 2006 and 2007

The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005. Vlaar, reserve captain behind Hedwiges Maduro, was an important player in the Dutch team and was active in every match the team played on the tournament. Netherlands U20 had a smooth run through the group stage, winning their three matches respectively easy against Japan U20 (2–1), Australia U20 (3–0) and Benin U20 (1–0). After beating Chile U20 (3–0) in the next round, the Netherlands U20 reached the quarter finals against later finalist Nigeria U20 (1–1 aet 9–10 pso). Despite Vlaar's equalizing goal and successful penalty kick, the Netherlands U20 didn't advance to the next stage.

Netherlands U21

Vlaar was part of the Netherlands U21 on the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, where the Dutch side claimed the trophy for the first time in history. Besides the group match against Denmark U21 (1–1), Vlaar played in every match on the tournament. Jong Oranje started and finished their campaign against Ukraine U21, going out on a high with a 3–0 win in the final, after surprisingly losing their opening game to the Ukrainian team.

Twelve months after winning the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship for the first time, Vlaar was the captain of the team that retained the trophy in style with a 4–1 win against Serbia U21 in the final. Vlaar played in every match in the group stage, but had to leave the pitch injured in the semi final match against England U21 (1–1 aet 13–12 pso). Vlaar had to watch the final from the sideline, but was able to lift the trophy together with reserve captain Hedwiges Maduro.

Netherlands

In the few matches the promising defender played, he made enough of an impression to be noticed by Marco van Basten, the coach of the Netherlands national team. He was selected for the qualifier against Romania in June 2005, but did not play. The first international match in which he played was a match against the Czech Republic on 8 October 2005.

Since his comeback for Feyenoord, he became a first-choice regular in the Feyenoord team. His appearances for Feyenoord were noticed by the national team coach Bert van Marwijk, who officially stated to be following him in the run-up to the 2010 World Cup. However, not yet calling Vlaar to the national team, due to the severity of his previous injuries, allowing him to gradually come to full fitness and preventing overuse of muscles since Vlaar only came back to first team football in the summer of 2009. However, V.Marwijk stated he would seriously consider calling Vlaar up in the second half of the season.

Vlaar was included in the preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. However, on 27 May 2010, Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk announced that the player would not be part of the final squad of 23 participating in the competition. On 7 May 2012, he was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the Euro 2012 tournament by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk. On 2 June 2012 he scored his first international goal with a header from a corner kick by Ibrahim Afellay, the last goal in a 6–0 friendly win over Northern Ireland.

Statistics

Club

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Statistics accurate as of 26 January 2012.

International

National team Club Season Apps Goals
Netherlands AZ 2005–06 2 0
Netherlands Feyenoord 2009–10 1 0
Netherlands Feyenoord 2010-10 1 0
Total 4 0
International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goals Competition
2005–06
1. 8 October 2005 Toyota Arena, Prague  Czech Republic 0–2 0 2006 World Cup qualification
2. 12 November 2005 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam  Italy 1–3 0 Friendly
3. 3 March 2010 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam  United States 2–1 0 Friendly
4. 11 August 2010 Donbass Arena, Donetsk  Ukraine 1–1 0 Friendly


Statistics accurate as of 12 November 2005.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 June 2012 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Northern Ireland 6–0 6–0 Friendly

Honours

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External links

Netherlands squads

Template:Netherlands Squad 2006 Euro U-21 Template:Netherlands Squad 2007 Euro U-21

Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 2012
Netherlands
Feyenoord – current squad


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