Excelsior Rotterdam

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Excelsior

Full name

Stichting Betaald Voetbal
Excelsior

Nickname(s)

The Kralingers,

Roodzwarten (red-blacks)

Founded

Ground

3,527

Chairman

Nico Janssens

Manager

Ton Lokhoff

League

Eredivisie

2005-06

Eerste Divisie, 1st





Home colours





Away colours

Excelsior is a professional football club from Rotterdam, in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district. It was founded on July 23, 1902 and was formerly known as 'Rotterdamse Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Excelsior' (Rotterdam Football and Athletics Union Excelsior). The club plays in the top Dutch league, Eredivisie.

Excelsior used to be a satellite club of Feyenoord, where Excelsior received money and players (either on loan or free transfer) from Feyenoord Rotterdam. That system ended in 2006. Now there is just a little co-operation in the youth level. Excelsior's home stadium is the Stadion Woudestein, which has a capacity of about 3,527.

1 Current squad 2006/2007
2 Honors
- 2.1 Dutch Trophies
3 Managers
4 External links

[edit] Current squad 2006/2007

According to official website [1], correct as of 13th March 2007

No.	Position	Player
	GK	Theo Zwarthoed
	GK	Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen
	GK	Ronald Graafland
	GK	Arjan van Dijk
	DF	Sigourney Bandjar
	DF	Rudy Jansen
	DF	Henrico Drost
	DF	Mitchell Piqué
	DF	Christian Gyan
	DF	Jos van Nieuwstadt
	DF	Sieme Zijm
9	MF	Luigi Bruins ¹
	MF	Damien Hertog

No.	Position	Player
	MF	René van Dieren
	MF	Gertjan Rothman
	MF	Daniel Guijo-Velasco
	MF	Jarda Simr
	MF	Ferry de Haan
	FW	Robert Braber
7	FW	Andwélé Slory ¹
14	FW	Marinus Dijkhuizen
11	FW	Sebastiaan Steur
	FW	Guillano Grot
12	FW	Johan Voskamp
	FW	Robin Hofman