Gaston Taument

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Gaston Taument
Personal information
Full name Gaston Taument
Date of birth October 1, 1970 (1970-10-01) (age 37)
Place of birth    Den Haag, Netherlands
Playing position Winger/forward
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth clubs
VCS Den Haag
BTC Den Haag
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1988-1989
1989-1990
1990-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2002
Feyenoord Rotterdam
Excelsior Rotterdam (loan)
Feyenoord Rotterdam
SL Benfica
RSC Anderlecht
OFI Crete
SK Rapid Wien
2 (0)
25 (1)
202 (45)
16 (0)
11 (1)
15 (0)
37 (4)   
National team2
1992-1996 Netherlands 15 (2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 7 June 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 June 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Gaston Taument (born October 1, 1970 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former football winger/forward from The Netherlands, who played for Feyenoord Rotterdam (1988-97), SL Benfica (1997-98), RSC Anderlecht (1998-99), OFI Kreta (1999-2000), and finally SK Rapid Wien (2000-02). He was named Holland's Talent of the Year in 1991.

Taument earned 15 caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored twice. He was a member of the Dutch team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup – where he scored Holland's winning goal in their first game against Saudi Arabia (2-1) – and at Euro 1996.

Taument made his debut for Holland on February 12, 1992, in a friendly against Portugal (2-0 loss) in the Estádio de São Luís, in Faro.

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Awards
Preceded by
Flag of the Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp
Dutch Football Talent of the Year
1991
Succeeded by
Flag of the Netherlands Marc Overmars