Niels Oude Kamphuis
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| Niels Oude Kamphuis | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Niels Oude Kamphuis | |
| Date of birth | November 14, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Hengelo, Netherlands | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | retired | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1983-1991 1991-1994 |
VV NEO Borne FC Twente |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1999 1999-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 |
FC Twente FC Schalke 04 Borussia Monchengladbach FC Twente |
126 (7) 134 (8) 12 (0) 6 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2001 | Netherlands | 1 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Niels Oude Kamphuis (born in Hengelo, Netherlands on 14 November 1977) is a retired Dutch footballer.
Oude Kamphuis was a midfielder, but could also double up as a defender. Niels Oude Kamphuis started his career at FC Twente, where he spent five years, before leaving for German side, FC Schalke 04. After Schalke, Oude Kamphuis joined Borussia Mönchengladbach, another German-based side where he wore the number twenty-five shirt. He ended his playing football career at FC Twente because of long term injury's.
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[edit] FC Twente ( first term )
As a teenager, Oude Kamphuis joined FC Twente, the Dutch club to which he would return twelve years later. At Twente, Niels earned 126 caps over the course of the five seasons he was there. In that time, he scored seven goals from defence.
[edit] FC Schalke 04
Niels spent his first season with German Bundesliga team, FC Schalke 04, during their 1999-2000 campaign. With the Gelsenkirchen club, he earned over 120 appearances, bagging eight goals over the course of, again, five years.
[edit] Borussia Mönchengladbach
On 30 May 2005, Niels joined fellow Bundesliga side, Borussia Mönchengladbach. He signed on a free transfer with the club. Niels' transfer was met with excitement at Borussia Mönchengladbach, especially within the board. Director of sport, Peter Pander said that Mönchengladbach had "a strong, versatile and internationally-experienced player". He added "I am sure we will be stronger with him."
[edit] FC Twente ( second term )
After requesting that, for family reasons, he return to his homeland the Netherlands, Borussia Mönchengladbach allowed the Dutchman permanent leave. Niels then re-signed for Twente on 16 August 2006, having spent five years as a youth there. The rules of football stated that Twente were not required to pay a fee for Niels, as he was a free agent.
[edit] International
He played once for the Netherlands national football team in a friendly against England in 2001.
