Sander van Gessel

Sander van Gessel
Personal information
Full nameSander Branko van Gessel
Date of birthNovember 4, 1976
Place of birthLeidschendam, Netherlands
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2000FC Groningen45(8)
2000–2002SC Heerenveen22(1)
2002–2005FC Groningen119(17)
2005–2008NAC Breda65(5)
2008–2010Sparta Rotterdam11(0)
2011JEF United Ichihara Chiba24(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2009-08-02.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sander Branko van Gessel (born November 4, 1976 in Leidschendam, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch footballer currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba in the J. League Division 2.

Career

He started his professional career in the 1995–1996 season playing for FC Groningen. He later served SC Heerenveen, NAC Breda and Sparta Rotterdam.

In summer 2010 he was signed by FC Edmonton in preparation for the club's competitive debut in the 2011 North American Soccer League season. However, van Gessel exercised a contract clause and left Edmonton on January 17, 2011 when JEF United Ichihara Chiba of J. League Division 2 made a more lucrative offer.[1]

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