Sjaak Polak
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacques Mozes Polak | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ADO Den Haag | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Scheveningen | ||
| 1996–2001 | Excelsior | 132 | (17) |
| 2001–2004 | Twente | 92 | (12) |
| 2004–2005 | ADO Den Haag | 34 | (5) |
| 2005–2008 | Sparta Rotterdam | 80 | (14) |
| 2008–2010 | Veendam | 33 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | → RBC Roosendaal (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2010–2012 | SVV Scheveningen | ||
| 2012–2013 | Texas Dutch Lions | 13 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Sjaak Polak (born February 18, 1976 in The Hague) is a Dutch former footballer.
Club career
An outspoken wingback and freekick specialist, Polak previously played for Excelsior Rotterdam, FC Twente, and ADO Den Haag. In May 2008, Sparta announced that they would not extend his contract.[1] He joined Twente in January 2001 and went on to pick up a winner's medal when Twente won the 2001 KNVB Cup after a penalty shoot-out (in which he scored).
After that, Sjaak had several trials, in Austria for example with Austria Vienna and with Swiss club St. Gallen, but without success.[2] He ended up in Israel, where he is currently trialing with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Maccabi is interested in Polak's services because he is of Jewish descent (his grandfather, on his father's side is Jewish[3]), and would not count as a foreigner for the club, thanks to the "Law of Return."[4] Polak had trouble getting the necessary documentation proving his family's Jewish origins and when he was told that he would be asked to give up his Dutch citizenship, he decided to sign for BV Veendam back in his native the Netherlands.[5]
Honours
- FC Twente
External links
- Player profile - Sparta Rotterdam
- Career stats - Voetbal International (Dutch)
References
- ↑ "Westerveld en Polak volgend seizoen niet bij Sparta" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ↑ "Polak tekent bij Maccabi Tel Aviv" (in Dutch). Sportwereld.nl. 2008-07-15. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
- ↑ Bar Dayan, Shirley (2008-07-23). בעיות באזרוחו של איסק פולאק (in Hebrew). Sport 5. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ↑ Spunder, Or (2008-07-13). יאניק קאמאנן ידרוש הבהרות לגבי עתידו (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ↑ Spunder, Or (2008-08-03). סיאק פולאק חתם בליגה השניה בהולנד (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2008-08-04.