Stefan Postma

Stefan Postma
Personal information
Full nameStefan Postma
Date of birth6 October 1976[1]
Place of birthUtrecht, Netherlands
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
AGOVV Apeldoorn (Goalkeeping coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2000Utrecht33(0)
2000–2002De Graafschap67(0)
2002–2006Aston Villa13(0)
2005–2006Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)12(0)
2006Wolverhampton Wanderers17(0)
2006–2008ADO Den Haag28(0)
2008De Graafschap0(0)
2009Ermis Aradippou4(0)
2009–2011AGOVV Apeldoorn65(0)
Total239(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:52, 3 September 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Stefan Postma (born 6 October 1976) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently a goalkeeping coach at his last club, AGOVV Apeldoorn.

Club career

Early career

Postma started his professional career at FC Utrecht before moving to De Graafschap.

Aston Villa

Postma was signed by Aston Villa on 14 May 2002 for 1.5 million pounds, upon Peter Schmeichel's transfer to Manchester City. Postma's debut came as a substitute in a 0–1 defeat at Southampton on October 21, following the dismissal of Peter Enckelman.

After newly=appointed Villa manager David O'Leary purchased Danish keeper Thomas Sørensen, Postma became the club's second choice goalkeeper at the club. He made two appearances in the 2003–04 season and three in 2004–05.

Wolves

Towards the end of his time at Villa, Postma was linked with transfers to several European clubs before going on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the start of the 2005-06 season. In January 2006, he signed a contract to remain at Wolves until the end of the season. It was announced on 5 May that year that he would leave Wolves in the summer, and he returned to the Eredivisie with ADO Den Haag .

Later career

In August 2008, Postma rejoined former club De Graafschap on a six-month contract.

Personal life

In 2006 Postma became embroiled in a sex scandal when his ex-girlfriend posted a pornographic video of the couple on YouTube. The Mirror reported that Postma had "originally managed to keep the video secret by buying it when his ex tried to sell it on eBay."[3][4]

References

  1. "Stefan Postma". Voetbal International. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. "Stefan Postma". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. "i-Spy: No porn please, we're Irish". Irish Independent. 24 October 2006.
  4. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sunday-mirror/tm_method=full&objectid=17972143&siteid=98487-name_page.html
  1. ^ Stephan Postma, Yahoo! Sport UK, URL accessed January 10, 2006.
  2. ^ Postma extends his stay at Wolves BBC News, January 6, 2006, URL accessed January 10, 2006.
  3. ^ Postma will not be offered a new deal BBC Sport, May 5, 2006 URL accessed same day.