Telstar
Full nameSportclub Telstar
Nickname(s)De Witte Leeuwen (The White Lions)
Founded17 July 1963 (1963-07-17)
Ground711 Stadion, Velsen
Capacity5,200
Head coachMike Snoei
LeagueEerste Divisie
2022–23Eerste Divisie, 9th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Sportclub Telstar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈspɔrtklʏp ˈtɛlstɑr]) is a Dutch professional association football club based in the town of Velsen-Zuid, North Holland. The team competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 17 July 1963, as a merger between the professional departments of rivals VSV and Stormvogels. The new club was named Telstar, after the then recently launched communications satellite.

Telstar plays its home games at the Sportpark Schoonenberg, renamed 711 Stadion, for sponsorship reasons. Since its founding in 1963, the football club has used The Tornados' song "Telstar" as the entrance tune for home games.

History

When professional football was introduced in the Netherlands, both IJVV Stormvogels and neighbouring club VSV played in the professional leagues. VSV won the KNVB Cup in 1938. Because of financial problems at both clubs, their professional teams were merged on 17 July 1963. The new club was named Telstar, after the Telstar communication satellite launched that year. Stormvogels and VSV returned to amateur football. In 2001, Telstar and Stormvogels merged again, this time forming Stormvogels Telstar. This merger was disbanded on 1 July 2008, with the professional branch continuing as Telstar.

Telstar has been a mid-table team in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, in recent years. They have occasionally challenged for promotion to the Eredivisie, but have not been successful in achieving this goal.

In the 2017–18 season, Telstar finished in sixth place in the league table, their highest finish since the 1993–94 campaign, where they finished fifth.[1][2] The club also made it to the quarter-finals of the KNVB Cup, where they were eliminated by Feyenoord. The following season, Telstar finished in 14th place in the league table, but once again made a strong showing in the KNVB Cup. The club advanced to the round of 16, where they were beaten 4–3 by Ajax in a thrilling match.[3]

In the 2019–20 season, Telstar finished in tenth place in the league table. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with several matches still to be played.[4] The following season saw Telstar finishing in 13th place in the league table.

Stadium

Its home stadium is the 3,625 seater BUKO Stadion. The stadium was opened in 1948 and has undergone several renovations over the years. It is located in Velsen-Zuid, near the city of Haarlem, and is easily accessible by car and public transport.[5]

Honours

Club names

  • 1963–2001: Telstar
  • 2001–2008: Stormvogels Telstar
  • 2008–present: Telstar

Results

Below is a table with Telstar's domestic results since 1963.

Players

First-team squad

As of 10 January 2024[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Netherlands NED Ronald Koeman Jr.
2 DF Netherlands NED Jay Kruiver
3 DF Netherlands NED Mitch Apau
4 DF Netherlands NED Thomas Oude Kotte
5 DF Ghana GHA Robin Polley
7 MF Netherlands NED Cain Seedorf
8 MF Netherlands NED Jayden Turfkruier
9 FW Morocco MAR Youssef El Kachati
10 FW Greece GRE Christos Giousis
11 FW Netherlands NED Yahya Boussakou
12 MF Netherlands NED Tom Overtoom
13 DF Central African Republic CAF Peter Guinari
14 FW Netherlands NED Mees Kaandorp
15 DF Netherlands NED Devon Koswal
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Netherlands NED Yaël Liesdek
17 FW Netherlands NED Zakaria Eddahchouri
18 DF Cape Verde CPV Jorginho Soares
19 FW Netherlands NED Quinten van den Heerik
20 GK Netherlands NED Joey Houweling
21 MF Netherlands NED Alae-Eddine Bouyaghlafen
23 DF Netherlands NED Leonardo Rocha de Almeida
24 MF Netherlands NED Alex Plat
25 MF Netherlands NED Fatihi Zakaria
26 MF Netherlands NED Tim van de Loo
27 FW Morocco MAR Mohammed Tahiri
28 GK Netherlands NED Lukas van Ingen
29 MF Netherlands NED Rychaintelo Knoll
39 FW Suriname SUR Danzell Gravenberch

Retired numbers

22: Netherlands Luciano van den Berg, defender (2004–2005)—posthumous honour.

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Netherlands Mike Snoei
Assistant coaches Netherlands Michael Dingsdag[7]
Netherlands Anthony Correia[8]
Netherlands Ulrich Landvreugd[9]
Goalkeeping coach Netherlands Colin van der Meijden[10]
First-team doctor Netherlands Ron Peters[11]
First-team physio Netherlands Rens Teeuwen[12]
Netherlands Paul de Vlugt[13]
Equipmant manager Netherlands Dirk van der Lugt[14]
Performance manager Netherlands Kevin Dinkelberg[15]

Historic facts

All-time leading goalscorers

Pos. Name Birth Nationality Goals
1 Glynor Plet 30 January 1987 Netherlands 90
2 Sander Oostrom 14 July 1967 Netherlands 87
3 Melvin Holwijn 2 January 1980 Netherlands 60
4 Ronald Hoop 4 April 1967 Netherlands 52
5 Cees van Kooten 20 August 1948 Netherlands 45
6 Rini van Roon 24 January 1961 Netherlands 43
7 Co Stout 7 September 1948 Netherlands 41
Ron de Roode 20 March 1965 Netherlands 41
9 Dick Bond 27 December 1943 Netherlands 38
10 Jan Bruin 30 September 1969 Netherlands 37

Most appearances

Pos. Name Birth Nationality Appearances
1 Fred Bischot 23 July 1948 Netherlands 372
2 Frans van Essen 19 February 1948 Netherlands 360
3 Anthony Correia 2 May 1982 Netherlands 355
4 Frank Korpershoek 29 October 1984 Netherlands 343
5 Paul van der Meeren 6 July 1944 Netherlands 339
6 Fred André 31 May 1941 Netherlands 321
7 Sander Oostrom 14 July 1967 Netherlands 320
8 Koos Kuut 2 January 1958 Netherlands 310
9 Richard van Heulen 13 October 1981 Netherlands 294
10 René Panhuis 26 August 1964 Netherlands 282

Former managers

Period Manager Nationality
1963–64 Toon van den Ende Netherlands
1964–65 Jack Mansell England
1965–66 Oliver Gaspar Romania
1966–69 Piet de Visser Netherlands
1969–74 Jan Rab Netherlands
1974–77 Joop Castemiller Netherlands
1977–78 Mircea Petescu Romania
1978–80 Martin van Vianen Netherlands
1980–83 Joop Brand Netherlands
1983–87 Fred André Netherlands
1987–88 Cor van der Hart Netherlands
1988–90 Cees Glas Netherlands
1990–93 Niels Overweg Netherlands
1993–95 Simon Kistemaker Netherlands
1995–97 Cor Pot Netherlands
1997–98 Harry van den Ham Netherlands
1998–99 Henny Lee Netherlands
1999–01 Simon Kistemaker Netherlands
2001–02 Toon Beijer Netherlands
2002–05 Jan Poortvliet Netherlands
2005–08 Luc Nijholt Netherlands
2008–10 Edward Metgod Netherlands
2010–2012 Jan Poortvliet Netherlands
2012–2014 Marcel Keizer Netherlands
2014–2017 Michel Vonk Netherlands
2017–2019 Mike Snoei Netherlands
2019–2022 Andries Jonker Netherlands
2022– Mike Snoei Netherlands

References

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  12. "Ons team – CareworX". CareworX (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  13. Lambers, Milo (27 November 2020). "Fysiotherapeut Paul de Vlugt werkte bij Manchester United, Juventus en FC Barcelona. In Football Manager, in het echt blijft hij Telstar trouw". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  14. Brood, Thomas (15 November 2021). "Materiaalman woont om de hoek van Telstar-stadion: "Ideaal na uitwedstrijden"". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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