
1996-97 Sparta Rotterdam Roster
Netherlands, Level I
Team Record: 11-18-5 - 38 points
Finishing 13th in Eredivisie
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sparta Rotterdam of Eredivisie ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 11 wins, 5 draws and 18 losses for 38 points finishing thirteenth in Eredivisie.
The team scored 40 goals and yielded 56. Arjan van der Laan netted 13 goals for the team, while Dennis de Nooijer and Dennis Krijgsman tallied five or more as well.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addo | D | September 12, 1971 | 6'0" | 179 | Accra, Ghana |
| Rob Alflen | M | May 7, 1968 | 5'11" | 168 | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Gregg Berhalter | D | August 1, 1973 | 6'1" | 174 | Englewood, NJ USA |
| Dennis de Nooijer | April 4, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | Oost-Souburg, Netherlands | |
| Gérard de Nooijer | April 4, 1969 | 6'0" | 179 | Oost-Souburg, Netherlands | |
| John den Dunnen | D | July 22, 1972 | 6'1" | 172 | Papendrecht, Netherlands |
| Nixon Diaz | September 2, 1979 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| Carlos Fortes | F | April 27, 1974 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Fons Groenendijk | M | May 17, 1964 | 6'0" | 174 | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Rody Hoegee | G | January 18, 1977 | 6'4" | 203 | Goes, Netherlands |
| Kew Jaliens | D | September 15, 1978 | 6'0" | 150 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Yurtcan Kayış | July 29, 1975 | 5'11" | 159 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Dennis Krijgsman | M | July 21, 1972 | Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands | ||
| Marília | D | July 22, 1975 | 5'11" | 165 | Umuarama, Brazil |
| Edward Metgod | G | December 19, 1959 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Mourad Mghizrat | F, M | September 7, 1974 | 6'3" | 163 | Fez, Morocco |
| John Nieuwenburg | M | December 24, 1978 | 5'10" | 159 | Den Haag, Netherlands |
| Mark Noorlander | D | January 27, 1971 | Gouda, Netherlands | ||
| John Powell | April 21, 1976 | , Netherlands | |||
| Maikel Renfurm | July 8, 1976 | 6'1" | 196 | Paramaibo, Suriname | |
| Jerry Smith | August 16, 1972 | Paramaribo, Suriname | |||
| Frank van der Geest | G | April 30, 1973 | 6'2" | Beverwijk, Netherlands | |
| Jochem van der Hoeven | October 5, 1975 | 6'0" | 163 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| Arjan van der Laan | November 10, 1969 | 6'1" | 172 | Nieuwkoop, Netherlands | |
| Dave van der Meer | D | May 13, 1973 | 5'10" | 165 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
