Sparta Youth Academy
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Full name | Sparta Rotterdam Youth Academy | ||
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Founded | 1 April 1888 | ||
Ground | Het Kasteel, Rotterdam | ||
Capacity | 11,926 | ||
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Website | Club website | ||
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The Sparta Youth Academy is a football youth academy based in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from where the organization manages a total of 13 youth teams (ages 7–18). The academy is the primary youth clinic of Dutch football club Sparta Rotterdam, the oldest professional football club in the Netherlands.[1][2]
The Academy received the four star academic sports certification, the highest possible rating for sports academies in the Netherlands, having won the best National football academy award on several occasions.[3]
History
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The Sparta youth system is famous for having produced and still producing many great Dutch internationals such as: Danny Blind, Danny Koevermans, David Mendes da Silva, Ed de Goey, Winston Bogarde, Henk Fräser, Jan van Beveren, Jetro Willems, John de Wolf, Kevin Strootman, Kew Jaliens, Luuk Balkestein, Pim Doesburg, and Nick Viergever.[4][5]
Notable former players
[edit]David Abdul
Luuk Balkestein
Jan van Beveren
Sendley Bito
Danny Blind
Winston Bogarde
Rachid Bouaouzan
Nourdin Boukhari
Memphis Depay
Pim Doesburg
Lerin Duarte
Marvin Emnes
Erik Falkenburg
Henk Fräser
Anwar El Ghazi
Joey Godee
Ed de Goey
Kew Jaliens
Danny Koevermans
Mimoun Mahi
James Lawrence
Marten de Roon
David Mendes da Silva
Kevin Strootman
Nick Viergever
Marvin Wijks
Georginio Wijnaldum
Giliano Wijnaldum
Jetro Willems
John de Wolf
Teams
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Youth teams
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Competition history
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Education
[edit]In addition to training professional football players, the Sparta Youth Academy also offer other courses, such as a degree in Sports Marketing, in collaboration with the Erasmus University Rotterdam offered since 2011. A level 3 and level 4 International Business Study program in Sport & Exercise has been offered since 2009 in collaboration with Zadkine College. It is specifically for the players who start in the MBO (department sport and physical activity) and the players that follow a different vocational training in collaboration with a Zadkine customization.
Board and staff
[edit]Current staff
[edit]Chairman
Head coach
Technical Director (upper-level A–C)
Technical Director (mid-level A–C)
Technical Director (lower-level D–F)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Opleiding Sparta". Opleidingsparta.nl. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ^ "Talentenfabriek Sparta moet structureel spelers afstaan". tussendelijns.nl. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-20.
- ^ "Jeugdopleiding Sparta beoordeeld met 4 sterren". Rijnmond TV. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
- ^ Hamilton, Chloe (1995-10-22). "Exponenten uit de jeugdopleiding van Sparta Rotterdam". Sparta Jeugdopleiding. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ "Grooming talent the Ajax way". opleidingsparta.nl. 2015-11-20. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-20.