Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Dutch players with links to Indonesia
The local tabloid Top Skor has come out with a whole list of players who, they say, have some kind of links to Indonesia. Players like Sergio van Dijk, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Irfan Bachdim we know about. But Denny Landzaat and Robin van Persie?
Younger players include: Christian Supasepa (Ajax), Tobias Waisapy (Feyenoord), Stefano Lilipaly (Utrecht), Jemayel Maruanja (Fortuna Sittard), Edinho Pattinama (NAC Breda), Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (Anorthosis Famagusta)
The list is almost endless.
Of course just because they have some family links to Indonesia doesn't mean they will necessarily want to play for the national team here. How many would want to apply for Indonesian nationality which would involve living here for five years?
It is also unclear whether people with an Indonesian parent or grandparent would be entitled to Indonesian citizenship. The country doesn't recognise dual nationality so it's unlikely that many would want to forego their cloggy passport.
There's also another, far more mundane, point. The football scene here is very inward looking. Would the players accept some 'foreigner' just fronting up and taking their place even if they could? Is there even a scouting network in place to check on the wannabes?
It's all pie in the sky at the moment and is likely to remain so for a long time to come. But the French and the Dutch are more than happy to draw on their former colonial subjects when it suits them. Why not reverse the trend if they're better than what's available locally?
Younger players include: Christian Supasepa (Ajax), Tobias Waisapy (Feyenoord), Stefano Lilipaly (Utrecht), Jemayel Maruanja (Fortuna Sittard), Edinho Pattinama (NAC Breda), Jeffrey Leiwakabessy (Anorthosis Famagusta)
The list is almost endless.
Of course just because they have some family links to Indonesia doesn't mean they will necessarily want to play for the national team here. How many would want to apply for Indonesian nationality which would involve living here for five years?
It is also unclear whether people with an Indonesian parent or grandparent would be entitled to Indonesian citizenship. The country doesn't recognise dual nationality so it's unlikely that many would want to forego their cloggy passport.
There's also another, far more mundane, point. The football scene here is very inward looking. Would the players accept some 'foreigner' just fronting up and taking their place even if they could? Is there even a scouting network in place to check on the wannabes?
It's all pie in the sky at the moment and is likely to remain so for a long time to come. But the French and the Dutch are more than happy to draw on their former colonial subjects when it suits them. Why not reverse the trend if they're better than what's available locally?
# posted by Me @ 9:30 AM 
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"Is there even a scouting network in place to check on the wannabes?"
Judging by all the Sergio van Dijk news, I'd say that's a definite 'no'.
Judging by all the Sergio van Dijk news, I'd say that's a definite 'no'.
christian gonzales has said he would love to play alongside bambang for indonesia but i m not sure the rest f the squad would be so happy
I'm sure Indonesia does not have a lack of talent, it just doesn't have the professional organisation & required resources to back its players.
I doubt whether the Indonesian-linked Dutch players even speak Bahasa Indonesia. I myself am Dutch and my father was born in Surabaya, but that does not mean I grew up speaking Bahasa Indo. In fact, I had to learn it from my Indonesian wife!
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I doubt whether the Indonesian-linked Dutch players even speak Bahasa Indonesia. I myself am Dutch and my father was born in Surabaya, but that does not mean I grew up speaking Bahasa Indo. In fact, I had to learn it from my Indonesian wife!
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