Sonny Silooy
 Silooy in 1987 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Jacobus Silooy | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zilvermeeuwen | |||
| ZVV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1987 | Ajax | 157 | (4) |
| 1987–1989 | Matra Racing | 55 | (2) |
| 1989–1996 | Ajax | 111 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Arminia Bielefeld | 37 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | De Graafschap | 46 | (0) |
| Total | 406 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1993[1] | Netherlands | 25 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2008 | Ajax (youth) | ||
| 2010 | Dayton Dutch Lions | ||
| 2011–2014 | D.C. United (Assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | KNVB (Assistant U18) | ||
| 2015 | Sparta Rotterdam (U17) | ||
| 2015 | KNVB (Assistant U19) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Al Shabab (U19) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Sharjah FC (Director Youth Development) | ||
| 2024-2026 | Ajax (Assistant Woman’s team) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jan Jacobus "Sonny" Silooy (born 31 August 1963) is a Dutch former professional footballer and football manager. He is currently the assistant coach with AFC Ajax. His last managing post was for the under-19 team for United Arab Emirates club Al Shabab. His most successful time as a player was in his period with Ajax. He won seven Eredivisie titles, four KNVB Cups, three Johan Cruyff Shields, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.
Club career
[edit]Silooy was born in Rotterdam. He played as a right or central defender and is one of the legends of Ajax, where he made his debut on 3 May 1981, playing over 250 league games for the Amsterdam club in two separate periods. Silooy also played for Matra Racing, Arminia Bielefeld,[2] De Graafschap and the amateurs of GVV Unitas from Gorinchem. He played in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus, but missed a key penalty in the shootout which Ajax ultimately lost.[3]
International career
[edit]Silooy, a member of the Netherlands national team's squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, obtained 25 caps,[4] including eight appearances in Euro 88 qualifying, but never played in a major international competition.
Coaching career
[edit]Silooy coached of the Jong Ajax youth academy and juniors team.[5] In 2010, he became the head coach of the new club Dayton Dutch Lions.
He left Dayton Dutch Lions to become an assistant coach with the Major League Soccer club D.C. United.[6] In 2015, he was appointed as head coach of Al Shabab under 19. He joined Ajax's women's team in 2024 with new head coach Hesterine de Reus.[7]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
- KNVB Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 1993, 1994, 1995
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87
- UEFA Cup: 1991–92
- UEFA Super Cup: 1995
- Intercontinental Cup: 1995
References
[edit]- ^ "Sonny Silooy - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ 11 FREUNDE – Bundesligen – Ik heb een tweejarig contract Archived 10 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sonny Silooy at home.wanadoo.nl
- ^ Interlands Sonny Silooy Archived 28 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax [dead link]
- ^ "Sonny Silooy named D.C. United Assistant Coach". D.C. United. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Nieuw seizoen, nieuwe trainer: Ajax Vrouwen zijn begonnen". Ajax (in Dutch). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- (in Dutch) Profile
- (in Dutch) International career
- (in English) Ajax.nl – Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax, 7 February 2008
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Men's association football defenders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch football managers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- Netherlands men's international footballers
- AFC Ajax players
- Racing Club de France Football players
- Ligue 1 players
- Footballers from Rotterdam
- De Graafschap players
- Arminia Bielefeld players
- Dutch people of Indonesian descent
- Sportspeople of Indonesian descent
- Dutch people of Moluccan descent
- Eredivisie players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Bundesliga players
- Dayton Dutch Lions coaches
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- D.C. United non-playing staff
- UEFA Champions League–winning players
- UEFA Europa League–winning players
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States
- Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
- Association football coaches
- Sparta Rotterdam non-playing staff
- AFC Ajax non-playing staff