The Netherlands Squad for the match against England  February 2002
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Boateng, George	9 May 1975 born in Ghana	26	M	Aston Villa FC, England	1	0
de Boer, Franciscus	15 May 1970	31	D	FC Barcelona, Spain	91	11
de Boer, Ronaldus	15 May 1970	31	M	Rangers FC, Scotland	64	13
Cocu, Phillip John-William	29 October 1970	31	M	FC Barcelona, Spain	58	5
Davids, Edgar Steven	13 March 1973 born in Suriname	28	M	Juventus FC, Italy	44	4
Hasselbaink, Jerrel Floyd	27 March 1972 born in Suriname	29	F	Chelsea FC, England	17	7
Kluivert, Patrick Stephan	1 July 1976	25	F/M	FC Barcelona, Spain	58	33
Makaay, Rudoplhus Antonius	9 March 1975	26	F	RC Deportivo La Coruña SAD, Spain	15	0
Melchiot, Mario Deno Patrik	4 November 1976	25	D	Chelsea FC, England	9	0
Moens, Oscar	1 April 1973	28	G	Alkmaar Zanstreek	2	1 GA
	Moens withdrew from the squad on 8 February because of a bruised calf.
Overmars, Marc	29 March 1973	28	F	FC Barcelona, Spain	70	15
Paauwe, Patrick	27 December 1975	26	M	Feyenoord Rotterdam	3	0
Reiziger, Michael John	3 May 1973	28	D	FC Barcelona, Spain	51	1
Ricksen, Fernando Jacob Hubertina Henrika	27 July 1976	25	D	Rangers FC, Scotland	1	0
Sikora, Victor Tadeusz	11 April 1978	23	F	SBV Vitesse	3	0
van Bommel, Mark Peter Gertruda Andreas	22 April 1977	24	M	Philips Sport Vereniging NV	10	4
van Bronckhorst, Giovanni Christiaan	5 February 1975	27	D/M	Arsenal FC, England	25	2
van der Sar, Edwin	29 October 1970	31	G	Fulham FC, England	64	52 GA
van Nistelrooij, Rutgerus Johannes Martinus	1 July 1976	25	F	Manchester United FC, England	17	8
Westerveld, Sander	23 October 1974	27	G	Real Sociedad de Futbol SAD, Spain	6	8 GA
	Westerveld was given a late call to the squad on 8 February to replace Moens.

Squad details correct up to and including Netherlands' match against Denmark on 10 November 2001.

Diary

Friday, 30 November 2001 - Louis van Gaal confirmed his resignation as national team coach effective 1 February 2002 following the Netherlands's failure to qualify for the World Cup 2002 final tournament.  He took over The Netherlands on 7 July 2000, soon after the European Championship 2000 final tournament.

Wednesday, 23 January 2002 - Legendary Dutch footballer Ruud Kroll was appointed temporary coach of the Netherlands national team and will be in charge for the friendly match against England on 13 February. Kroll, an assistant coach with Ajax, had also served as an assistant to Louis van Gaal during his last month in charge of the national side.  However, the KNVB said it is still trying to persuade Rangers director of football Dick Advocaat to take the job on a permanent basis.

Friday, 25 January 2002 - Dick Advocaat was appointed head coach of Netherlands national team effective 1 July.  Until recently Advocaat was manager of Rangers, with whom he is now director of football, a role he will keep for at least another year until 1 July 2003 while serving as Netherlands coach on a part-time basis.  Advocaat will be assisted by former Feyenoord coach and Netherlands star footballer Willem van Hanegem and Rangers deputy manager Bert van Lingen. Advocaat will be given time off to participate in the four friendly matches Netherlands have scheduled before the summer, including that against England on 13 February.  It is Advocaat's second stint with the national side; he first served between 1992 and 1994, guiding Netherlands to the World Cup 1994 quarterfinals in the U.S.A.  In 1995 he became coach at PSV Eindhoven and moved to Rangers in 1998.  It is unclear whether Ruud Kroll, appointed caretaker coach of Netherlands just two days ago, will have a role with the national side.

Thursday, 7 February 2002 - Dick Advocaat and Willem van Hanegem announced a 19-player squad with a heavy British flavour to meet England next week.  It includes six players from English clubs and two from Rangers. Unavailable for selection through injury or fitness concerns were Chelsea winger Boudewijn Zenden (35 caps, 6 goals), Rangers defender Arthur Numan (43/0), PSV defender Kevin Hofland (6/0), Internazionale midfielder Clarence Seedorf (59/10), Feyenoord forward Pierre van Hooijdonk (28/10) and Willem II midfielder Denny Landzaat (4/0).  The most notable absentee is Jaap Stam, who tested positive for the banned drug nandralone and is serving a suspension given worldwide effect by FIFA yesterday. 

Netherlands Form: last six games
W W L W W D   f 16:a 4 success:  75%
562	2 June 2001 - Estonia 2 Netherlands 4 [0-0] A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Oper, Zelinski Piiroja OG, van Nistelrooij (2), Kluivert	WCP	AW
563	15 August 2001 - England 0 Netherlands 2 [0-2] White Hart Lane, Tottenham	van Bommel, van Nistelrooij	Fr	AW
564	1 September 2001 - Republic of Ireland 1 Netherlands 0 [0-0] Lansdowne Road, Dublin	McAteer	WCP	AL
		Kelly
565	5 September 2001 - Netherlands 5 Estonia 0 [5-0] Philipsstadion, Eindhoven	Zenden, van Bommel (2), Cocu, van Nistelrooij		HW
566	6 October 2001 - Netherlands 4 Andorra 0 [2-0] GelreDome, Arnhem	van Hooijdonk (pen), Seedorf, van Nistelrooij (2)		HW
567	10 November 2001 - Denmark 1 Netherlands 1 [0-1] Parken Stadion, Kobenhavn	Jørgensen (pen) Hasselbaink (pen)	Fr	AD

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