PSV Eindhoven 10-0 Feyenoord Rotterdam

28.10.10

Given, Feyenoord had an injury in the 14th minute and a red card in the 34th minute, but these are weak excuses for this show of horror defending and goalkeeping. Indeed, neither the injured player nor the one sent off were even defenders.

I just searched their goalkeeper, Rob van Dijk, on wikipedia. I was shocked and amused when I realised he's 41 years old, but his story got better:

"Van Dijk started his career at local team Foreholte, as a meritorious sweeper" (an amateur team, I presume). The goalkeeper of the team was Edwin van der Sar.

"At the age 19, van Dijk started playing futsal with some friends in a recreational team. As someone had to be the goalkeeper, he made the sacrifice, which went well above expectation. When van der Sar left Foreholte for vv Noordwijk, van Dijk switched his position no the field and became the goalkeeper of the club's reserves, being promoted to the first team after one season"

"Quickly various professional sides were interested in the talented goalkeeper, and van Dijk had a short trial at Ajax Amsterdam, who were in need of a third goalkeeper. However, Ajax decided to pick his former teammate van der Sar, while van Dijk went on to have a short spell at vv Noordwijk as van der Sar's successor, but soon grabbed the chance to become reserve goalkeeper at Feyenoord"

Years ~ Team ~ Appearances
1992-96 ~ Feyenoord ~ 4
1996-03 ~ RKC ~ 214
2003-04 ~ PSV ~ 1
2004-05 ~ De Graafschap ~ 14
2005-07 ~ RKC ~ 53
2007-08 ~ Heerenveen ~ 15
2008-     ~ Feyenoord ~ 29

What a life. A fluke professional footballer after having no proper training until he was probably like 21. There's a few years of fun, easy work being a reserve player there too. Too bad he's now going to be known as the goalkeeper who let in the Eredivisie record haha!