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Jan Jacobus "Sonny" Silooy (born 31 August 1963) is a Dutch former professional footballer and football manager. His last team as a manager was United Arab Emirates club Al Shabab under 19. 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.

Sonny Silooy

Silooy in 1987
Personal information
Full name	Jan Jacobus Silooy
Date of birth	(1963-08-31) 31 August 1963 (age 59)
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)
National team
1983–1993[1]	Netherlands	25	(0)
Teams managed
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–	Sharjah FC (Director Youth Development)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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

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

Silooy was also coach of the Jong Ajax youth academy and juniors team.[5] In 2010, he was appointed as head coach of new branch 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.

Honours

Player

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
• UEFA Champions League: 1994–95
• Intercontinental Cup: 1995

References

External links

• (in Dutch) Profile
• (in Dutch) International career
• (in English) Ajax.nl – Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax, 7 February 2008

На других языках

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[de] Sonny Silooy

Jan Jacobus „Sonny“ Silooy (* 31. August 1963 in Rotterdam) ist ein ehemaliger niederländischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Sonny Silooy

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[es] Sonny Silooy

Jan Jacobus ("Sonny") Silooy (Róterdam, 31 de agosto de 1963) es un exfutbolista[1] neerlandés.

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[fr] Sonny Silooy

Jan Jacobus Silooy, dit Sonny Silooy, est un footballeur néerlandais né le 31 août 1963 à Rotterdam. Son poste de prédilection était arrière latéral. Il fait partie du Club van 100.

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[it] Sonny Silooy

Sonny Silooy, all'anagrafe Jan Jacobus Silooy (Rotterdam, 31 agosto 1963), è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore olandese, di ruolo difensore. Utilizzato come difensore centrale o come terzino destro, ha trascorso gran parte della sua carriera calcistica nell'Ajax, con cui ha vinto vari trofei; tra questi sei campionati olandesi, una Coppa delle Coppe e una Coppa UEFA. Ha inoltre giocato per la nazionale di calcio olandese, collezionando 25 presenze.

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[ru] Силой, Сонни

Ян Якобюс (Сонни) Силой (нидерл. Jan Jacobus ("Sonny") Silooy; родился 31 августа 1963 года в городе Роттердам, Нидерланды) — нидерландский футболист, правый защитник. Известен по выступлениям за «Аякс» и сборную Нидерландов.

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