In Uitgelicht we look at the players of the past. Almost twenty years ago, PSV won convincingly against N.E.C. and recorded a 5-0 victory in the Philips Stadium. Who were at the kick-off back then and how did their careers go? From gold at the Olympics to current PSV assistant coach, we list the different stories.
In the season in which PSV became national champions for the fourth time in a row, PSV played its first home match of the season against N.E.C. In this match Kenneth Perez and Danko Lazovic made their official debuts and the latter managed to score twice immediately. Furthermore, goals by Fagner, Eric Addo and Otman Bakkal ensured that Ronald Koeman's team had no trouble at all against Nijmegen and PSV took a big 5-0 victory.
Setup PSV: Gomes, Kromkamp, Salcido, Addo, Zonneveld, Aissati, Afellay ('66 Culina), Simons, Lazovic ('83 Reis), Perez ('70 Fagner), Bakkal
Setup N.E.C.: Babos, Olsson ('84 Aarab), Wisgerhof, El Akchaoui, Kiuvu, Nalbantoglu, Davids, Beukering, Holman, Worm ('81 Hrepka), Lens ('46 Prent)
Heurelho Gomes - Stopped - 45 years
'O Goleiro Grande', as his nickname goes, became a true club icon at PSV. The Brazilian goalkeeper stood under the crossbar in Eindhoven for a total of four seasons, keeping zero in sixty percent of his matches. His good performances in Eindhoven earned him a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur. Later the goalkeeper transferred to Watford, where he ended his career. Heurelho is still associated with PSV as an ambassador. In addition, the goalkeeper has also been immortalized in the PSV Walk of Fame.
Jan Kromkamp - Stopped - 45 years
In the summer of 2006, Jan Kromkamp traded Liverpool FC for PSV. The eleven-time international played a total of five years for PSV in which he became champion twice. In 2013 Jan concluded his career at Go Ahead Eagles, the club where he once experienced his breakthrough, and can look back on a successful career.
Carlos Salcido - Stopped - 45 years
The Mexican international could be admired in Eindhoven between 2006 and 2010. Following his time at PSV, he made the move to Fulham, where he played for two years. After his time in England, he returned to his homeland and the defender ended his career with Veracruz in 2019. Carlos can look back on a successful career in which he became champion in both the Netherlands and Mexico and won gold at the 2012 Olympics.
Eric Addo -Jeugdtrainer PSV - 47 years
Eric was under contract with PSV for 10 seasons, but was rented to Roda JC several times during this period. In total, the defender played more than 80 official matches for PSV and has 45 international matches for Ghana to his name. The defender became 6 times national champion during his career and won the cup once. In 2012 Eric hung up his football boots and ended his career with FC Eindhoven. Eric is still active in Eindhoven and is youth coach of PSV Academy.
Mike Zonneveld - Stopped - 45 years
Mike played 2 years for PSV in which he became national champion once. In 2009 the defender joined FC Groningen on a rental basis, before making a permanent move to Cyprus-based AEL Limassol upon his return. In 2013 Mike ended his career at the age of 32 at NAC.
Ibrahim Afellay - Assistant coach PSV - 39 years
The attacking midfielder broke through to PSV 1 in 2004 at the age of seventeen and immediately managed to impress the crowd at the Philips Stadium. Ibrahim had a successful time in Eindhoven and became champion a total of three times. In 2011, the Oranje international made the move to FC Barcelona, where he won the UEFA Champions League. In addition to FC Barcelona, Ibrahim also played for Schalke 04, Olympiacos and Stoke City. Currently, Ibrahim is still active at PSV and is currently assistant coach of the first team.
Ismail Aissati - Stopped - 37 years
Ismail broke through from his own youth training at PSV 1, where he played several seasons in midfield. After his time in Eindhoven, the midfielder played for various clubs at home and abroad. Thus Ismail came in action for among others: Ajax, Vitesse and Alanyaspor. In addition, Ismail played two international matches for Morocco and ended his career with Turkish Denizlispor in 2023.
Timmy Simons - Stopped - 49 years
The Belgian international played for five years in Eindhoven where he won several awards. After his time at PSV, the defender continued his career at 1.FC Nürnberg and his career came to an end at Club Brugge in 2018. After this, Timmy decided to develop as a trainer and was at the helm at Zulte Waregem, FC Dender and KVC Westerlo.
Danko Lazovic - Stopped - 42 years
The Serbian striker made his debut in the game against N.E.C. and was in action for PSV from 2007-2010. In total, the striker played more than 80 matches and scored 24 goals in them. In March 2010 Danko left PSV and joined Zenit. In Russia, the striker became champion and won the cup. After his time at Zenit, Danko played for Rostov, FK Partizan and Beijing Enterprises Group, among others, before his career finally came to an end at Hungarian Videoton FC. In total, the striker scored 198 goals and made more than 40 appearances for his national team.
Kenneth Perez - Stopped - 51 years
Kenneth only played for a short time at PSV, leaving Eindhoven after only half a season. The Danish outfielder spent most of his football career in the Netherlands, playing for various Dutch teams such as: MVV, Ajax, AZ and FC Twente. After his time as a football player, Kenneth remained active in the Netherlands and can be seen weekly as an analyst on ESPN's channels.
Otman Bakkal - Stopped - 41 years
Eindhoven-born Otman Bakkal broke through to PSV from its youth academy and made his official debut with the main squad in 2004. The attacking midfielder played for PSV until 2012, but had previously been loaned out to FC Eindhoven, FC Den Bosch, FC Twente and Feyenoord. After a year at Dynamo Moscow, the one-time international returned to Feyenoord in 2013 where he ended his career.
Jeremain Lens - Real Sranang - 38 years
Jeremain started in this match with N.E.C., but made the switch to PSV a few seasons later. In Eindhoven the striker made a stormy development which resulted in a transfer to Dynamo Kiev. Jeremain also played for Sunderland, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş and is currently active in the Fourth Division with Real Sranang.