Claudia van den Heiligenberg

Claudia van den Heiligenberg ( born March 25, 1985 in Roelofarendsveen; actually Gerarda Anna Maria van den Heiligenberg ) is a Dutch football player. In the 2009/10 season she has been active for AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie.

Club career

The career of the daughter of former national player Mary van der Meer began at the SV Alkmania in their home community Alkemade. From there she moved to the Eerste Klasse for RCL from Leiderdorp, where she was the 2005/ 06 best Ligatorschützin. "I 'm a selfish striker ," she said at that time about himself, " when I see the opportunity to score, then the teammates can call as they want, then I am only aligned on target. "

Since the club did not rise in spite of their hits in the Hoofdklasse, she joined the class VV Ter Leede from the near Lisse. Here was the quick left winger in the 2006/07 season with 16 goals to win the Dutch Championship in; with the Cup win was the team also double. With the introduction of the Eredivisie for women, she moved to AZ, with whom she celebrated the championship again in 2008 and 2009. In the 2008 /09 season she was with eleven goals third best league shooter behind Sylvia Smit and Marlous Pieëte. Three of the hits she scored in the decisive final season game against Willem II with a hat-trick after half-time. Through their Alkmaar coach Ed Engelke and more life experience she now plays team to provide supporting than before .. Meanwhile, in his own words is occasionally used on the left side even in defense. As their example they are to Robin van Persie as they had come " out of nowhere ".

National

Even as a second division player van den Heiligenberg was first appointed to the Dutch national team in 2005. On September 7, she made her debut in a 0-2 defeat against Italy. Two goals van den Heiligenberg attended April 12, 2006 that the Netherlands team 2-1 win against Iceland for the first time. Van den Heiligenberg was used until the 2009 European Championship 43 times for the national team; four goals in the Orange jersey stand on its balance sheet. At the European Championships in Finland it is in the Dutch squad.

Achievements

In the club

  • Dutch Champion 2007 ( Ter Leede ), 2008, 2009 (AZ Alkmaar )
  • Dutch Cup 2007 ( Ter Leede )

As single player

  • Scorer Eerste Klasse A, 2005/ 06
Teylingen Defender (association football)
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