Ramon Van Haaren (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Ramon van Haaren (born 16 September 1972) is a Dutch former footballer. In his 14 year lasting career, he played for RKC Waalwijk, Roda JC, Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam. Van Haaren was a defender who was born in Waalwijk and made his debut in professional football, being part of the RKC Waalwijk squad in the 1993-94 season. He ended his career in 2007, during his second stint at RKC. RKC Waalwijk is a football club playing in the highest Dutch league Eredivisie. Its name is derived from ''Rooms Katholieke Combinatie'' (Roman Catholic in Dutch) and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules. The club was formed on 26 August 1940 and used to play its home games at Sportpark Olympia. Its new stadium, the 7500 seater Mandemakers Stadion was opened in 1996 and featured the home match against Roda JC. While considered as one of the Eredivisie''s smaller clubs, it nevertheless maintained its top flight status for many years. Its home colors are yellow and blue. The average attendance in 2004/05 was 5,800 people. At the end of the season 2006/07, RKC Waalwijk were relegated from the Eredivisie after a defeat in play-offs against VVV-Venlo.