Romeo Zondervan

Romeo Eugene Zondervan (born 4 March 1959) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played his early football with FC Den Haag and FC Twente before joining West Bromwich Albion, for whom he made 84 appearances. He signed for Ipswich Town in 1984 for £70,000 and went on to make 274 appearances for the club. Then he moved to Dutch club NAC Breda in 1992 and played there until 1995, and then finished his playing career. He made one appearance for the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Dutch league clubs Zondervan was born in Paramaribo in Suriname. He started his professional football career in The Netherlands with ADO Den Haag before moving to FC Twente. His biggest game was in his first season in the FA Cup semi-final against Queens Park Rangers which they lost 1–0.

Ipswich Town Zondervan was "discarded" by West Bromwich Albion's new manager, Johnny Giles, and signed for Ipswich for £70,000, making his debut against Watford in March 1984. His last season at Ipswich saw them win promotion to the newly formed Premier League in 1992. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Zondervan stated that "my football days at Ipswich were the best in my career". where he later retired.

International career Zondervan made 15 appearances for the Dutch Under-21s.

Later career After retiring as a player, Zondervan went on to scout in Europe for Ipswich under George Burley. He was also the agent for Collins John, whose sale from FC Twente to Fulham came under scrutiny from the Royal Dutch Football Association in 2004. It was believed that Zondervan was not correctly registered with FIFA, but it was later determined that Zondervan was not involved in the transfer.

Personal life Zondervan is a fully qualified pilot.