Ulrich van Gobbel

Ulrich van Gobbel (born 16 January 1971) is a Dutch Surinamese football coach and a former player who played as a defender for Feyenoord (where he had two spells), Galatasaray and Southampton. He works as a coach with the Under-19 squad of Feyenoord.

Career At Southampton, he scored two goals, with one coming against Lincoln City in the League Cup and one in the league against Leicester City.

A speedy defender - he clocked almost 11.20 seconds over the 100 metres with automatic timing, and 6.7 s hand-timed over the 60m - van Gobbel made eight international appearances for the Netherlands national team.

Personal life Born in Surinam, van Gobbel grew up in Bavel, the Netherlands. In his biography, he explained to have had tough youth years with his father committing suicide after killing a woman in Rotterdam when Ulrich was only 15.

Honours

Feyenoord KNVB Cup: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95 Dutch Supercup: 1991, 1999 Eredivisie: 1992–93, 1998–99 UEFA Cup: 2001–02

Galatasaray Turkish Cup: 1995–96 Süper Lig: 1996–97