Sibon joins Heerenveen again
Thursday, July 12, 2007
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The 33-year-old forward Gerald Sibon has left German Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Nürnberg to return to his native Netherlands and link up with SC Heerenveen again.
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Forward Gerald Sibon has left German Bundesliga outfit 1.FC Nürnberg to return to his native Netherlands to join SC Heerenveen again.
Two-year deal
The 33-year-old Sibon has signed a two-season contract with the Eredivisie side after making ten league appearances last term for Nürnberg, most of them as a substitute, without scoring. The former FC Twente and VVV Venlo player represented AFC Ajax for two seasons before joining English side Sheffield Wednesday FC in 1999. He spent three-and-a-half seasons at Hillsborough before joining Heerenveen for a first time in the 2002/03 season. He moved on to PSV Eindhoven in 2004, winning two Dutch titles in two seasons before joining Nürnberg, who won the German Cup last season to qualify for the first round of the UEFA Cup.