Sonny Silooy

Jan Jacobus "Sonny" Silooy (born 31 August 1963) is a Dutch former professional footballer and football manager. His last team as a manager was United Arab Emirates club Al Shabab under 19. His most successful time as a player was in his period with Ajax. He won seven Eredivisie titles, four KNVB Cups, three Johan Cruyff Shields, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.

Club career

Silooy was born in Rotterdam. He played as a right or central defender and is one of the legends of Ajax, where he made his debut on 3 May 1981, playing over 250 league games for the Amsterdam club in two separate periods. Silooy also played for Matra Racing, Arminia Bielefeld, De Graafschap and the amateurs of GVV Unitas from Gorinchem. He played in the 1996 UEFA Champions League Final against Juventus, but missed a key penalty in the shootout which Ajax ultimately lost.

International career

Silooy, a member of the Netherlands national team's squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, obtained 25 caps, including eight appearances in Euro 88 qualifying, but never played in a major international competition.

Coaching career

Silooy was also coach of the Jong Ajax youth academy and juniors team. In 2010, he was appointed as head coach of new branch Dayton Dutch Lions.

He left Dayton Dutch Lions to become an assistant coach with the Major League Soccer club D.C. United. In 2015 he was appointed as head coach of Al Shabab under 19.

Honours

Player

Ajax

Eredivisie: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96

KNVB Cup: 1982–83, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1995–96

Johan Cruijff Shield: 1993, 1994, 1995

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87

UEFA Cup: 1991–92

UEFA Super Cup: 1995

UEFA Champions League: 1994–95

Intercontinental Cup: 1995

References

External links

Profile

International career

Ajax.nl – Sonny Silooy to leave Ajax, 7 February 2008

1963 births

Living people

Men's association football defenders

Dutch men's footballers

Dutch football managers

Netherlands men's youth international footballers

Netherlands men's international footballers

AFC Ajax players

Racing Club de France Football players

Ligue 1 players

Footballers from Rotterdam

De Graafschap players

Arminia Bielefeld players

Dutch people of Indonesian descent

Dutch people of Moluccan descent

Eredivisie players

Dutch expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Expatriate men's footballers in Germany

Bundesliga players

Dayton Dutch Lions coaches

Dutch expatriate sportspeople in France

Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany

D.C. United non-playing staff

UEFA Cup winning players

Dutch expatriate football managers

Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates

Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States

Expatriate soccer coaches in the United States

Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates

Association football coaches

Sparta Rotterdam non-playing staff

AFC Ajax non-playing staff