Hedwiges Maduro
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Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro (born 13 February 1985) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Eredivisie club Almere City. Mainly a defensive midfielder during his playing career, he could also operate as a central defender, where he started his career at Ajax at the age of 19.
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Full name | Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Almere, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Almere City (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | ASC Waterwijk | ||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | Sporting Flevoland | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Omniworld | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2008 | Ajax | 70 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Valencia | 76 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Sevilla | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | PAOK | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Groningen | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Omonia | 28 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 251 | (16) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Netherlands U21 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2011 | Netherlands | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Almere City U21 | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | Ajax (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
2024– | Almere City | ||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He spent several seasons in La Liga, mainly with Valencia, where he appeared in 113 competitive games and won the 2008 Spanish Cup. He also competed professionally in Greece and Cyprus.
A Dutch international in the 2000s, Maduro represented the country at the 2006 World Cup.