Giorgio Achterberg

Giorgio Achterberg
Personal information
Full name Giorgio Achterberg
Date of birth (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
VCS
1998–1999 Ajax
1999–2010 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 ADO Den Haag 2 (0)
2011–2012FC Dordrecht (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2014 Scheveningen 40 (4)
2014–2016 Haaglandia
2016–2017 Katwijk 4 (0)
2017–2018 RKAVV
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giorgio Achterberg (born 1 February 1990) is a Dutch retired footballer who last played for RKAVV.[1]

Club career

Born in The Hague, Achterberg started playing football at a young age for local side VCS before joining the Ajax youth academy in 1998. Due to issues with transportation, he started playing in the youth academy for hometown club ADO Den Haag after only one season with the Amsterdam club.[2] Achterberg made his professional debut for ADO Den Haag against VVV Venlo.[3]

In June 2011, he was sent on a one year-loan to FC Dordrecht.[4] and later moved to amateur side Scheveningen.

In summer 2014 he left Scheveningen for fellow amateurs Haaglandia but broke his calf in September 2014 to put him out for months.[5]

References

  1. ^ RKAVV krijgt vorm en wint haar twee oefenduels‚ hetkrantje-online.nl, 15 August 2017
  2. ^ de Wit, Laurens (22 June 2016). "WEEKEND-INTERVIEW, Giorgio Achterberg: ,,Als ik plezier heb, ga ik beter voetballen" (in Dutch). Haaglanden Voetbal. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ Een elftal vragen aan: Giorgio Achterberg voetballer van Haaglandia Archived 30 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Haaglanden Voetbal (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Ook Giorgio Achterberg naar FC Dordrecht - ADO Den Haag (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Haaglandia lang zonder Giorgio Achterberg - Voetbal Rotterdam (in Dutch)
  • (in Dutch) Profile - Voetbal International