Quick Facts
Biography
Serge van den Ban (born 2 February 1980), is a Dutch retired football goalkeeper who currently works as a goalkeeping coach at the Arsenal football academy.
Club career
Born in Haarlem, Van den Ban came through the youth ranks at AFC Ajax. He then in 2000 started playing professionally for Haarlem in the Eerste Divisie for two seasons. Subsequently he went to the Eredivisie with FC Dordrecht who moved to the Eerste Divisie the following season. Van Den Ban in 2004 rejoined the Eredivisie with the outfit MVV Maastricht with whom he got to the quarter finals of the 2006 KNVB Cup
He then moved towards featuring once again in the Eerste Divisie for Telstar in 2008. Van Den Ban then featured in the Hoofdklasse for ADO '20 a year later,and with the outfit Ter Leede in the 2010-11 season.
Van Den Ban made in all a total of over 250 appearances throughout his footballing club career.
International career
He has played in junior teams of Holland and was crowned the best goalkeeper of the 1999 Eurovoetbal tournament.
Coaching career
Van Den Ban coached in prior at clubs Ajax, FC Utrecht and AZ Alkmaar together with the U15 team of the Netherlands. He is currently linked up in goalkeeping tend of Arsenal's U6 to U16 teams.
Honours
Club Honours
Ajax
- Eurovoetbal Cup: Winner- 1999
Individual Honours
- Best Goalkeeper:Eurovoetbal Cup - 1999