Dennis Gentenaar
Dutch footballer
Dennis Gentenaar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnɪs ˈxɛntənaːr]; born 30 September 1975) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Germany. After retiring, he became a goalkeeping coach.
Playing career
Gentenaar was born in Nijmegen. Coming from the amateur side ZOW, he made his professional debut for NEC on 26 November 1995 aged 20, at home against PSV Eindhoven which NEC lost 5–0. Gentenaar made another appearance later that season, but had to wait until 1998 to make his second appearance in professional football. During that season he played seven matches, still as the second goalkeeper for NEC. From the 2000–01 season, things changed for Gentenaar and he became NEC's first goalkeeper. From then on he only missed nine appearances in five seasons; during the last three seasons he did not miss a single match.
He developed into a trustworthy goalkeeper and his performance earned him a transfer to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. A year later he returned to the Eredivisie, to become second goalkeeper behind Maarten Stekelenburg at Ajax, at which time he won the 2007 KNVB Cup, his first career trophy.
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