Marc Overmars

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Name: Marc Overmars
Born: 29th March 1973
Birth place: Ernst, Netherlands.
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 11st 5lb
Position: Winger
Previous clubs: Go Ahead Eagles, Willem II, Ajax.
Date joined Arsenal: 17th June 1997 £7,000,000
Current Form: Good if not great
Strong Points: Plays exceptionally well along the left flank. He's got great pace and excellent close control.One of the fastest and best winger in the league.Can shoot powerfully with both feet.
Weak Points: Can't think of any!
  • Overmars grew up on the family farm. During the potato harvest, he put a yoke around his body and pulled along the cart into which the rest of the family dumped the crop.
  • The young Marc growing up in Holland idolised Arsenal. He wrote the names of Ajax and Arsenal on one of his school exercise books as the teams he wanted to play for in the future.

Credits:
League championship winner 1997-98
FA Cup winner 1998 (scored first goal in final)
Charity Shield winner 1998
Dutch championship winner 1994, 1995, 1996 (all with Ajax)
Dutch cup winner 1993 (with Ajax)
Dutch super-cup winner 3 times (dates?) (with Ajax)
European Cup winner 1995 (with Ajax)
World Club Cup winner 1995 (with Ajax)

Comments: I simply idolize this guy. He's such a great player! One of the Best winger in the league! And he's been scoring goals lately. Great work!
Below are a couple of pictures of Overmars.

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Marc Overmars representing Holland in the game against Yugoslavia. (far right picture)

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Celebration time after           Overmars seen here with Bergkamp and lots of  Arsenal fans
winning the Double.               behind them.

                               

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