Errol Emanuelson

Errol 'Emau' Rudolph Emanuelson (born April 16, 1953) is a retired Surinamese footballer who played as a forward for SV Robinhood in the Hoofdklasse, and for the Suriname national team. He also spent a loan spell in Belgium playing for Sint-Niklaas.[1]

Errol Emanuelson
Personal information
Full name Errol Rudolph Emmanuelson
Date of birth (1953-04-16) April 16, 1953
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1967–1970 Santos
1970–1975 Tuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1980 Robinhood ? (?)
1979–1980 → Sint-Niklaas (loan) ? (?)
National team‡
1975 Suriname Olympic ? (?)
1978 Suriname 2 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 15, 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 15, 2015

Career

Emanuelson began his career in Nieuw Nickerie, Suriname, in the youth ranks of Santos at age 14. In 1970, he moved to Paramaribo to play in the youth teams of Tuna with whom he won the youth championship. In 1975, he made the move to SV Robinhood where he played as a forward forming the attack of Robinhood together with Rinaldo Entingh and Roy George. In 1976, he made a name for himself in a friendly fixture against Dutch club Ajax while Robinhood were on a tour of the Netherlands.[2] He helped Robinhood to win three national titles in 1975, 1976 and 1979, and was the league top scorer for three consecutive seasons in 1976, 1977 and 1978.[3] He also helped Robinhood to placement in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup finals, where they would finish as runners-up twice, conceding to C.D. Águila from El Salvador in 1976 and Mexican side Club América in 1977.[4] On 30 July 1979 Robinhood were granted permission by the SVB to loan Emanuelson to Belgian side Sint-Niklaas where he played for one season.

International career

Emanuelson made his first appearance for the Suriname national team in 1971 playing in the Kingdom Games. In 1975, he was part of the Suriname Olympic football team playing in the preliminary rounds failing to qualify for the games. In 1978, he helped Suriname to win the CFU Championship hosted in Trinidad and Tobago scoring three goals against the Netherlands Antilles in the 2nd round of the tournament.[5]

Personal life

After his football career he moved to Amsterdam with his family. He is the father of three children. Dutch International Urby Emanuelson, former professional footballer Julian Emanuelson, and their sister Sharifa Emanuelson, a former basketball player. [6] Both of his Sons are products of the Ajax Youth Academy.[7] His nephew Suriname International Roché Emanuelson also plays professionally in Paramaribo, having won the Surinamese Footballer of the Year award in 2000.

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Suriname' goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 September 1978Trinidad Stadium, Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
1–0
2–0
CFU Championship
2.13 October 1978André Kamperveen, Paramaribo, Suriname
1–0
3–0
3.
3–0

Honors

Club
S.V. Robinhood[8]
  • SVB Hoofdklasse (3): 1975, 1976, 1979
  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup Runners-up (2): 1976, 1977

International
Suriname

Individual
  • SVB Hoofdklasse Top Goalscorer (3): 1976, 1977, 1978
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References
  1. "Errol Emanuelson profile". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  2. "'Mogelijkheid topvoetballers om voor Suriname uit te komen'". Waterkrant. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  3. "Errol Emanuelson, De eerste Surinaamse sportencyclopedie (1893-1988)". dbnl.org. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. "CONCACAF Retro: Club America wins first International titles in 1978". CONCACAF. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. "Errol Emanuelson profile". Soccer-db.info. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. "De hele familie is trots op Urby". De Gelderlander. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  7. "Van de luwte in het licht" (PDF). Ajax Magazine. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  8. "Errol Emanuelson - Career Honours". Voetbal.com.
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