Angelo Cijntje

Angelo Cijntje

Personal information
Full name	Ryangelo Cijntje
Date of birth	(1981-07-26) July 26, 1981
Place of birth	Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	FC Groningen
Number	22
Youth career
	Meeuwenplaat
	VV Spijkenisse
	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	SC Heerenveen	0	(0)
2001	→ KuPS (loan)	32	(1)
2002–2013	SC Veendam	311	(6)
2013–	FC Groningen	0	(0)
International career‡
2004–2008	Netherlands Antilles	8	(0)
2011–	Curaçao	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 16, 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 25, 2011

Ryangelo "Angelo" Cijntje (born 9 November 1980 in Willemstad, Curaçao, in the former Netherlands Antilles) is a Curaçaoan football player, who plays a right back and currently plays for FC Groningen in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Club career

Cijntje has played eight seasons with Veendam and appeared to be leaving the club when it was declared bankrupt in May 2010. However, the club was able to have its bankruptcy reversed and he continued playing for the club in the following season. The season after Veendam were struggling financially again, and went bankrupt on March 25, 2013. Because SC Veendam were bankrupt, Angelo Cijntje signed for FC Groningen the next season, playing in the reserves for most of the season. In April 2014, Cijntje sat on the bench during a couple of Groningen's Eredivisie games. A couple of weeks later he made his debut for the club. On May 3, 2014, in the FC Groningen - Heracles Almelo game, Cijntje was subbed in for Van der Velden in the 84th minute, making his debut for the club at age 33. During the minutes he played in the game, the Groningen supporters were chanting his name and singing 'All balls on Cijntje' .

International career

Cijntje made his debut for the Netherlands Antilles in a January 2004 friendly match against Surinam. He then played in all four World Cup qualifying matches they played later that year.

International goals

Score and results list Curaçao's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2011	Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad	U.S. Virgin Islands	6–1	6–1	2014 World Cup qualifier

External links

• Angelo Cijntje – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Angelo Cijntje at National-Football-Teams.com