# Evander Sno > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Evander_Sno > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Evander_Sno.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_Sno > Source revision: 1356513860 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1987)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Evander Sno | image = Evander Sno.jpg | upright = | caption = Sno training with the Netherlands U21 in 2008 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1987|4|9}} | birth_place = [Dordrecht](/source/Dordrecht), Netherlands | height = 1.89 m | position = [Defensive midfielder](/source/Defensive_midfielder) | currentclub = | youthyears1 = –2004 | youthclubs1 = [DWS](/source/AFC_DWS) | youthyears2 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs2 = [Ajax](/source/Ajax_Youth_Academy) | years1 = 2005–2006 | clubs1 = [Feyenoord](/source/Feyenoord) | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = → [NAC Breda](/source/NAC_Breda) (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2006–2008 | clubs3 = [Celtic](/source/Celtic_F.C.) | caps3 = 30 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2008–2011 | clubs4 = [Ajax](/source/AFC_Ajax) | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = → [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_F.C.) (loan) | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2011–2012 | clubs6 = [RKC Waalwijk](/source/RKC_Waalwijk) | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2012–2013 | clubs7 = [NEC](/source/NEC_Nijmegen) | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 2 | years8 = 2013–2014 | clubs8 = [RKC Waalwijk](/source/RKC_Waalwijk) | caps8 = 23 | goals8 = 4 | years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = [Westerlo](/source/K.V.C._Westerlo) | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2015 | clubs10 = [ADO Den Haag](/source/ADO_Den_Haag) | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2017 | clubs11 = [RKC Waalwijk](/source/RKC_Waalwijk) | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 1 | years12 = 2017–2018 | clubs12 = [DHSC](/source/DHSC_(football_club)) | caps12 = | goals12 = | nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = [Netherlands U21](/source/Netherlands_national_under-21_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 2008 | manageryears1 = 2019 | managerclubs1 = [FC Lienden](/source/FC_Lienden) (assistant) }} '''Evander Sno''' (born 9 April 1987) is a Dutch [football](/source/association_football) coach and former player.[http://www.4thegame.com/club/glasgow-celtic-fc/player-profile/35806/evandersno.html Evander Sno – Player Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710213426/http://www.4thegame.com/club/glasgow-celtic-fc/player-profile/35806/evandersno.html |date=10 July 2007 }} 4thegame.com. Retrieved 14 October 2006 He played as a [defensive midfielder](/source/defensive_midfielder). During his active career, Sno played for numerous clubs in his native Netherlands, but also had spells in Scotland with [Celtic](/source/Celtic_F.C.) and England on loan at [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_F.C.). He also featured for the Dutch under-21 and under-23 international teams. Sno typically played in a defensive midfield role, but was utilised in nine different field positions during a period on loan to [NAC Breda](/source/NAC_Breda). In addition, he was used as a [striker](/source/striker_(association_football)) for the [Netherlands under 21s](/source/Netherlands_national_under-21_football_team) to cover for a lack of strikers in the squad at the time. After his retirement as a footballer, Sno became an assistant coach at [FC Lienden](/source/FC_Lienden). ==Club career== ===Early career=== Born in [Dordrecht](/source/Dordrecht), Sno came through the youth system at [Ajax](/source/AFC_Ajax) but left to join [Feyenoord](/source/Feyenoord) at the age of eighteen. He did not play any first-team games during his time at Feyenoord but he was loaned out to [NAC Breda](/source/NAC_Breda) during the 2005–06 season, where he made his name. ===Celtic=== [[File:Sno and Hesselink.jpg|thumb|left|Sno (left) with fellow Dutchman [Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink](/source/Jan_Vennegoor_of_Hesselink)]] Sno signed for [Scottish Premier League](/source/Scottish_Premier_League) side [Celtic](/source/Celtic_F.C.) from [Feyenoord](/source/Feyenoord) of the [Eredivisie](/source/Eredivisie) in 2006. At the time he was considered one of the most promising youth prospects in the world.[https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=43955 Evander Sno] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301004707/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=43955 |date=1 March 2009 }} www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 14 October 2006 He made his full debut in a [League Cup](/source/Scottish_League_Cup) 3rd round victory over [St Mirren](/source/St_Mirren_F.C.), drawing praise from his manager for his performance[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/5363190.stm Strachan hails Sno for CIS show] BBC Sport Online, 20 September 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2006 and made his [Old Firm](/source/Old_Firm) debut during Celtic's 2–0 defeat of [Rangers](/source/Rangers_F.C.) on 23 September 2006, replacing [Shunsuke Nakamura](/source/Shunsuke_Nakamura) during the latter stages of the match.[https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/sep/24/match.celtic Gravesen piles pressure on Le Guen] Patrick Glenn, Guardian Unlimited, 24 September 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2006 In November 2006, Sno scored his only goal for Celtic against [Hibernian](/source/Hibernian_F.C.) in an [SPL](/source/Scottish_Premier_League) game.{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6178212.stm|title=Hibernian 2–2 Celtic|publisher=[BBC](/source/BBC) |date=26 November 2006 |access-date=10 November 2009}} Sno went on to play in both legs of Celtic's [Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League_2006-07) last 16 defeat against [AC Milan](/source/AC_Milan) and at the end of the season collected an SPL winners medal after Celtic retained their title, a feat repeated in the [2007–08 season](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Scottish_Premier_League). On signing for Celtic, it was widely reported in the media that Sno was named after the former [Boxing](/source/Boxing) World Heavyweight Champion, [Evander Holyfield](/source/Evander_Holyfield).[https://web.archive.org/web/20061021223127/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=103199/index.html Evander Sno] uefa.com. Retrieved 14 October 2006 ===Ajax=== In August 2008 Sno re-joined Ajax, signing a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154417/contentid=67159|title=Ajax contracteert Evander Sno|access-date=21 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920140249/http://www.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154417/contentid=67159|archive-date=20 September 2010|url-status=dead}} He was sent off in his debut match against [Willem II Tilburg](/source/Willem_II_Tilburg), although his red card was cleared by the [KNVB](/source/Royal_Dutch_Football_Association).{{cite web|url=http://www.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154417/contentid=67261|title=Rode kaart Sno geseponeerd|access-date=1 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520150413/http://www.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154417/contentid=67261|archive-date=20 May 2011|url-status=dead}} After just one season he was demoted from the first team and would play for [Jong Ajax](/source/Jong_Ajax).{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/4621601/__Bari_test_Ajacied_Martina__22___.html|title=Bari test Martina}} In August 2009, Sno had joined English club [Bristol City](/source/Bristol_City_F.C.) on loan for the remainder of the 2009–10 season, making his debut as a substitute against [Coventry City](/source/Coventry_City_F.C.).[http://www.ajax.nl/Nieuws/Laatste-nieuws/Nieuws-artikel/Evander-Sno-op-huurbasis-naar-Bristol-City-FC.htm Evander Sno op huurbasis naar Bristol City FC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904201145/http://www.ajax.nl/Nieuws/Laatste-nieuws/Nieuws-artikel/Evander-Sno-op-huurbasis-naar-Bristol-City-FC.htm |date=4 September 2009 }} Ajax Sno scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 3–2 win over [Barnsley](/source/Barnsley_F.C.) at [Oakwell](/source/Oakwell),{{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/8316371.stm|title=Barnsley 2–3 Bristol City|publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=24 October 2009 |access-date=24 October 2009}} and rejoined Ajax at the season's end. When sent back to the reserves, Sno had to prove his self-worth as an Ajax first squad member. On 13 September 2010 while playing a match with Ajax' reserves against Vitesse/AGOVV reserves, Sno suffered a cardiac arrest.{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8995971.stm |title=Dutch midfielder Sno suffers heart attack during game |publisher=[BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport) |date=13 September 2010 |access-date=13 September 2010}} He was resuscitated, it took the paramedics ten minutes to resuscitate Sno on the pitch and he was then taken to a hospital in [Arnhem](/source/Arnhem). It was expected that a long period of recovery was going to lie ahead, and he marked his return by appearing in a reserve friendly on 11 November 2010. No direct cause for the cardiac arrest could be found and as a precaution he had an internal [cardiac defibrillator](/source/Defibrillation) placed inside his body.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121026024246/http://www.uefa.com/printoutfiles/competitions/ucl/2011/e/e_2002902_pk.pdf AC Milan vs AFC Ajax UEFA Media Kit] 8 December 2010[http://www.goal.com/en/news/462/netherlands/2010/09/23/2132954/ajax-midfielder-evander-sno-to-resume-training-next-week.asp Evander Sno To Resume Training]| 23 September 2010 After his contract with Ajax expired, Sno found an agreement with Italian [Serie A](/source/Serie_A) club [Genoa](/source/Genoa_C.F.C.); the move was however canceled at the last minute after the player failed his medical.{{cite news |language=nl |publisher=Voetbal International |access-date=14 July 2011 |date=14 July 2011 |url=http://www.vi.nl/Nieuws-item/203560/Sno-komt-niet-door-medische-keuring-van-Genoa.htm |title=Sno komt niet door medische keuring van Genoa }} ===Later career and retirement=== In August 2011, Sno signed a one-year contract with Eredivisie side [RKC Waalwijk](/source/RKC_Waalwijk). Due to his good performances at RKC Waalwijk, several Dutch teams showed interest in Sno. Both Eredivisie teams [Roda JC](/source/Roda_JC) and [NEC Nijmegen](/source/NEC_Nijmegen) wanted to sign a contract with him. He signed a two-year contract with NEC at 6 June 2012. Once again, on 29 September 2012, Sno suffered another on-pitch cardiac arrest, however, due to having a defibrillator fitted previously, he was able to walk off the pitch. On 3 April 2013, Sno ended his contract with NEC because of a disagreement with the club. On 28 October 2013, Sno signed a deal until the end of the season with his former club RKC. After they were relegated to the Dutch [Eerste Divisie](/source/Eerste_Divisie), Sno left as a free agent and signed with Belgian side [Westerlo](/source/K.V.C._Westerlo) on 4 June 2014.[http://nos.nl/artikel/656837-evander-sno-naar-westerlo.html Evander Sno naar Westerlo] (Dutch). NOS. 4 June 2014. However, he only played two matches in half a season and dissolved his contract on 7 December 2014.[http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/samenwerking-sno-en-westerlo-per-direct-beeindigd-.htm Samenwerking Sno en Westerlo per direct beëindigd] (Dutch). Voetbal International. 7 December 2014. On 31 January 2015, it was announced that Sno would sign a contract until the end of the season with Dutch Eredivisie side [ADO Den Haag](/source/ADO_Den_Haag).[http://nos.nl/artikel/2016620-sno-rond-met-ado-den-haag.html Sno rond met ADO Den Haag] (Dutch). NOS. 31 January 2015. After another spell at RKC, he joined Dutch [Eerste Klasse](/source/Eerste_Klasse) amateur club [DHSC](/source/DHSC_(football_club)) in July 2017.{{cite news|title=Evander Sno wordt ploeggenoot Rodney Sneijder bij DHSC|url=https://www.rtvutrecht.nl/nieuws/1640812/evander-sno-wordt-ploeggenoot-rodney-sneijder-bij-dhsc.html|access-date=3 January 2018|publisher=RTV Utrecht|date=25 July 2017|language=nl}} He announced his retirement in 2018.{{cite web |last1=Westerink |first1=Robert |title=Evander Sno assistent-trainer en wellicht ook speler FC Lienden |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/amateurvoetbal/evander-sno-assistent-trainer-en-wellicht-ook-speler-fc-lienden~a047ce60/?referrer=https://www.google.com/ |website=gelderlander.nl |publisher=[De Gelderlander](/source/De_Gelderlander) |access-date=21 June 2020 |date=14 January 2019}} ==International career== Born in the Netherlands, Sno is of Surinamese descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2014/12/05/suriname-naar-wk-2018-wordt-een-aardig-team/|title=Suriname naar WK 2018: "Wordt een aardig team"|date=5 December 2014|work=Suriname Herald}} Sno was a regular in the [Dutch Under-21 team](/source/Netherlands_national_under-21_football_team). In October 2006, Sno was handed a surprise callup for the Netherlands national football squad for the friendly against England national team, Sno was unused in the game{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/6143190.stm |title=Van Persie out of Holland squad |publisher=BBC |date=13 November 2006 |access-date=24 February 2017}} On 16 July 2008, he was named in the Dutch squad for the [Olympic Games](/source/Football_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) in Beijing. In the opening game against [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria_national_football_team), Sno received a red card. ==Coaching career== In January 2019, six months after announcing his retirement as a player, Sno was appointed as assistant coach to [FC Lienden](/source/FC_Lienden) head coaches [Hans van de Haar](/source/Hans_van_de_Haar) and [Nordin Wooter](/source/Nordin_Wooter).{{cite web |last1=van den Broek |first1=Danny |title=Zwart randje legt geen schaduw over Sno bij FC Lienden |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/buren/zwart-randje-legt-geen-schaduw-over-sno-bij-fc-lienden~ab9c71a7/ |website=gelderlander.nl |publisher=[De Gelderlander](/source/De_Gelderlander) |access-date=21 June 2020 |date=29 January 2019}} ==Personal life== In January 2019, Sno was sentenced to [community service](/source/community_service) for knocking out a bouncer in a nightclub brawl at the [Melkweg](/source/Melkweg) concert venue in October 2017. His brother, Kenneth, was fined for threatening to shoot security staff in the same incident.{{cite web |title=Taakstraf oud-voetballer Evander Sno voor mishandelen portier Melkweg |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2268542-taakstraf-oud-voetballer-evander-sno-voor-mishandelen-portier-melkweg.html |website=nos.nl |publisher=[NOS](/source/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting) |access-date=21 June 2020 |date=22 January 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Vugts |first1=Paul |title=Evander Sno krijgt 76 uur taakstraf wegens geweld |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/evander-sno-krijgt-76-uur-taakstraf-wegens-geweld~be35bf03/ |website=parool.nl |publisher=[Het Parool](/source/Het_Parool) |access-date=21 June 2020 |date=22 January 2019}} ==Honours== '''Celtic''' * [Scottish Premier League](/source/Scottish_Premier_League): [2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Scottish_Premier_League), [2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Scottish_Premier_League) * [Scottish Cup](/source/Scottish_Cup): [2006–07](/source/2007_Scottish_Cup_Final) '''Ajax''' * [Eredivisie](/source/Eredivisie): [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Eredivisie) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/evander-sno.htm Evander Sno at ''Voetbal International''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508034207/http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/evander-sno.htm |date=8 May 2014 }} {{in lang|nl}} * {{Soccerbase}} * [http://www.ajaxinside.nl/index.php?pagina=spelersprofielen/sno Ajax Inside Profile] {{Netherlands Squad 2008 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sno, Evander}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Dordrecht Category:Dutch people of Surinamese descent Category:Sportspeople of Surinamese descent Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Dutch men's footballers Category:Feyenoord players Category:NAC Breda players Category:Celtic F.C. players Category:AFC DWS players Category:AFC Ajax players Category:Bristol City F.C. players Category:RKC Waalwijk players Category:NEC Nijmegen players Category:KVC Westerlo players Category:ADO Den Haag players Category:Eredivisie players Category:Eerste Divisie players Category:Scottish Premier League players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers Category:Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Category:DHSC (football club) players Category:English Football League players --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Evander Sno](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_Sno) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evander_Sno?action=history)). 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