1. Gerald Mervin Vanenburg was born on 5 March 1964 and is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently serving as the assistant coach of the Indonesia national team and the head coach of the Indonesia under-23 national team.
Gerald Vanenburg amassed Eredivisie totals of 372 games and 112 goals for Ajax and PSV combined, winning fifteen major titles between the two clubs, including the 1988 European Cup with the latter.
Gerald Vanenburg finished his first season with 11 games and three goals, being soon dubbed Vaantje and Geraldinho for his above-average skills.
Gerald Vanenburg became an undisputed starter for the Amsterdam side shortly after, providing countless assists for strikers Marco van Basten and Wim Kieft and adding 30 himself in two seasons combined as the club won back-to-back national championships; before leaving in June 1986, he scored in double digits in two more seasons.
Gerald Vanenburg appeared in nearly 500 official games between the two clubs, scoring almost 150 goals.
Aged 29, Gerald Vanenburg had his first abroad experience, helping Jubilo Iwata promote to the J1 League in his first year then playing a further two seasons with them.
Until his retirement in 2000 at the age of 36, Gerald Vanenburg played three more years of top flight football, with AS Cannes and TSV 1860 Munich, where he began appearing regularly as a sweeper.
Gerald Vanenburg was a member of the Dutch squad at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Gerald Vanenburg was selected for the UEFA Euro 1988 tournament in West Germany, appearing in all the games as the Oranje won the competition.
Gerald Vanenburg was picked by manager Leo Beenhakker for his 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, but his contribution consisted of 45 minutes against Egypt, in an eventual round-of-16 exit in Italy.
Gerald Vanenburg was the nephew of former Surinamese international player and manager Roy Gerald Vanenburg.