1. Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro was born on 13 February 1985 and is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is currently without a club after being fired as the head coach of Eredivisie club Almere City.
12 Facts About Hedwiges Maduro
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Hedwiges Maduro spent several seasons in La Liga, mainly with Valencia, where he appeared in 113 competitive games and won the 2008 Spanish Cup.
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Hedwiges Maduro appeared in 105 games overall for them, scoring eleven goals.
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Hedwiges Maduro turned down a contract extension at Valencia, and had an offer from Spartak Moscow, who had just hired his former boss Emery, finishing his debut season in Andalusia with 30 games all competitions comprised to help the side to the ninth place, in spite of being diagnosed with a heart condition in the previous summer.
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In February 2015, nursing a hand injury, Hedwiges Maduro requested a leave of absence and visited his former club Ajax.
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On 20 July 2017, the 32-year-old Hedwiges Maduro signed a two-year contract with Cypriot First Division side Omonia for an undisclosed fee, arriving from Groningen.
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On 9 August 2018, Hedwiges Maduro announced his retirement through a short video on Twitter.
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Shortly after making his league debut with Ajax, Hedwiges Maduro won his first cap for the Netherlands on 26 March 2005, in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Romania.
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Hedwiges Maduro led the team to the U21 Division 1 title in 2022.
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In June 2023, Hedwiges Maduro signed a three-year contract to become the assistant coach at his former club, Ajax.
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On 18 December 2024, Hedwiges Maduro was dismissed from his role as head coach at Almere City.
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Hedwiges Maduro's father was originally from the town Paradera on Aruba, and his mother was from Curacao, both being islands in the Dutch Caribbean.