Rob Wielaert
Wielaert with FC Twente in 2008.
Personal information
Full name Robert Wielaert
Date of birth (1978-12-29) 29 December 1978
Place of birth Emmeloord, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 PSV 7 (0)
1999–2001 Den Bosch 53 (2)
2001–2002 PSV 3 (0)
2002–2006 NEC 145 (11)
2006–2009 Twente 83 (3)
2009–2011 Ajax 19 (1)
2010–2011 → Roda JC (loan) 30 (1)
2011–2013 Roda JC 47 (1)
2013–2015

Melbourne City

[1]		 37 (1)
International career
Netherlands B 2
Managerial career
2016– Box Hill United (youth assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Wielaert (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔp ˈʋi.laːrt], born 29 December 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Club career

Career in the Netherlands (1997–2013)

Wielaert was born in Emmeloord, Flevoland and made his debut in professional football with PSV Eindhoven in the 1997–98 season. He also played for FC Den Bosch and NEC before joining FC Twente.[2] During his FC Twente period he was the captain of the team.

During the 2009 January transfer period he went to Ajax for a transfer fee of 3 million. However, he lost his starting position and was sent on loan to Roda JC at the start of the 2010–11 season. He signed for two seasons with Roda in the summer of 2011. After his contract had expired in 2013, Wielaert was released.

Career with Melbourne Heart / City (2013–2015)

In June 2013, Wielaert was signed by Australian club Melbourne Heart in the A-League. The Dutchman had never played outside of the Netherlands and was optimistic about playing in Australia:

"I have played all of my career in the Netherlands and now it is an exciting time to play abroad. So when Melbourne Heart contacted me, I was enthusiastic immediately. The club sounds great, the city and the country too, so I am looking forward to giving everything for this club and the people around it."[3]

Wielaert scored his first goal for his new club and was the opening goal in the Melbourne Derby against Melbourne Victory on 25 October 2014 in front of 43,729 fans. City went on to lose the match 5–2.[4]

On 13 April 2015, Wielaert was released by the club.[5]

Coaching

Box Hill United

Upon retiring, Wielaert commenced his coaching education, and as of 2018 is assistant coach at Box Hill United, whilst studying for his B-License.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club Competition Apps Goals
PSV1997–98Eredivisie10
1998–99Eredivisie00
1999–2000Eredivisie60
Total70
FC Den Bosch1999–2000Eredivisie200
2000–01Eerste Divisie332
Total532
PSV2001–02Eredivisie30
NEC2001–02Eredivisie251
2002–03Eredivisie323
2003–04Eredivisie324
2004–05Eredivisie272
2005–06Eredivisie291
Total14511
FC Twente2006–07Eredivisie342
2007–08Eredivisie321
2008–09Eredivisie170
Total833
Ajax2008–09Eredivisie161
2009–10Eredivisie30
Total191
Roda JC2010–11Eredivisie301
Roda JC2011–12Eredivisie271
2012–13Eredivisie200
Total472
Melbourne City[lower-alpha 1]2013–14A-League260
2014–15A-League111
Total371
Career total42420
  1. ↑ Known as "Melbourne Heart" until 2014

References

  1. ↑ The team was known as Melbourne Heart prior to 2014
  2. ↑ "Rob Wielaert" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne Heart sign defender Rob Wielaert". SB Nation. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Melbourne City FC suffer Derby defeat". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Melbourne City FC Player Update". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 13 May 2015.


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