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Veteran striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has pledged to see out the remainder of his contract with Bundesliga side Hamburg.
The 34-year-old Dutchman arrived at the club in January 2010 after making his name at Manchester United and Real Madrid, but has failed to produce his best form for Armin Veh's side.
Hamburg are ninth in the Bundesliga, and like his club, van Nistelrooy has struggled to find consistency in his performances this season.
But despite the disappointing start to his time at the Imtech Arena, van Nistelrooy said he is keen to stay and add to his tally of 10 goals in 25 matches for Hamburg.
"The year of 2010 has been very disappointing, both for me and the club," Van Nistelrooy told Bild.
"When I joined everything looked great. We were in fourth position and had a good chance to claim the Europa League."
"Sadly, we finished the season empty-handed but it was not a wrong decision for me to decide to play for this club. I wanted to help the club."
"I did not achieve that, so I am going to remain until the end of the summer."
Hamburg sit four points out of the European places on the table, but will not have the chance to improve their position until they take on Schalke in their first match back after the winter break on January 15.
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+ In Holland Ruud Van Nistelrooy had a big transfer form Heerenveen to PSV Eindhoven. He was then signed by PSV Eindhoven for €6.3 million, a then-record transfer sum between two Dutch teams.
+ How much did Ruud Van Nistlerooy cost Manchester utd?: Ruud van Nistelrooy cost Manchester United £19000000. He was bought from PSV Eindhoven.
+ How much did Real Madrid pay Manchester United for Ruud Van Nistlerooy: Ruud van Nistlerooy's transfer fee from Man Utd to Real Madrid was £11m. He is yet to score for Real since signing in July 2006.
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+ How much did Ruud Van Nistlerooy cost Manchester utd?: Ruud van Nistelrooy cost Manchester United £19000000. He was bought from PSV Eindhoven.
+ How much did Real Madrid pay Manchester United for Ruud Van Nistlerooy: Ruud van Nistlerooy's transfer fee from Man Utd to Real Madrid was £11m. He is yet to score for Real since signing in July 2006.
Hamburg striker Ruud van Nistelrooy looks set for a spell on the sidelines after suffering a torn adductor muscle.
The Dutch ace suffered the injury whilst training with the Bundesliga club and a scan revealed the full extent of the damage on Wednesday.
The former Manchester United
and Real Madrid striker has been in impressive form for Armin Veh's side this season scoring seven goals in nine games.However, Van Nistelrooy,
who was recently recalled to the Holland squad following a two-year international exile, now looks set to miss some crucial matches starting with Hoffenheim and Borussia Dortmund.The 34-year-old also looks set to miss the games against Hannover on 21stNovember and Stuttgart
six days later.The news comes as major blow to Hamburg,
who are currently lying in eighth spot with 15 points and Veh has already indicated that he is reluctant to bring in any reinforcements.(source: Skysports.com)
Hamburg coach Armin Veh has announced he will not coach any other Bundesliga team when his spell at the northern Germany club ends.
"Hamburg is a great club and it is a huge honour for me to work here," he said.
"Hamburg will definitely be my last club in Germany. I will not accept any more jobs after this one.
"If I am not successful here, then I don't want to try with any other club because there is nothing more attractive than this."
Veh led Stuttgart to the Bundesliga title in 2007 and has plans to do the same with Hamburg, even if they currently trail league leaders Borussia Dortmund by 16 points.
Should it not work out this season, he hopes to have another chance next year, and possibly more chances in future to bring glory to the club as he is currently in talks over a new contract.
However, his immediate focus is on their trip to the Black Forest.
He is unlikely to have Dennis Aogo and Ruud van Nistelrooy back in his starting XI due to injury.
"We are going to have to wait and see with Dennis and Ruud is not 100% fit either," he revealed.
"He cannot fully keep up with the pace yet."
Freiburg were unable to adjust to the wintry conditions in Hannover last weekend as they came away beaten 3-0.
However, their coach Robin Dutt says his team has learnt its lesson and will be better prepared for similar conditions tomorrow.
"If we only have one bad game every 13, then I can live with that," he said.
"I have no doubts about us building on our strength at home on Saturday."
And he has a fully-fit side to choose from also with Heiko Butscher now ready for a full 90 minutes again.
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Borussia Dortmund pulled further clear at the top of the Bundesliga as two second-half goals saw off Hamburg.
After a largely drab first 45 minutes, Dortmund found their cutting edge after the break, with Shinji Kagawa's deflected shot breaking the deadlock in the 49th minute before Lucas Barrios made sure of the win with 20 minutes to go.
The victory sends Dortmund seven points clear at the top ahead of the rest of the weekend's action.
The first half was slow to get going, with the only chance of note coming five minutes before the break when Marcel Schmelzer's cross fell perfectly for Mario Gotze, but he poked wide of the left-hand post.
Dortmund came to life in the second half, and a quick break down the right wing provided them with the breakthrough.
Lukasz Piszczek rolled the ball across for the on-running Kagawa, and his shot took a deflection on its way into the net.
Dortmund were looking much more dangerous as they began to win headers in and around the area, but they did not find a way to test goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny.
Barrios had the ball in the net in the 62nd minute after a neat backheel from Kagawa, but the flag was correctly raised for offside.
Little had been seen of Hamburg as an attacking force, but teenage substitute Heung-Min Son was doing his best to change that, and he managed to wriggle his way past several defenders, only to see his shot charged down as he took a moment too long to find his footing.
Barrios then settled the match after 70 minutes thanks to a swift counter-attack.
Kagawa was at the heart of matters again, with his throughball allowing Gotze to race free.
He attempted to dink the ball over Drobny and although his effort was well wide, the onrushing Kevin Grobkreutz managed to knock it back to give Barrios a tap in.
Mladen Petric might have got a goal back for Hamburg in the 74th minute but headed over when well placed, and Dortmund comfortably played out the final minutes.
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After a largely drab first 45 minutes, Dortmund found their cutting edge after the break, with Shinji Kagawa's deflected shot breaking the deadlock in the 49th minute before Lucas Barrios made sure of the win with 20 minutes to go.
The victory sends Dortmund seven points clear at the top ahead of the rest of the weekend's action.
The first half was slow to get going, with the only chance of note coming five minutes before the break when Marcel Schmelzer's cross fell perfectly for Mario Gotze, but he poked wide of the left-hand post.
Dortmund came to life in the second half, and a quick break down the right wing provided them with the breakthrough.
Lukasz Piszczek rolled the ball across for the on-running Kagawa, and his shot took a deflection on its way into the net.
Dortmund were looking much more dangerous as they began to win headers in and around the area, but they did not find a way to test goalkeeper Jaroslav Drobny.
Barrios had the ball in the net in the 62nd minute after a neat backheel from Kagawa, but the flag was correctly raised for offside.
Little had been seen of Hamburg as an attacking force, but teenage substitute Heung-Min Son was doing his best to change that, and he managed to wriggle his way past several defenders, only to see his shot charged down as he took a moment too long to find his footing.
Barrios then settled the match after 70 minutes thanks to a swift counter-attack.
Kagawa was at the heart of matters again, with his throughball allowing Gotze to race free.
He attempted to dink the ball over Drobny and although his effort was well wide, the onrushing Kevin Grobkreutz managed to knock it back to give Barrios a tap in.
Mladen Petric might have got a goal back for Hamburg in the 74th minute but headed over when well placed, and Dortmund comfortably played out the final minutes.
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Hamburg have confirmed that Ruud van Nistelrooy has torn an adductor muscle, with the former Real Madrid striker now facing up to a month on the sidelines.
Van Nistelrooy, who swapped the Bernabeu for the Bundesliga this January, suffered the injury in training on Tuesday and a scan on Wednesday revealed the full extent of the damage.
The Netherlands striker has impressed since arriving at the club and was even recalled to the Dutch national team in August after a two-year international exile.
He appears certain to miss Hamburg's upcoming league matches against Hoffenheim and Dortmund, while games against Hannover and then Stuttgart on November 27 may also come too soon.
After starting the season with seven goals in five games, Van Nistelrooy has been experiencing a drought of late and has failed to score in Hamburg's past five games.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy has scored seven goals in nine games this season
The Netherlands striker has impressed since arriving at the club and was even recalled to the Dutch national team in August after a two-year international exile.
He appears certain to miss Hamburg's upcoming league matches against Hoffenheim and Dortmund, while games against Hannover and then Stuttgart on November 27 may also come too soon.
After starting the season with seven goals in five games, Van Nistelrooy has been experiencing a drought of late and has failed to score in Hamburg's past five games.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy has revealed he was on the verge of signing for Bayern Munich before his switch to Real Madrid in 2006.
Van Nistelrooy ended a five-year association with Manchester United in July 2006 when he moved to the Bernabeu in a €24 million deal, but it appears he had been set for a move to the Bundesliga.
“In 2006, after the World Cup, we were in very advanced negotiations about a move,” he told Bild. “If Real Madrid had not come in, I would have gone to Munich.
“It was difficult to get out of the Bayern move at that stage. I personally called up (Uli) Hoeness, apologised and said, ‘I know we have come so far, but I need to join Real’. In retrospect, the time in Madrid was a great experience in my life.”
Van Nistelrooy did move to Germany when he left Madrid for Hamburg in January. He says he is enjoying life under coach Armin Veh but, with his deal due to expire next summer, he is making no promises about staying beyond the end of the season.
“In February or March, a decision will need to be made,” he said. “At the moment, things are going well and I feel good.
“I want to wait a couple of months and then reevaluate the situation. The most important factor is how I’m feeling.”
Now 34, Van Nistelrooy is reaching the end of his playing career and says he may walk away from the game altogether when he hangs up his boots.
“I don’t expect to stay in football,” he said. “I can’t imagine working as a coach right now, but you never know. My former national team-mate Jaap Stam never intended to be a coach, and he’s now working as an assistant in the Dutch second division (at FC Zwolle).”
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Van Nistelrooy ended a five-year association with Manchester United in July 2006 when he moved to the Bernabeu in a €24 million deal, but it appears he had been set for a move to the Bundesliga.
“In 2006, after the World Cup, we were in very advanced negotiations about a move,” he told Bild. “If Real Madrid had not come in, I would have gone to Munich.
“It was difficult to get out of the Bayern move at that stage. I personally called up (Uli) Hoeness, apologised and said, ‘I know we have come so far, but I need to join Real’. In retrospect, the time in Madrid was a great experience in my life.”
Van Nistelrooy did move to Germany when he left Madrid for Hamburg in January. He says he is enjoying life under coach Armin Veh but, with his deal due to expire next summer, he is making no promises about staying beyond the end of the season.
“In February or March, a decision will need to be made,” he said. “At the moment, things are going well and I feel good.
“I want to wait a couple of months and then reevaluate the situation. The most important factor is how I’m feeling.”
Now 34, Van Nistelrooy is reaching the end of his playing career and says he may walk away from the game altogether when he hangs up his boots.
“I don’t expect to stay in football,” he said. “I can’t imagine working as a coach right now, but you never know. My former national team-mate Jaap Stam never intended to be a coach, and he’s now working as an assistant in the Dutch second division (at FC Zwolle).”
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Ruud van Nistelrooy has a chance of making the Dutch World Cup squad if he his fit, Netherlands coach bert van Marwijk told Tuesday’s edition of German sports magazine Kicker.
Photograph by: BRU GARCIA
Credit: AFP
Van Nistelrooy, 33, retired from the Dutch team after Euro 2008 but is now keen to return. The injury-ridden player even left Real Madrid in January for Hamburg in order to play matches.
“Ruud wants to go there (to the World Cup) but he must be fit and in form. He says that himself and I agree,” van Marwijk told Kicker.
Van Marwijk reiterated that van Nistelrooy must signal whether he really wants to return and that “I will then decide whether Ruud will go to the World Cup.” While van Nistelrooy still has a chance, van Marwijk has all but written off his Hamburg team-mate Eljero Elia over an ankle operation.
Van Marwijk said he does not expect the midfielder Elia to be fit in time for the June 11-July 11 World Cup in South Africa where the Dutch play Denmark, Japan and Cameroon in group E.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP)
FRANKFURT, Germany — Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a late goal to help Hamburger SV end a four-game winless streak with a 2-1 victory at relegation-threatened Bochum.In the other game Sunday, Edin Dzeko raised his season total to a Bundesliga-high 19 goals by scoring in Wolfsburg's 2-0 win at Nuremberg, another team struggling against relegation.
Van Nistelrooy picked up a pass from Ze Roberto to score the winner from close range in the 88th minute as the team strengthened its hold on sixth place.
Hamburg went ahead on Robert Tesche's header from a corner in the 18th and Zlatko Dedic netted for Bochum in the 32nd.
Bochum is winless in six games and one point above the relegation zone.
Nuremberg remained one slot above Bochum on goal difference but both teams are in the thick of the battle against demotion with four games remaining.
Dzeko connected with a pass form Bosnia teammate Zvjezdan Misimovic to put last season's champion 1-0 up after 66 minutes against the run of play. Grafite completed the victory in the 78th off a feed from Makoto Hasebe.
Bayern Munich drew 1-1 at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday to stretch its lead over Schalke to two points. Schalke lost 4-2 at Hannover.
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Manchester City defender Wayne Bridge has delivered a very public snub to his former England team mate John Terry – the man accused of having an affair with Bridge’s ex-girlfriend.
Bridge refused to shake Terry's hand before City's match at Chelsea – the first time the two have come face-to-face since the scandal blew up.
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