Loovens wins first Holland call-up

28 August 2009 18:27
Coach Bert van Marwijk has also included Eljero Elia and the Hamburg striker could make his debut in the friendly against Japan, which will be staged in Enschede on September 5. Holland will then travel to Scotland four days later for their final World Cup qualifier, with Oranje already assured of top spot in Group Nine and a place in South Africa next summer. Holland squad: Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax), Piet Velthuizen (Vitesse Arnhem), Michel Vorm; Giovanni van Bronckhorst (Feyenoord), Glenn Loovens (Celtic), John Heitinga (Atletico Madrid), Edson Braafheid (Bayern Munich), Joris Mathijsen (Hamburg), Andre Ooijer, Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax); Ibrahim Afellay, Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), David Mendes da Silva, Stijn Schaars (both AZ Alkmaar), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan), Rafael van der Vaart (Real Madrid), Demy de Zeeuw (Ajax); Eljero Elia (Hamburg), Klaas Jan Huntelaar, Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich).

Source: Team_Talk