Bryan Roy

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::summary Dutch footballer (born 1970) ::

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Field	Value
name	Bryan Roy
image	Bryan Roy - 2012 (edited).jpg
caption	Roy in 2012
full_name	Bryan Eduard Steven Roy
birth_date
birth_place	Amsterdam, Netherlands
height	1.78 m
position	Winger
youthclubs1	Vlug & Vaardig
youthclubs2	Blauw Wit
years1	1987–1992
clubs1	Ajax
caps1	126
goals1	17
years2	1992–1994
clubs2	Foggia
caps2	50
goals2	15
years3	1994–1997
clubs3	Nottingham Forest
caps3	85
goals3	24
years4	1997–2000
clubs4	Hertha BSC
caps4	50
goals4	3
years5	2001–2002
clubs5	NAC
caps5	14
goals5	2
totalcaps	334
totalgoals	63
nationalyears1	1989–1995
nationalteam1	Netherlands
nationalcaps1	32
nationalgoals1	9
manageryears1	2001–2010
managerclubs1	Ajax E1
manageryears2	2010–2015
managerclubs2	Ajax B
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| name = Bryan Roy | image = Bryan Roy - 2012 (edited).jpg | caption = Roy in 2012 | full_name = Bryan Eduard Steven Roy | birth_date = | birth_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands | height = 1.78 m | position = Winger | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Vlug & Vaardig | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Blauw Wit | years1 = 1987–1992 | clubs1 = Ajax | caps1 = 126 | goals1 = 17 | years2 = 1992–1994 | clubs2 = Foggia | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 15 | years3 = 1994–1997 | clubs3 = Nottingham Forest | caps3 = 85 | goals3 = 24 | years4 = 1997–2000 | clubs4 = Hertha BSC | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2001–2002 | clubs5 = NAC | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 2 | totalcaps = 334 | totalgoals = 63 | nationalyears1 = 1989–1995 | nationalteam1 = Netherlands | nationalcaps1 = 32 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | manageryears1 = 2001–2010 | managerclubs1 = Ajax E1 | manageryears2 = 2010–2015 | managerclubs2 = Ajax B Bryan Eduard Steven Roy (born 12 February 1970) is a Dutch football manager and a former professional player.

As a player he was a winger and notably played for Ajax, Nottingham Forest and Hertha BSC. His spell at Forest culminated in three Premier League seasons with his debut year resulting in a 3rd-place finish and qualification for the following seasons UEFA Cup. He also played professionally for Foggia. He was capped 32 times by the Netherlands, scoring nine goals.

Following the end of his playing career, Roy moved into coaching and was appointed head coach of Ajax's youth teams – formerly Ajax E1. He was later appointed to a similar position with the Ajax B team in 2010, a position he remained in until 2015.

Club career

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Bryan_Roy,_Bestanddeelnr_934-4787.jpg" caption="Roy in 1989" alt="Black and white portrait photograph of a 19-year old Bryan Roy in his Ajax jersey"] ::

Born in Amsterdam, Roy started his professional playing career at Ajax, making his debut in the first team under manager Johan Cruyff against FC Twente on 6 September 1987. He later won the Dutch Eredivisie in the 1989-90 season and the UEFA Cup in 1992. In November 1992, Roy was sold to the Italian club Foggia and replaced as left winger by Marc Overmars. During his time in Italy, he represented his country at the 1994 World Cup, scoring once as the Netherlands reached the quarter-finals. After the World Cup, he moved to England after Nottingham Forest paid their record fee of £2.5million for his services.

Roy's first season at the City Ground was a success, as he provided a strong partner for Stan Collymore. He helped the newly promoted side finish an impressive third in the Premiership and qualify for the UEFA Cup – the first time Forest had achieved European qualification in the post-Heysel era. Collymore was sold to Liverpool in the summer of 1995, although Forest did reach the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. His first-team opportunities were limited by injury and disappointing form in 1996–97, and Roy decided that he had seen enough of England.

After Forest's 1996–97 season ended in relegation from the Premiership, Roy moved to Germany in a £1.5 million switch to Hertha BSC. His 24 career goals for Forest stood as the Club's Premier League record until it was surpassed by Chris Wood on 7 December 2024.

In 2000, he returned to his homeland and turned out for NAC Breda, where he remained until hanging up his boots in 2002.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Vink_Roy_Lindenbergh.jpg" caption="Vink, Roy and Lindenbergh for "Ajax Legend" in HK7 soccer 2012"] ::

International career

Roy picked up 32 international caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring nine goals. He played at the 1990 and 1994 FIFA World Cups and at UEFA Euro 1992. His only goal across these tournaments came in the first round of the 1994 World Cup, netting the late match-winner in a 2–1 victory over Morocco.

Coaching career

Roy worked as head coach of the AFC Ajax E-Youth before becoming head coach of Jong Ajax in the summer of 2010.

Controversies

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Roy began spreading numerous conspiracy theories through his Twitter-account, many concerning the pandemic. In October 2020, Roy tweeted threats to journalist Chris Klomp, who has publicly criticised the spreading of COVID-19 conspiracy theories.{{cite web|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/951244/voormalig-ajax-aanvaller-roy-bedreigt-journalist-ik-weet-waar-je-woont-nu-.html|title= Voormalig Ajax-aanvaller Roy bedreigt journalist: 'Ik weet waar je woont nu'|first=|last=|date=28 October 2020|website=voetbalprimeur.nl|language=nl}}

In April 2021, Roy replied to a tweet about prime minister Mark Rutte, stating that Rutte would be shot through the head soon. After this Roy was questioned by the police, to whom he declared that he believes Rutte should be executed, because of QAnon-conspiracy theories concerning him. Because of his tweet, Roy was convicted of threatening the prime minister and sentenced to 80 hours of community service under two years' probation. Should Roy not fulfill his community service, he would have to serve 40 days in prison. In case Roy violated the terms of his probation, he would have to serve an additional prison sentence of four weeks. After Roy failed to fulfill his community service, he was arrested to serve 40 days in prison.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ::data[format=table] | National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Total||32||9 | |---|---|---|---|---| | Netherlands | 1989 | 1 | 0 | | | 1990 | 3 | 0 | | | | 1991 | 1 | 0 | | | | 1992 | 8 | 2 | | | | 1993 | 3 | 0 | | | | 1994 | 14 | 7 | | | | 1995 | 2 | 0 | | | ::

International goals :Scores and results list the Netherlands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Roy goal.

::data[format=table title="List of international goals scored by Bryan Roy"]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	30 May 1992	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands		1–0	4–0	Friendly
2	5 June 1992	Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens, France		1–1	1–1	Friendly
3	23 March 1994	Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland		1–0	1–0	Friendly
4	27 May 1994	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands		1–0	3–1	Friendly
5	1 June 1994	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands		2–1	7–1	Friendly
6	29 June 1994	Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States		2–1	2–1	1994 FIFA World Cup
7	7 September 1994	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg		1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
8	12 October 1994	Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo, Norway		1–0	1–1	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
9	14 December 1994	De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands		2–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualification
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Honours

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 1989-90
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: runner-up 1987-88
• UEFA Cup: 1991–92
• Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu: 1992

References

References

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3. Winter, Henry. (8 June 1994). "Football: Nottingham Forest agree deal with Roy: Foggia's Dutchman set for City Ground as Clark prepares to break club record". The Independent.
4. Williams, Richard. (2 October 1994). "Football: Roy central to Forest's ambitions: Foreign fields: A Dutchman inspired by new horizons clips his wings to stimulate a revival – Richard Williams meets the striker whose move to England has galvanised a club". The Independent.
5. (13 February 2011). "Common ground". Observer.guardian.co.uk.
6. Rice, Simon. (21 October 2009). "The Ten Best Mass Insults". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
7. (2 June 2010). "Nottingham Forest should be top flight - Bryan Roy". BBC News.
8. premierleague.com. (December 7, 2024). "Wood sets Forest record to hand Amorim his first home defeat".
9. "Bryan Roy - Interlands Nederlands elftal".
10. (30 June 1994). "THE NETHERLANDS 2, MOROCCO 1". Washington Post.
11. (20 August 2021). "Hoe de ooit geliefde Ajacied Bryan Roy ontspoorde tot een geharnaste complotdenker".
12. (28 May 2021). "OM onderzoekt dreigtweet ex-Ajacied Bryan Roy richting premier Rutte".
13. (30 September 2021). "Taakstraf en voorwaardelijk cel voor Bryan Roy: hij vindt dat Rutte echt moet worden geëxecuteerd".
14. (30 September 2021). "Bryan Roy krijgt taakstraf om dreigtweet voor premier Rutte".
15. Schildkamp, Victor. (28 October 2021). "Taakstraf Bryan Roy onherroepelijk, zal hij nu iets van zich laten horen?".
16. Schildkamp, Victor. (3 May 2022). "40 dagen cel voor ex-Ajacied Bryan Roy na niet uitvoeren taakstraf".
17. "Bryan Roy bij Ajax".

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