Len Bakker

Goalkeeper - RKC Waalwijk
3 Jan 2028
Monday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 2 Transfers Relations Events 44 Awards Matches History

Marked for Len Bakker

48 Edition

The Zwolle Herald

28 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market28 Jun 2027

Thomas Buitink puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Zwolle, and it is not being withdrawn.

Boardroom28 Jun 2027

Zwolle to lose Len Bakker for free

There is no worse way to lose a footballer. Len Bakker has pre-agreed a move away, which means every appearance between now and June is made by a man the club can no longer sell, and somebody upstairs will be asked why the contract was allowed to get here.

Squad28 Jun 2027

A falling-out at Zwolle

Simon Graves and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Market28 Jun 2027

Zwolle sell Tobias Sommer for $350.0K

Tobias Sommer has left for ADO Den Haag in a $350.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.

Transfer targets28 Jun 2027

Zwolle rebuffed over Jakob Breum

Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. PSV have kept their man, and Zwolle go back to a list with one name crossed off it.

Market28 Jun 2027

VVV-Venlo join the queue for Elias Sørensen

Add another name to the list: VVV-Venlo have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Elias Sørensen. The answer from Zwolle has not changed — yet.

Squad28 Jun 2027

A row about effort at Zwolle

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sherel Floranus was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout28 Jun 2027

Simon Graves asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The dugout28 Jun 2027

A promise honoured at Zwolle

Something was said to Tijs Velthuis and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.

In brief

Back issues
23 Edition

The Zwolle Herald

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match2 Jan 2027

The wait goes on for Zwolle

18 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.

Match2 Jan 2027

A hiding for Zwolle

Beaten 0‑3 by Go Ahead Eagles, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.

Market4 Jan 2027

Damian van der Haar hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Zwolle can pretend not to have heard.

Boardroom4 Jan 2027

Elvic Mukena signs for RKC Waalwijk while still at Zwolle

The rules permit it and it stings anyway. Elvic Mukena has agreed terms with RKC Waalwijk for the summer, and until then he pulls on this shirt as a player who has already chosen his next one.

Match2 Jan 2027

The goals have deserted Zwolle

4 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Zwolle can tell you which week it ends in.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Tempers go at Zwolle

Thijs Oosting was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Market4 Jan 2027

Ibrahim Cissoko attracts admirers

The name of Ibrahim Cissoko has come up in conversations Zwolle were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Transfer targets4 Jan 2027

Door shut on Sam Kersten

Zwolle asked and Heerenveen said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Home is on Ibrahim Cissoko's mind

“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Zwolle are dealing with a man who wants a different country.

In brief

  • The dugout Tristan Gooijer gets it from the manager
  • Boardroom Nobody left the Zwolle dressing room in a hurry
  • Squad A muscle injury and 16 days out for Len Bakker