Ron Peter Vlaar (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈrɔɱˈvlaːr]; born 16 February 1985) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a centre-back.
Vlaar came up through AZ's youth ranks. After making his professional debut, he played sparingly for two seasons before joining Feyenoord in 2006. He later played in the Premier League with Aston Villa before rejoining AZ in 2015.
Vlaar represented the Netherlands at various youth levels. However, he had most success with the Netherlands U20 on the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and with Netherlands U21 on the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in 2006 and 2007. Vlaar has been a Netherlands international since 2005, retiring in 2010. He was included in national team for Euro 2012, and the 2014 Fifa World Cup which they won the bronze medal. Vlaar played 32 times for the Netherlands national team and has captained both Feyenoord and Aston Villa.
^"2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Netherlands" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
^"Ron Vlaar: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
Ron Peter Vlaar (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔɱ ˈvlaːr]; born 16 February 1985) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a centre-back. Vlaar came up through...
Vlaar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: RonVlaar (born 1985), Dutch footballer Alex Vlaar (born 1996), Bulgarian badminton player...
July, Aston Villa supports uploaded a picture on Twitter which showed RonVlaar, Feyenoord captain since 2010–11, visiting Villa Park – Aston Villa's...
announced free agent RonVlaar signed a contract until the end of the season after training with the club for a few weeks prior. Vlaar quickly became team...
a new look back four of Alan Hutton, RonVlaar, Philippe Senderos and Aly Cissokho. When an injury ruled Vlaar out, Nathan Baker came into the back four...
which were in the league. During the 2012–13 season, De Vrij replaced RonVlaar as team captain. However, after a poor run of form in the following campaign...
Benteke then fouled Cazorla but Özil's free kick was easily cleared by RonVlaar. Richardson's 13th-minute cross was then punched clear by Szczesny to...
himself as a centre back with great aerial ability. Due to an injury to RonVlaar, Baker was partnered with fellow academy graduate Ciaran Clark and impressed...
season. In his absence the team captaincy was taken over by Dutch defender RonVlaar. On his 33rd birthday, Petrov visited his teammates on the first day of...
team Dundalk. He was appointed ahead of the season as vice-captain to RonVlaar. Weghorst started the 2017–18 season with good form, displayed by 7 goals...
spectacular shock" of the previous day's semi-final between Brazil and Germany. RonVlaar of the Netherlands took the first penalty, a low shot to the right, which...
firstly for Darren Bent as skipper, before ultimately choosing new signing RonVlaar to wear the captain's armband in the absence of Stiliyan Petrov. Agbonlahor...
GK 1 Jasper Cillessen CB 2 RonVlaar CB 3 Stefan de Vrij 41' 77' CB 4 Bruno Martins Indi RWB 7 Daryl Janmaat LWB 5 Daley Blind CM 8 Jonathan de Guzmán...
However, in penalty kicks, the Netherlands were eliminated 4–2, with RonVlaar and Wesley Sneijder having their spot kicks saved by Sergio Romero. The...
the semi-final, he earned himself Man of the Match by saving kicks from RonVlaar and Wesley Sneijder as Argentina defeated the Netherlands 4–2 in a penalty...
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