Hedwiges Maduro

Hedwiges Maduro

Maduro managing Almere City in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro[1]
Date of birth	(1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Almere, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Almere City (head coach)
Youth career
1991–1996	ASC Waterwijk
1996–2001	Sporting Flevoland
2001–2003	Omniworld
2003–2004	Ajax
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	Ajax	70	(9)
2008–2012	Valencia	76	(2)
2012–2014	Sevilla	26	(0)
2014–2015	PAOK	19	(3)
2015–2017	Groningen	32	(1)
2017–2018	Omonia	28	(1)
Total		251	(16)
International career
2005–2007	Netherlands U21	9	(1)
2005–2011	Netherlands	18	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2022	Almere City U21
2023	Ajax (caretaker)
2024–	Almere City
Medal record Men's football Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro (born 13 February 1985) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Eredivisie club Almere City. Mainly a defensive midfielder during his playing career, he could also operate as a central defender, where he started his career at Ajax at the age of 19.

He spent several seasons in La Liga, mainly with Valencia, where he appeared in 113 competitive games and won the 2008 Spanish Cup. He also competed professionally in Greece and Cyprus.

A Dutch international in the 2000s, Maduro represented the country at the 2006 World Cup.