If a virtually unknown player states in an interview that he dreams of playing in a top European club, it is usually treated only as a dream. However, these dreams may sometimes come true. Especially when your name is Harvey Delano Esajas. The Amsterdam-born defender of Surinamese descent made his professional debut at the age of 19 with Feyenoord Rotterdam against their arch-rivals Ajax and scored a goal. But just before his debut season, he broke his opponent's jaw in a friendly match against Den Helder. This was one of the hints of his attitude - to never give up. Esajas didn't have much success in Dutch football, from time to time playing for first and second division clubs, but most time sitting on the bench or at the stands. He tried to find his luck abroad but had some unsuccessful trials with Italian clubs. Finally he found his safe haven in Spain where he surprisingly joined... Real Madrid. He tried to get into the Castilla (reserve) team but was also unsuccessful. He moved on to semi-professional sides like Zamora and Mostoles and retired from football in the latter. Being still only 27, he joined a local circus troupe and acted there for three years. On one occasion, he went to Milan to visit his friend Clarence Seedorf. Upon hearing the news that Esajas wants to restart his football career, the Dutch international recommended his friend to Carlo Ancelotti - the AC Milan manager. After heavy trainings and losing much of his weight, Esajas was able to complete the move and soon signed a contract with the mighty AC Milan. That day Harvey Delano Esajas showed that when you have a dream - be sure to follow it, as if you try hard, it can come true no matter what it is. Esajas made his debut for AC Milan in a Coppa Italia match when he subbed Alessandro Costacurta two minutes before the end of the match. What's more, just like he scored a goal in his Feyenoord debut, he had a chance to have an assist in his Milan debut. Unfortunately, Jon Dahl Tomasson missed after Esajas' pass. The Dutch hero continued training for Milan, eventually getting a move to lower division sides Legnano and Lecco (not to be confused with Lecce), where he ended his career for the second time. The fresh information is that Harvey Delano Esajas now works as a coach in SC Buitenveldert where he trains youngsters. I don't know how good a coach Esajas is, but he surely is the right person to guide these boys mentally and to teach them to never give up their dreams.
Source: wikipedia.org
Labels: Europe, Holland, Italy, Spain, Suriname, UEFA
