Bert Konterman

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Bert Konterman
Full name	Bert Konterman
Date of birth	January 14, 1971 (1971-01-14) (age 37)
Place of birth	Rouveen, Netherlands
Playing position	Defender (Retired)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1989-1993 1993-1996 1996-1998 1998-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004	FC Zwolle Cambuur Willem II Feyenoord Rangers Vitesse	121 (7) 96 (19) 78 (10) 65 (4) 79 (5) 31 (0)
National team
1999-2000	Netherlands	12 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Bert Konterman (born January 14, 1971, in Rouveen) is a former professional footballer from the Netherlands. He retired in June 2004.

Konterman's career began with the local amateur club SC Rouveen, then went on to play for clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie including FC Zwolle, Cambuur, Willem II and Feyenoord, until he was snapped up by Dick Advocaat in 2000 to play for Rangers FC for a fee of £4.5m. Konterman was part of a growing Dutch influence at Ibrox under then manager Dick Advocaat. Whereas the likes of Ronald de Boer and Arthur Numan were a successful part of the Orange invasion, Konterman did not make a similarly impressive impact. He endured a difficult start at Ibrox, where constant defensive errors led to the creation of the nickname "Bertie Bombscare".

However, following the arrival of Alex McLeish, Konterman was often used in an advanced role in the heart of the midfield. In this position, his defensive frailities were not so readily exposed and he went on to become a cult figure at the club, particularly after netting from 30 yards against arch rivals Celtic in a League Cup semi-final. After a 3 year spell with Rangers and winning 6 caps for Dutch national team, Konterman returned home in the summer of 2003 signing for Vitesse Arnhem.