Tyrone Loran Explained

Tyrone Loran
Fullname:Tyrone Gabriel Loran
Birth Date:29 June 1981
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height:[1]
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:FC Abcoude
Youthclubs2:Volendam
Years1:2000–2002
Clubs1:Volendam
Caps1:25
Goals1:1
Years2:2002–2003
Clubs2:Manchester City
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2003
Clubs3:Tranmere Rovers (loan)
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:2003–2005
Clubs4:Tranmere Rovers
Caps4:30
Goals4:0
Years5:2005
Clubs5:Port Vale (loan)
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Years6:2005–2007
Clubs6:RBC
Caps6:77
Goals6:4
Years7:2007–2011
Clubs7:NAC Breda
Caps7:59
Goals7:1
Years8:2011
Clubs8:De Graafschap
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Totalcaps:221
Totalgoals:6
Nationalyears1:2000–2002
Nationalteam1:Netherlands under-21s
Nationalyears2:2008
Nationalteam2:Netherlands Antilles
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:1
Pcupdate:00:00, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Tyrone Gabriel Loran (born 29 June 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He won five caps for Netherlands Antilles in 2008.

He started his career with Volendam in 2000; two years later, he moved to England to play for Manchester City. The next year, he transferred to Tranmere Rovers following a successful loan spell. In 2005, he played for Port Vale on loan before returning to his homeland to sign for RBC. He moved on to NAC Breda two years later. After four years with Breda, he joined De Graafschap in 2011.

Club career

Loran started his career at the Dutch second-tier club FC Volendam in 2000. In April 2002, he had a trial at English Premier League side Manchester City,[2] and was signed permanently in August for £60,000.[3] He never made a competitive first-team appearance during his season with the club. In December 2002, he left for Tranmere Rovers on loan, and signed a permanent deal with Rovers in May 2003 as the club paid City an undisclosed fee.[4]

Described as a "destroyer" by manager Ray Mathias,[5] he missed three months from late December 2003 to March 2004, due to a knee injury that required surgery.[6] In the 2003–04 season, after he played just two games from the start of season, he left for Port Vale on loan in December 2004.[7] Vale attempted to sign him permanently,[8] but instead he returned to Holland to sign for RBC of the Eredivisie in January 2005.[9]

At the end of 2004–05, his club were in the relegation play-offs, but managed to stay in the top-fight after winning the play-offs. However, a last place finish in 2005–06 ensured their relegation to the Eerste Divisie. The next season he made 34 appearances and helped Roosendaal back to the top flight as Eerste Divisie champions.

In the summer of 2007, he joined NAC Breda on a free transfer. He made fourteen appearances in 2007–08, as Breda finished third to qualify for the UEFA Intertoto Cup. He made 26 appearances in 2008–09, helping the club again qualify for Europe. He played nine games in 2009–10, as Breda finished mid-table. Following ten appearances in 2010–11, he joined league rivals De Graafschap in January 2011, making a further seven appearances for his new club before the end of the campaign.

International career

An international for the now defunct Netherlands Antilles side, he helped the nation qualify through the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF first round by scoring a goal against group opponents Nicaragua.[10] In the second round the Antilles lost out to Haiti. His international career was ended by the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.

Career statistics

Club statistics

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Volendam2000–01[11] Eerste Divisie500050
2001–02Eerste Divisie20100201
Total251–!00251
Manchester City2002–03Premier League0000000000
Tranmere Rovers2002–03Second Division170000000170
2003–04Second Division280201010320
2004–05League One2000000020
Total470201010510
Port Vale (loan)2004–05League One6010000070
RBC2004–05Eredivisie17100171
2005–06Eredivisie26100261
2006–07Eerste Divisie34200342
Total774–!00774
NAC Breda2007–08Eredivisie1400000140
2008–09Eredivisie2613000291
2009–10Eredivisie900051141
2010–11[12] Eredivisie1001000110
Total59140–!51682
De Graafschap2010–11Eredivisie70000070
Career total22167010612357

International statistics

Netherlands Antilles national team
YearAppsGoals
200851
Total[13] 410

Honours

RBC Roosendaal

2006–07

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FootballSquads – Port Vale – 2004/05 . footballsquads.co.uk . 24 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Man City close in on Loran. 29 April 2002. 3 February 2008. BBC.
  3. Web site: Tranmere snap up Loran. 1 January 2003. BBC Sport. 10 June 2009.
  4. Web site: Tranmere sign Loran. 23 May 2003. 3 February 2008. BBC.
  5. Web site: Tyrone's power boosts Rovers. 11 September 2003. BBC Sport. 10 June 2009.
  6. Web site: Loran hit by injury. 23 December 2003. 3 February 2008. BBC.
  7. Web site: Vale sign defender Loran on loan. 2 December 2004. BBC. 3 February 2008.
  8. Web site: Vale keen to sign defender Loran. 4 January 2005. 3 February 2008. BBC.
  9. Web site: no title. 6 January 2005. 3 February 2008. UEFA.
  10. News: Netherlands Antilles – Nicaragua. https://web.archive.org/web/20120614131007/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/round=250441/match=10000021/report.html. dead. 14 June 2012. FIFA. 13 July 2011.
  11. Web site: stats. vi.nl. 6 September 2012.
  12. Web site: Games played by Tyrone Loran in 2010/2011. Soccerbase. 11 September 2011.
  13. Web site: Tyrone Loran. 11v11.com. 7 August 2015.