MICHEL KUIPERS

'Michel Kuipers' (born June 26, 1974 in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a former Dutch marine who is a professional footballer currently playing for Brighton & Hove Albion and is a goalkeeper.
He started his footballing career with DWS Amsterdam, before moving to England in 1999 to join Bristol Rovers F.C., where he spent sixteen months.
In June 2000 he joined Brighton on a free transfer, and quickly established himself as number one and became a firm fans favourite due to his quick reactions stops and outgoing style. Kuipers has suffered several career threatening injuries during his time at Withdean, being injured in a car crash in 2003 [1] and a sever shoulder injury in 2005 [2].
Michel has twice left the club on loan during his time at Brighton. He joined Hull on loan during the 2003/04 season (before his return to Albion and subsequent car crash) and joined Boston on loan during the 2005/06 season, to regain match fitness after recovering from his shoulder injury.

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