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When did you make your Debut for the Dutch National side and against whom? I made my debut for the national team in October 1992 against Poland. I was the youngster in the team and played alongside big stars like Marco Van Basten, Frank Rijkaard, Ronald Koeman, Hans van Breukelen and Jan Wouters. We drew 2-2 although we deserved to win but couldn't score the goals. For me it was disappointing because I was replaced after 25 mins (not because I played badly but we were 2-0 down after 15 mins and the manager then, Dick Advocaat, had to do something.) At half time he came to me and explained that it was for tactical reasons, but I was not happy as you can understand!
Which players were your hero's as a youngster? I was always a big fan of Johan Cruyff.
Which team did you support as a boy? AZ Alkmaar in the early eighties. They had a very good team and won the League as well.
Which person in the world would you most like to meet? Nobody in particular!
If you weren't a footballer what would you be? I went to school to become a PH teacher because I liked doing all different kinds of sport. I finished my study within 3 years and really enjoyed it, so probably I would have done something with my education. I was also interested in the Exchange Market in Amsterdam and wanted to do something with stocks and shares, but the combination with football was not possible! The funny side of the story is that my younger brother Jeroen is now working as a stockbroker for a big company.
Did you realise how big a club Rangers were before you actually joined, and if not when did you become aware of it?
I knew about Rangers because of the Old Firm games with the Dutch players involved, vanHooijdonk, Huistra, and van Vossen, but to realise how big the club is you have to play for it. I had heard a lot about Rangers before I came to Scotland, because my room mate during the World Cup in France was Pierre van Hooijdonk. I asked him a lot about the country and the club and he was very positive. He told me that I had signed for a great team and club!
Which of the goals you have scored for Rangers do you regard as the best? As a defender I don't score many goals - so every goal I score for RFC gives me a lot of satisfaction.
You lifted Rangers' 100th domestic trophy in their history when they won the Scottish Cup against Aberdeen in May 2000. How does this compare with other highlights in your career? It gave me a fantastic feeling to lift this special 100th Trophy - especially because I was Captain that day! But you cant compare it to playing for your country in the biggest sporting event on earth, the World Cup! I think ever young boy is dreaming about it.
Is there any particular reason why No 5 seems to be your preferred squad number at club and international level? When I became left full-back for PSV Eindhoven I got number 5 that belongs to that position. With the National team I play on the same position and always get number 5 as well! So I was happy that I got the same number here in Scotland.
Will you have any ambitions as regards a coaching/managing position when your career finally ends? With Rangers or whoever? It is difficult to tell at this moment, because I have no idea what to do after I stop playing football, but maybe I'd like to do something with the youth as a coach.
In your opinion which is the best Rangers Supporters Club that you know of? (loaded question, careful now Arthur!!!!!) The easiest question so far! Of course its the Arthur Numan Loyal RSC!!!!!!!!!!!!
What would be your typical pre-match meal? I take some slices of brown bread with chocolate or jam, some yoghurt with muesli and a banana. I don't like pasta 2 hours before the kick-off.
Rangers are famous for having a huge travelling support at home and in Europe, what does it do for the players to see such numbers travelling so far and do they know the commitment these fans make on such trips? It is fantastic to see so many supporters travelling so far to see their team playing! I think a good example of this was Monaco where so many fans turned up that I had a feeling we were playing a home game. The atmosphere is great and everybody is enjoying it, including the players who are happy to see so many TRUE BLUES!!!!!!! We don't want to let them down and want to pay them back with a result.
If you had your pick of anyone in the world today of anyone you would want to play for Rangers who would it be? That's for the Manager and Chairman.
Have you ever known any other club to have had so many star players injured in your time at Rangers, and will Murray Park training complex eventually help alleviate this in your opinion? The last three years were a disaster for Rangers with so many players out! Although you try to prevent it there is sometimes nothing you can do about it - it just happens. Hopefully our new (fantastic) training complex will help the players.
Rangers are known as being a family football club, does it make you feel more part of the club having an RSC named after you, like Barry and the other Gers players have? It is something you can be proud of as a player when a supporters club is named after you! It also means that they appreciate what you do both ON and OFF the pitch.
What is it like to captain the famous Glasgow Rangers? It is always great when you can captain a big team. I also captained PSV Eindhoven, Twente Enschede and the under 21 National Team!
Do you or any of the other foreign players ever read the Rangers fanzines like Follow Follow or Aye Ready? To be honest I have never read them and didn't even know of their existence.

ARTHUR: I hope I gave you the RIGHT answers to your questions and hear from you soon. I also want to thank the fans for their support, it is very important for the players, because WITHOUT the fans football is a very boring game.