while at Leicester just under three years ago and Hearts before that. De Vries scored his first goal for United in the League Cup final defeat against Rangers and netted his first league goal six days later in the win against Motherwell. De Vries's contract expired at the end of June 2008 and he undertook a trial with Dutch side SC Cambuur in late July. Cambuur Leeuwarden De Vries joined SC Cambuur Leeuwarden on 28 August 2008. He scored on his debut against FC Emmen, a game that Cambuur won 6–2, scoring the final goal of the match. He signed a two-year contract with the club, who are favorites to win the league and to move up to the Eredivisie. Mark de Vries is, as a "pinch-hitter", very important for SC Cambuur, in last seasons playoffs he scored two important, winning, goals against FC Zwolle and the 1–1 in the away game against Roda JC, gaining a third and decisive game in the playoffs against that team (Roda JC) which SC Cambuur lost. Also in 2011 in playoffs he scored all three goal of SC Cambuur, but SC Cambuur could not qualify due to a last-minute equaliser by Zwolle, who passed at penalties. In 2010 De Vries was voted player of the year in the Dutch Jupiler League. Managerial career After leaving Cambuur, de Vries played for ONS Sneek before returning to Den Helder to play and coach. He has since worked in the Faroe Islands for TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn and in Hungary for Budapest Honvéd. Honours Club Dundee United Scottish League Cup runner-up: 2007–08 Individual Scottish Premier League Player of the Month: September 2002 References External links Profile at * londonhearts.com 1975 births Living people Surinamese emigrants to the Netherlands Sportspeople from Paramaribo Association football forwards Dutch footballers Leeds United F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players FC Volendam players Chamois Niortais F.C. players FC Dordrecht players SC Heerenveen players ADO Den Haag players SC Cambuur players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players People from Den Helder Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in England Dutch expatriate footballers ONS Sneek players