in the friendly against Peru after receiving his first call-up by new coach Frank Rijkaard. Thereby, he became the third ever Heerenveen player to appear for the national team after Abe Lenstra and Germ Hofma. In the run-up to the UEFA Euro 2000 hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium, he made 5 appearances for the national team. During the Euros, however, Talan was sidelined with a serious knee injury. After the tournament, new coach Louis van Gaal called up Talan for three 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in which he scored once. Style of play Talan has been described as "real, almost orthodox" right winger, who was able to beat defenders one-on-one. Growing up, he modelled his play after Gerald Vanenburg. Coaching career Talan became youth coach with SC Heerenveen in 2010 and in 2016 he became head of the club's youth academy. From the 2019–20 season, he became assistant coach of the first team. He left the club in June 2021, after his contract expired. On 27 June 2022, Almere City appointed Talan as assistant coach to Alex Pastoor, replacing Tim Bakens. Personal life His older brother Ricky Talan won the Eredivisie title with AZ '67 in 1981. He died in September 2015 at age 54 from a brain tumor. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Talan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Netherlands goal. References External links 1971 births Living people Footballers from Katwijk Association football wingers Dutch footballers Dutch people of Indonesian descent Netherlands international footballers VV Katwijk players ADO Den Haag players SC Heerenveen players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players SC Heerenveen non-playing staff