Background
Elshot was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, a former Dutch colony.
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Kurt Elshot
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He normally plays as a defender in a right back position. He has formerly played for Football Club Groningen and NAC Breda. Youth career
As a young boy, he moved to Geleen, a town in Limburg, the Netherlands.
At age six, he moved to Groningen in the northern part of the country, and this was also where he started his footballing career, at local amateur side, Gronitas.
Some years later, he moved to GVAV/Rapiditas, an amateur club known as one of Football Club Groningen"s feeder clubs. He was therefore brought to Football Club Groningen in 1995, and was introduced to the first team a year later.
Professional career
On 31 March 1996, Elshot made his league debut in an away-match against Football Club Utrecht. The right back replaced Mathias Florén in the 70th minute.
Elshot ended up with played 243 league matches for Groningen, in which he scored 4 goals.
On 22 March 2005, Elshot signed a 5-year contract with NAC Breda, which would keep him at the club until 2010. He was, as expected, released from the club in 2010, following financial troubles at the club
