Career
He was a left winger well known for his pace. De Waard began his professional career with Excelsior Rotterdam where he played more than hundred games in three seasons before joining newly promoted Cambuur Leeuwarden in July 1999. Towards the end of the 1999-1900 season, Norwich City manager Bryan Hamilton paid £225,000 for his services.
De Waard was a disappointment for the Canaries, which was not helped by injuries and he was released by Hamilton"s successor Nigel Worthington in March 2001.
He returned to his native Netherlands to play for Arizona Alkmaar and Royal Bank of Canada Roosendaal, before moving into Dutch amateur football.
