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title: "Former Villa Captain heads home"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2015/12/07/former-villa-captain-heads-home/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "James Clark"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2015-12-07T18:55:22Z"
modified: "2015-12-07T20:17:41Z"
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# Former Villa Captain heads home

Former Aston Villa Captain and defender Ron ‘Concrete’ Vlaar has signed back with boyhood club AZ, [according to The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/07/ron-vlaar-az-alkmaar-aston-villa).

The Dutch defender left Aston Villa in the summer after his contract expired, opting to reject Villa’s offer at an extension in a hope for a bigger club snapping up his services.

However, Vlaar suffered a huge set back and was set for a stint of 8 months out on the side lines, scaring off all potential suitors.

As a result, Ron Vlaar has been without a club since the summer now but is now set to take up a starting position at AZ providing he can get fit and recover from injury.

![Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Sport](https://readeverything.co/readastonvilla/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/4640356541-904x655.jpg)

Ron ‘Concrete’ Vlaar made 86 appearances during his 3 seasons at Aston Villa, providing an experienced head at the back while players like Nathan Baker and Ciaran Clark developed and graduated through the academy.