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Article: De Vries becomes forefront of Hearts
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- August 13, 2002
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MARK De Vries may have been suddenly brought to the attention of
Scottish football on Sunday, but he is certainly no overnight
sensation to Hearts coach Craig Levein. Alerted to the player's
talents by contacts over eight months ago, Levein has been awaiting
with relish the player's first full game in a Hearts jersey. It came
against Hibs of all teams, and few debuts have contained such impact.
De Vries announced himself with four goals, but Levein and his
Hearts coaching staff were already well acquainted with his talents
after what became one of the most thorough player searches in the
Tynecastle club's history. A quartet of individuals in the Hearts
camp must have felt a particularly ...