Luc Nijholt

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Luc Nijholt
Full name	Luc Nijholt
Date of birth	July 29, 1961 (1961-07-29) (age 46)
Place of birth	Zaandam, Netherlands
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Stormvogels Telstar (manager)
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1981–1987 1987–1988 1988–1989 1989–1990 1990–1993 1993–1995 1995–1998	Haarlem AZ '67 Alkmaar Utrecht Old Boys Motherwell Swindon Town Volendam	184 (9) 009 (0) 015 (0) 027 (4) 096 (5) 067 (1) 060 (1)
Teams managed
2005–	Stormvogels Telstar
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Luc Nijholt (born 29 July 1961, Zaandam) is a Dutch footballer who played for Swindon Town in the early 1990s. Nijholt also played for Motherwell helping them win the 1991 Scottish Cup. In 1993, he joined Swindon for a fee of £175,000.

During his time at Swindon, Nijholt was widely regarded as a vital part of Swindon's Premier League side and one of the greatest defenders the premier league had ever seen and also played as a holding midfielder. His Premier League wondergoal earned his team a point against Manchester United and will live long in the memory of Swindon fans.

After leaving Swindon, Nijholt joined Volendam and later retired, becoming manager of Stormvogels Telstar in 2005. Since then, Nijholt has frequenty been linked to returns as manager to both Swindon and Motherwell, but has failed to secure either post, remaining with Stormvogels Telstar.

His son is Gianluca Nijholt.

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Luc Nijholt career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Stormvogels Telstar – current squad

Bulters • Hogedoorn • Van Strien • De Vries • Correia • Van Dam • Demirci • Galatà • Korpershoek • Meye • Olenski • Willemsen • Zoontjes • Aoulad-Lfadil • Van Dinteren • Van Heulen • Salden • Esser • Kewal • Misidjan • Van Wijk • Bossman • Bruin • Fafiani • Holwijn • Pater • Pinas • Manager: Nijholt