Niels Kokmeijer

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Niels Kokmeijer
Born	December 30, 1977 Uitgeest, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Occupation	Former soccer player.

Niels Kokmeijer (born 30 December 1977) is a former Dutch footballer most famous for his period at Go Ahead Eagles. Currently he is part of the Dutch Beach Soccer Association. Kokmeijer, born in Uitgeest played as a forward, making his professional debut as being part of the FC Volendam squad in the 1998-99 season. He also played for SC Heerenveen and HFC Haarlem before joining Go Ahead Eagles in 2004-05, playing in the Eerste Divisie.

In his first and only season at Go Ahead, Kokmeijer was seriously injured by opponent Rachid Bouaouzan playing for Sparta Rotterdam on December 17, 2004. Kokmeijer's leg was broken badly and he was forced to retire from professional football. Sparta Rotterdam suspended Bouaouzan for the rest of the season, which was more than the 10 match ban the KNVB awarded him. Besides that he was taken to court by the Dutch government and Kokmeijer for battery, a unique moment in Dutch football history. Bouaouzan was charged with a conditional punishment of six months in jail.

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Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Goals
1998/99	FC Volendam	Eerste Divisie	5	2
1999/00	FC Volendam	Eerste Divisie	30	7
2000/01	FC Volendam	Eerste Divisie	22	10
2001/02	SC Heerenveen	Eredivisie	0	0
2002/03	SC Heerenveen	Eredivisie	0	0
2003/04	HFC Haarlem	Eerste Divisie	27	4
2004/05	Go Ahead Eagles	Eerste Divisie	14	4
Total			98	27

Persondata
NAME	Kokmeijer, Niels
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	former Dutch footballer most famous for his period at Go Ahead Eagles
DATE OF BIRTH	December 30, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH	Uitgeest played as a forward
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH