Jan van Dijk (footballer)

Jan van Dijk
Personal information
Full name Johannes Hermannus van Dijk
Date of birth December 10, 1956 (1956-12-10) (age 55)
Place of birth Schalkhaar, Deventer, Netherlands
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1975–1992 FC Groningen 465 (43)
1978–1979 → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) 9 (1)
Teams managed
1996–1997 FC Groningen
1997–2001 FC Groningen
2001–2002 Roda JC
2002–2003 Helmond Sport
2005–2007 FC Emmen
2008–2010 VVV-Venlo
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 21, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Johannes ("Jan") Hermannus van Dijk (born 10 December 1956 in Schalkhaar, Deventer, Overijssel) is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands turned manager.

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Club career

Van Dijk is best known for having spent his entire career at FC Groningen, except for a short loan spell to Go Ahead Eagles. His stay with the club spanned from 1975 to 1992, and earned him the nickname "Mister FC Groningen", as well as the record for number of appearances with a Groningen jersey (537).[1]

Coaching career

After he retired in 1992, Van Dijk became a football manager. He coached FC Groningen, Roda JC, RBC Roosendaal, Helmond Sport, and FC Emmen. He was fired from FC Emmen on 15 February 2007. After a season serving as Foeke Booy assistant at Al-Nassr, he was appointed manager of then-Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo on June 2008. Under his tenure, VVV-Venlo were crowned 2008–09 Eerste Divisie champions and achieved immediate promotion back to the Eredivisie.

Personal life

Two of his sons, Gregoor and Dominique, also played professional football in the Netherlands.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zo vader, zo zoon: Jan en Gregoor van Dijk" (in Dutch). Voetbal.nl. 15 December 2010. http://junioren.voetbal.nl/article/10076/zo-vader-zo-zoon-jan-en-gregoor-van-dijk. Retrieved 18 December 2010. 
FC Groningen – managers
Roda JC – managers
Helmond Sport – managers
RBC Roosendaal – managers
  • de Bois (1954–56)
  • Tausch (1956–59)
  • Koolen (1959–60)
  • Gillese (1960–66)
  • Koolen (1966–68)
  • van der Pijl (1968–70)
  • Stijger (1970–71)
  • van Vught (1983–8x)
  • Hollink (198x–84)
  • Verèl (1984–87)
  • Drost (1987–89)
  • Pot (1989–90)
  • van de Ven & Hellendoorn (1990)
  • Jansen (1990–94)
  • Koevermans (1994–96)
  • Poortvliet (1996–98)
  • Kaiser (1998–99)
  • Maaskant (1999–02)
  • Dekker (2002–03)
  • Maaskant (2003–04)
  • Van Dijk (2004–05)
  • Roks (2005–06)
  • Maaskant (2006–07)
  • Meppelink (2007–08)
  • Coolen (2008–10)
  • Çapa (2010)
  • Gorré (2011)
FC Emmen – managers
  • Verlangen (1985–88)
  • Hendriks (1988–91)
  • Buter (1991–92)
  • Notten (1992–94)
  • Looyen (1994–95)
  • Griever (1995–98)
  • De Jonge (1998–2001)
  • Spijkerman (2001–04)
  • Olde Riekerink (2004–05)
  • Van Dijk (2005–07)
  • Hamstra (2007–08)
  • Krabbe (2008–09)
  • Sinkgraven (2009–10)
VVV-Venlo – managers
  • Silz (1954–56)
  • Kment (1956–60)
  • Horesj (1960–61)
  • Silz (1961–63)
  • Kleinheuer (1963–64)
  • Gesell (1964–66)
  • Janssen (1966–68)
  • Paauwe (1968–69)
  • Breukers (1969)
  • Gesell (1969–72)
  • Baan (1972–78)
  • Croon (1978–79)
  • Vergoossen (ai) (1979)
  • Morsing (1979–81)
  • Vergoossen (1981–86)
  • Reker (1986–88)
  • Van Veen (1988–89)
  • Vergoossen (ai) (1989)
  • Hulshuizen (1989–90)
  • Rayer (1990–92)
  • Körver (1992–94)
  • Reynierse (1994–95)
  • Versleijen (1995–96)
  • Van Stee (1996–98)
  • Spijkerman (1998–00)
  • Versleijen (2000–01)
  • Dusseldorp (2001–04)
  • Koster (2004–05)
  • Neumann (2005–06)
  • Wetzel (2006–08)
  • Van Dijk (2008–10)
  • Boessen (2010–11)
  • De Boeck (2011)
  • position vacant (2011–)