Marinus Dijkhuizen

Marinus Dijkhuizen
Personal information
Full nameMarinus Dijkhuizen
Date of birthJanuary 4, 1972
Place of birth's-Gravenzande, Netherlands
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Excelsior (manager)
Youth career
's-Gravenzandse SV
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1994–1996Excelsior66(28)
1996–1999Cambuur90(26)
1999–2002FC Utrecht28(4)
2000–2001→ Dunfermline (loan)10(1)
2001–2002→ Emmen (loan)3(1)
2002–2005TOP Oss83(30)
2005–2006Excelsior44(8)
2007–2008Cambuur42(7)
Teams managed
2014–Excelsior
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marinus Dijkhuizen (born 4 January 1972, in 's-Gravenzande) is a Dutch football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Dutch Eredivisie side Excelsior.

Playing career

Club

Dijkhuizen made his professional debut on August 27, 1994 for Excelsior Rotterdam in a game against AZ Alkmaar (0–3). The striker has also played for Cambuur,[1] FC Utrecht, TOP Oss[2] and Dunfermline in Scotland, where he scored twice against Dundee United in the league[3] and St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup.[4]

Managerial career

He started his career as a coach at the place where he started his footballing career: 's-Gravenzandse SV. In 2009 he started as a manager for Dutch non-league club vv Montfoort. After three seasons he left[5] for vv De Meern in 2012.[6] From January 1, 2014, he is back as a manager at the club where his professional career started, Excelsior.[7] He has taken over from Jon Dahl Tomasson, who left for Eredivisie side Roda JC Kerkrade.

References

  1. ↑ Marinus Dijkhuizen naar Cambuur Leeuwarden - RTV Rijnmond
  2. ↑ Dijkhuizen kiest voor TOP Oss - Voetbal International (Dutch)
  3. ↑ "Super subs win Pars points". BBC Sport. 10 February 2001.
  4. ↑ "Pars storm back to stun Saints". BBC Sport. 13 February 2001.
  5. ↑ Marinus Dijkhuizen stopt als trainer Montfoort - RTV Utrecht (Dutch)
  6. ↑ Marinus Dijkhuizen naar De Meern - RTV Utrecht (Dutch)
  7. ↑ Marinus Dijkhuizen nieuwe trainer Excelsior - AD (Dutch)

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