Geert Meijer
Meijer playing for Ajax in 1975 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Geert Meijer | ||
Date of birth | 15 March 1951 | ||
Place of birth | Sellingen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | VV Strijen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1972–1975 | FC Amsterdam | 41 | (7) |
1975–1979 | Ajax | 77 | (18) |
1976–1977 | → FC Amsterdam (loan) | 18 | (5) |
1979–1980 | Bristol City | 15 | (2) |
1980–1983 | Sparta Rotterdam | 110 | (12) |
1983 | DS'79 | ? | (?) |
1983–1986 | NAC Breda | 22 | (1) |
Total | 295 | (45) | |
Teams managed | |||
1983–1990 | VV Strijen | ||
1987–1988 | DCV | ||
1988–1989 | Hermes DVS | ||
1989–1990 | DCV | ||
1990–2003 | Feyenoord (coach) | ||
1995 | Feyenoord (caretaker) | ||
1997 | Feyenoord (caretaker) | ||
2005 | Hämeenlinna | ||
2006– | VV Strijen | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Geert Meijer (born 15 March 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player who currently coaches amateur team VV Strijen.
Career
Playing career
Born in Sellingen, Meijer played as a left winger, and began his professional career in 1972 with FC Amsterdam. After moving to city rivals Ajax three years later, where he spent four seasons, Meijer spent a year in England with Bristol City, making 15 appearances in the First Division.[1] Upon his return to the Netherlands, Meijer played for Sparta Rotterdam, DS'79 and NAC Breda, before retiring in 1986.
Coaching career
While still a professional player, Meijer began his coaching career, managing a number of amateur teams in the Hoofdklasse, including VV Strijen, DCV and Hermes DVS. Meijer then became a coach at Feyenoord between 1990 and 2003, and he spent two spells as caretaker manager in 1995 and 1997. After a brief spell in Finland with Hämeenlinna,[2] Meijer returned to VV Strijen in 2006.
References
- General
- (Dutch) Voetbal International
- Specific
- ↑ "BRISTOL CITY : 1946/47 - 2008/09". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ Patrick Leemans (2 June 2005). "Meijer trainer in Finland" (in Dutch). Elf Voetbal. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
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