Geert Meijer

Geert Meijer

Meijer playing for Ajax in 1975
Personal information
Full name	Geert Meijer
Date of birth	(1951-03-15) 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. † Appearances (goals)

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