Dennis van Wijk
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Dennis Johannes van Wijk (ˈdɛ.nɪs ˈjoː.ɦɑ.ˌnəs vɐn ˈʋɛi̯k) (born December 16, 1962 in Oostzaan
, North Holland
) is a Dutch
football
coach and former football player. He is the current coach of the R.A.E.C. Mons
in the Belgian Pro League.
Van Wijk was a left-back who began his career in the youth system of Ajax Amsterdam
. He was unable to break into the first team and joined Norwich City F.C.
in 1982. He spent four years at Carrow Road
and was a member of the Norwich teams that won the English League Cup
in 1985 and the Second Division Championship in 1986. In that 1985 final, Van Wijk conceded a penalty kick when he handled in the area. To the relief of Van Wijk and Norwich, Clive Walker
of Sunderland
missed the penalty and Norwich won 1-0.
After leaving Norwich, Van Wijk played for a series of teams until 1995. While with Club Brugge
he won the Belgian League championship and Belgian Supercup. After having managed several Belgium teams since 1995, he became manager of Willem II Tilburg
in the Netherlands in 2006. On November 4, 2007, he left the club due to bad performances of the team. He is currently the coach of Belgian first division side R.A.E.C. Mons
which he joined in January, 2011. Van Wijk led the team to winning the Tour Final in the Belgian 2nd division (Exqi League) and thus being promoted to the Belgian Pro League for the 2011-2012 season.
Van Wijk is the son of former professional footballer Hassie van Wijk.
Oostzaan
Oostzaan is a municipality and a town in the Zaanstreek, Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town has a population of 9.104 inhabitats in december 2010. Oostzaan has got 11.49 km² land and 4.64 km² water....
, North Holland
North Holland
North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...
) is a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
coach and former football player. He is the current coach of the R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League...
in the Belgian Pro League.
Van Wijk was a left-back who began his career in the youth system of Ajax Amsterdam
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax , also referred to as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam or simply Ajax , is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands...
. He was unable to break into the first team and joined Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
in 1982. He spent four years at Carrow Road
Carrow Road
Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, England, and is the home of Norwich City Football Club. The stadium is located toward the easterly end of the city, not far from Norwich railway station and the River Wensum....
and was a member of the Norwich teams that won the English League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
in 1985 and the Second Division Championship in 1986. In that 1985 final, Van Wijk conceded a penalty kick when he handled in the area. To the relief of Van Wijk and Norwich, Clive Walker
Clive Walker
Clive Walker is a retired English footballer. His playing career spanned some 1,000 league and cup games for Chelsea, Sunderland, Fulham and Brighton before enjoying a renaissance in the Conference with Woking and Cheltenham Town.-Chelsea:Walker was an old-fashioned winger with pace who used to...
of Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
missed the penalty and Norwich won 1-0.
After leaving Norwich, Van Wijk played for a series of teams until 1995. While with Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....
he won the Belgian League championship and Belgian Supercup. After having managed several Belgium teams since 1995, he became manager of Willem II Tilburg
Willem II Tilburg
Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia...
in the Netherlands in 2006. On November 4, 2007, he left the club due to bad performances of the team. He is currently the coach of Belgian first division side R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons
R.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League...
which he joined in January, 2011. Van Wijk led the team to winning the Tour Final in the Belgian 2nd division (Exqi League) and thus being promoted to the Belgian Pro League for the 2011-2012 season.
Van Wijk is the son of former professional footballer Hassie van Wijk.
As a player
- 1968-1981 De Volewijckers (NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
) - 1981-1982 Ajax (Netherlands)
- 1982-1986 Norwich City F.C. (EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) - 1986-1989 Club Brugge (BelgiumBelgiumBelgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
) - 1989-1990 Ajax (Netherlands)
- 1990-1991 PAS GianninaPAS GianninaPAS Giannina , the Panepirotic Athletic Association Giannina, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Ioannina, the capital of Greece’s Epirus region.Following the 2010–11 season, PAS was promoted to Greece’s Super League division...
(GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
) - 1991-1992 Club Brugge (Belgium)
- 1993-1994 FC KnokkeKnokkeKnokke is one of a group of communities that are all grouped in the administrative community Knokke-Heist, in the province of West Flanders in Flanders, Belgium. Knokke itself has 15,653 inhabitants .Knokke-Heist has 33,818 inhabitants ....
(Belgium)
As manager
- 1994-1995 FC Knokke (player-manager) (Belgium)
- 1995-1996 FC Knokke (manager) (Belgium)
- 1996-10/1998 KV Oostende (Belgium)
- 10-11/1998 Daring Blankenberge (Belgium)
- 11/1998-2002 Cercle Brugge (Belgium)
- 2003-2006 KSV Roeselare (Belgium)
- 2006-2007 Willem II Tilburg (Netherlands)
- 2007 KV Oostende (Belgium)
- 2007-2008 K. Sint-Truidense V.V. (Belgium)
- 2008-2010 KSV Roeselare (Belgium)
- 2011- R.A.E.C. MonsR.A.E.C. MonsR.A.E.C. Mons is a Belgian football club based in Mons, Belgium. The team was promoted to the Belgian Jupiler League recently on 29 May 2011 after beating Waasland-Beveren in a "Winner-Take-All" Test match of the Final Tour of the Belgian second division and has Re-Joined the Top Belgian League...
(Belgium)
As a player
- English League Cup winner 1984-85
- Second Division ChampionshipFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
winner 1985-86 - Belgian League Championship winner 1987-88
- Belgian SupercupBelgian SupercupThe Belgian Supercup is a Belgian club competition played on a single match at the league champion venue since 2004 and formerly at the Stade Roi Baudouin, between the winner of the last Belgian Pro League and that of the last Belgian Cup. If both teams are the same, the opponent is declared to...
winner 1988
Source
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
- Canary Citizens by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001), ISBN 0-7117-2020-7