Hendrik Jan "Erik" Regtop (born 16 February 1968 in Schoonebeek

Schoonebeek

Schoonebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Emmen, about 12 km south of that city.Schoonebeek was a separate municipality from 1884 to 1998, when it merged with Emmen....

, Drenthe

Drenthe

Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...

) is a retired 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...

 professional footballer. During his playing career, Regtop played professionally in the Netherlands, England, Switzerland, France and Austria, making nearly 400 league appearances in his career. Regtop is currently active as a football manager, and manages Swiss side SC Brühl

SC Brühl

Sportclub Brühl St. Gallen is a football club based in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and are currently playing in the Swiss Challenge League. In 1915, the club became Swiss champions.-Players 2011 - 2012:-Staff and board members:...

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Playing career

Regtop played in the Netherlands for Ajax, Telstar, FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen, in England for Bradford City

Bradford City A.F.C.

Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....

, in Switzerland for FC St. Gallen

FC St. Gallen

Football Club St. Gallen 1879 is a Swiss football club based in St. Gallen. The club is currently playing in the 2011/12 Swiss Challenge League.-Brief history:...

, FC Altstätten and FC Montlingen, in France for OGC Nice

OGC Nice

Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...

, and in Austria for SC Austria Lustenau

SC Austria Lustenau

SC Austria Lustenau is an Austrian association football club based in Lustenau. It was founded in 1914. They play at the Reichshofstadion.- Current squad :As of 12 August 2011.-See also:* List of football clubs...

, SC Bregenz

SC Bregenz

SC Bregenz is an Austrian association football club from Austria, based in the town of Bregenz, which was founded in 1919. They play their home games at the Casino Stadium. They currently participate in the Austrian Regional League...

 and SC Rheindorf Altach

SC Rheindorf Altach

SC Rheindorf Altach is an Austrian association football based in Altach, Vorarlberg. The club is currently also known as Cashpoint SC Rheindorf Altach due to sponsorship of Austrian sports betting company Cashpoint.- History :...

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Coaching career

Regtop was appointed player-manager of Swiss club FC Altstätten in 2005. He then moved to current club FC Montlingen, also as a player-manager, in 2007.

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