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Dirk Jan Derksen
Personal information
Full name Dirk Jan Derksen
Date of birth (1972-06-17) 17 June 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth Tiel, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Theole
Den Bosch
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 BVV Den Bosch 79 (21)
1993–1995 Roda JC 17 (2)
1994MVV (loan) 16 (2)
1995–1998 Dordrecht '90 52 (20)
1998–2000 Zwolle 67 (32)
2000–2001 Austria Wien 18 (3)
2001–2003 Cambuur 33 (6)
2003–2004 Emmen 34 (14)
2004–2005 Fortuna Sittard 34 (18)
2005–2006 Roda JC 6 (0)
2006–2007 VVV-Venlo 47 (23)
2007–2008 Fortuna Sittard 30 (6)
2008–2009 Helmond Sport 31 (9)
Total 464 (156)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

Dirk Jan Derksen, (born 17 June 1972 in Tiel) is a Dutch retired former football player. He is one of the only players who has played for all Limburgian professional clubs (MVV, VVV-Venlo,[1] Fortuna Sittard and Roda JC).

Club career

A prolific striker, Derksen played the large part of his career in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and also had a spell with Austrian giants Austria Wien.[2]

He finished his career at Helmond Sport in 2009.[3]

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Derksen worked for VVV's commercial department and in 2011 he was named assistant to Willem II manager Jurgen Streppel.[4] He joined former club Roda JC as a youth coach in 2013.[5]

Personal life

He is the cousin of sports journalist and former player Johan Derksen.

References