Michel Langerak

For the Australian footballer, see Mitchell Langerak.

Michel Langerak

Personal information
Date of birth	(1968-07-08) 8 July 1968
Place of birth	Dordrecht, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kozakken Boys (assistant)
Youth career
0000–1985	DVV Fluks
1985–1987	DS '79
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1995	Dordrecht	217	(55)
1991	→ VVV (loan)	10	(2)
1995–1997	NEC	55	(9)
1997–1999	AZ	62	(29)
1999–2002	Sparta Rotterdam	76	(8)
2002–2006	Deltasport
2006–2007	Lienden
Managerial career
2003–2005	Sparta Rotterdam (youth)
2005–2006	TOP Oss (youth)
2006–2007	De Zwerver
2007–2010	LRC Leerdam
2010–2013	Kozakken Boys
2013–2015	ASWH
2016–2018	Sliedrecht
2018–2019	Kozakken Boys
2019–	Kozakken Boys (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michel Langerak (born 8 July 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is currently the assistant coach at Kozakken Boys.

Playing career

Langerak played professionally from 1987 to 2003. He started his career with DS '79, which had changed its name from 1990–91 to Dordrecht '90. He made his debut as a professional football player on 13 December 1987 in a 1–2 loss to Sparta, when he came on as a substitute for Kees Koudstaal at halftime.

In 1991, Langerak was sent on a six-month loan deal VVV. He returned to Dordrecht, which had merged with SVV to form SVV/Dordrecht '90, which from 12 September 1992 was again called Dordrecht '90. In 1996, Langerak moved to NEC where he would play for a year and a half. After this, he played for AZ (1997–99) and ended his professional career at Sparta Rotterdam (1999–02).

Langerak played as an attacking midfielder. He made a total of 420 appearances in professional football and scored 103 goals. After retiring from professional football, he began playing in the amateur Hoofdklasse, first with Deltasport and since FC Lienden.

Managerial career

Lanegerak started coaching for the youth teams of Sparta Rotterdam (2003–2005) and TOP Oss (2005–2006). Next he became the head coach of De Zwerver (2006–07), LRC Leerdam (2007–10), Kozakken Boys (2010–13), ASWH (2013–15), VV Sliedrecht (2016–18), and once more of Kozakken Boys (2018–19). Alongside, he works at the Oudehoven Lyceum in Gorinchem.