Danny Mathijssen
Dutch footballer and manager
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Danny Mathijssen (born 17 March 1983) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. He is the head coach of Derde Klasse club Victoria '03.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| METO | |||
| Willem II | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Willem II | 94 | (2) |
| 2005–2007 | AZ | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → NAC Breda (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Willem II | 44 | (0) |
| Total | 176 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011 | METO | ||
| 2016–2018 | RBC | ||
| 2019– | Victoria '03 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Bergen op Zoom, Mathijssen played professionally as a midfielder for Willem II, AZ, RKC Waalwijk and NAC Breda.[1]
After retiring from playing due to injury in 2009, Mathijssen worked as a coach at RBC Roosendaal, before becoming manager of amateur team METO in 2011, a team he had previously played youth football for.[2] He returned as head coach of RBC in 2016,[3] leading the team from the Vierde Klasse to the Derde Klasse, before being dismissed after the 2017–18 season.[4] In 2019, he joined Derde Klasse club Victoria '03. On 9 November 2021, he announced that he would leave the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]
