Gregoor van Dijk
Dutch footballer
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Gregoor van Dijk (born 16 November 1981) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gregoor van Dijk | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LTC Assen | |||
| Groningen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Groningen | 61 | (8) |
| 2001–2006 | Roda JC | 130 | (10) |
| 2006–2010 | Utrecht | 102 | (17) |
| 2010–2013 | AEK Larnaca | 75 | (11) |
| Total | 368 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999-2000 | Netherlands U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2013 | |||
Club career
Born in Groningen, Van Dijk played for FC Groningen (1998–2000) and Roda JC (2000–2006) before moving to FC Utrecht in the summer of 2006.[1] He signed in July 2010 for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.[2] A tough-tackling midfielder, Van Dijk received a record 7th red card when skippering Utrecht against De Graafschap in April 2008.[3] His record was equaled by SC Heerenveen midfielder Joey van den Berg in March 2016.[4]
Now he is coach of Initiates of MTBA in Portugal and Padbol player and promoter.[5]
International career
Van Dijk played 4 games for the Netherlands national under-19 football team[6]
Personal life
He is the son of former footballer and coach Jan van Dijk. His brother Dominique also played professional football.[7]
