Hennie Spijkerman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hennie Spijkerman | ||
| Date of birth | 28 October 1950[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zwolle, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Groningen (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1957–1968 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | (0) |
| 1969–1977 | Go Ahead Eagles | 94 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1977–1978 | Go Ahead Eagles (youth) | ||
| 1978–1994 | Go Ahead Eagles (assistant) | ||
| 1994–1996 | Rohda Raalte | ||
| 1996–1998 | SV Urk | ||
| 1998–2000 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| 2000–2003 | FC Emmen | ||
| 2003–2006 | FC Zwolle | ||
| 2006–2008 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Ajax (scout) | ||
| 2010 | HFC Haarlem | ||
| 2010 | Ajax (scout) | ||
| 2010 | Ajax Cape Town (director) | ||
| 2011–2017 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
| 2018– | FC Groningen (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2014 (UTC) | |||
Hennie Spijkerman (born 28 October 1950 in Zwolle) is a Dutch football coach and former player who was most recently assistant manager to Marcel Keizer for Eredivisie side AFC Ajax.[2]
During his playing career, he played as a goalkeeper for both PEC Zwolle and Go Ahead Eagles. Following his playing career he became the assistant manager for Go Ahead Eagles, and then manager for Rohda Raalte, SV Urk, VVV-Venlo, FC Emmen, PEC Zwolle and HFC Haarlem. He has served two terms as assistant manager for Ajax, and was briefly appointed as technical director of Ajax Cape Town in 2010.[3]
Hennie Spijkerman began his football career in his hometown of Zwolle, where he joined the youth ranks of local PEC Zwolle at the age of 6. He made his professional debut as a goalkeeper for the club during the 1968/69 season and went on to make 12 appearances for his home team. The following year saw Hennie Spijkerman join the Go Ahead Eagles in Deventer who were competing in the Dutch Eredivisie and had recently contested Celtic F.C. for the European Cup. He went on to play eight seasons for his new club before being appointed as assistant manager to Joop Brand for the same club following his retirement.[4]