Henry Timmer
Dutch footballer
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Henry Timmer is a retired professional goalkeeper from the Netherlands.[2][3]
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Henry Timmer (centre) with NEC Nijmegen in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 January 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hoevelaken, Gelderland, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DDOV | |||
| FC Utrecht | |||
| Vitesse Arnhem | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002-2003 | NEC Nijmegen | 0 | (0) |
| 2003-2005 | OBW Zevenaar | ? | (0) |
| 2005-2006 | DVS '33 | ? | (0) |
| 2006-2008 | VVOG | ? | (0) |
| 2008-2009 | Be Quick '28 | ? | (0) |
| 2009-2011 | Sparta Nijkerk | ? | (0) |
| 2011-2014 | NSC Nijkerk | ? | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Timmer was born in the Dutch town of Hoevelaken in 1981.[4][5] Timmer began his professional career in 2002 with NEC Nijmegen and retired with NSC Nijkerk after the 2014 season.[6][7] Prior to this, Timmer spent his youth career with teams DDOV, FC Utrecht, and Vitesse Arnhem. From 2006 to 2008, Timmer played for VVOG.[8][9] Timmer played for Sparta Nijkerk in the 2009–10 KNVB Cup, appearing in the first and second rounds with a defeat of VV Schaesberg in Round 1 and a draw against FC Zwolle in Round 2.[10]
In a 2003 interview, Timmer stated that there has been confusion between himself and another Dutch goalkeeper with the same last name, Henk Timmer.[5] Henry Timmer explained that many of his teammates call him "Henk" as a nickname and that when Henk Timmer was involved in a car accident, Henry Timmer was asked on multiple occasions whether it was him who had been in the accident.[5][a]
Personal life
Following his retirement from professional football, Timmer became a coach for SC Hoevelaken.[12] In 2019, Timmer modeled for Roots Fashion in Amersfoort.[13]
