Nol Hendriks
Dutch businessman and football executive
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Arnold (Nol) Hendriks (15 May 1937 – 21 October 2017) was a Dutch businessman and football executive.
May 15, 1937
Arnold "Nol" Hendriks | |
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| Born | Arnold Hendriks May 15, 1937 Renkum, Netherlands |
| Died | October 21, 2017 (aged 80) Netherlands |
| Occupations | Businessman, football executive |
| Known for | Financial backer and technical director of Roda JC; role in Parkstad Limburg Stadion project |
| Spouse | Margaretha Hendriks (died 2000s) |
| Children | Ronald Hendriks; Myrjam Hendriks |
Business career
Born in Renkum, he moved to Limburg with his parents when his father started working in the mines in Heerlen. He later worked in the mines himself and as a grocer and dry-cleaner,[1] before becoming a self-made millionaire in the textile business.[2]
Roda JC
Hendriks got involved in the Roda JC football club in the early 1980s.[3] He started backing the club financially and became a technical director as well as a member of Roda's supervisory board. He even scouted players himself and his financial injections made Roda JC one of the leading clubs in Holland behind the country's traditional big three, culminating in finishing second to then Champions League holders Ajax in the 1994–95 Eredivisie season and winning the KNVB Cup twice.
Hendriks was also one of the driving forces behind the club's new Parkstad Limburg Stadion, which was opened in 2000.[4] In his later years he severed ties with the club, but was still used as an advisor and made honorary member of the club.