Richard Roelofsen
Dutch footballer (born 1969)
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Richard Roelofsen (born 13 July 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Harderwijk, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VVOG | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1990 | PEC Zwolle | 72 | (18) |
| 1990–1993 | Vitesse | 33 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | MVV | 62 | (31) |
| 1995–1997 | Roda JC | 42 | (10) |
| 1997–1998 | NAC Breda | 34 | (4) |
| 1998–2000 | De Graafschap | 29 | (3) |
| 2000 | Heracles Almelo | 17 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | PEC Zwolle | 92 | (33) |
| 2003–2005 | Heracles Almelo | 47 | (8) |
| 2005–2006 | De Graafschap | 20 | (2) |
| Total | 448 | (112) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | De Graafschap (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | De Graafschap (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Roelofsen started his professional career in the 1988–89 season as part of PEC Zwolle. He since also appeared for Vitesse, MVV, Roda JC, NAC Breda, De Graafschap and Heracles Almelo.[1][2] He announced his retirement from football in 2006.[3]
On 20 February 2012, Roelofsen was appointed caretaker manager of De Graafschap after the resignation of former head coach Andries Ulderink.[4][5] Roelofsen and De Graafschap since agreed on a contract extension for four seasons as of 1 July 2012, with him fully focusing on his job as assistant coach, with an extra focus on the personal development plans of players at De Graafschap.[6]
Personal life
His nephew Marco Roelofsen also played football on the highest level in the Netherlands.