Danny Mathijssen

Danny Mathijssen (born 17 March 1983) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. He is the head coach of Derde Klasse club Victoria '03.

Danny Mathijssen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1983-03-17) 17 March 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	METO
	Willem II
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Willem II	94	(2)
2005–2007	AZ	1	(0)
2005–2006	→ RKC Waalwijk (loan)	14	(0)
2006–2007	→ NAC Breda (loan)	23	(0)
2007–2009	Willem II	44	(0)
Total		176	(2)
Managerial career
2011	METO
2016–2018	RBC
2019–	Victoria '03
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Bergen op Zoom, Mathijssen played professionally as a midfielder for Willem II, AZ, RKC Waalwijk and NAC Breda.^[1]

After retiring from playing due to injury in 2009, Mathijssen worked as a coach at RBC Roosendaal, before becoming manager of amateur team METO in 2011, a team he had previously played youth football for.^[2] He returned as head coach of RBC in 2016,^[3] leading the team from the Vierde Klasse to the Derde Klasse, before being dismissed after the 2017–18 season.^[4] In 2019, he joined Derde Klasse club Victoria '03. On 9 November 2021, he announced that he would leave the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.^[5]