Dennis van Wijk

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Wijk, not Wijk.

Dennis Johannes van Wijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnɪ ɕoːˈɦɑnəs fɑɱ ˈʋɛik];^[a] born 16 December 1962) is a Dutch football coach and former football player.

Dennis van Wijk

Personal information
Full name	Dennis Johannes van Wijk[1]
Date of birth	(1962-12-16) 16 December 1962 (age 62)[1]
Place of birth	Oostzaan, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1968–1981	De Volewijckers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1982	Ajax
1982–1986	Norwich City
1986–1989	Club Brugge	87	(5)
1989–1990	Ajax
1990–1991	PAS Giannina
1991–1992	Club Brugge
1993–1995	Knokke
Managerial career
1994–1996	Knokke
1996–1998	Oostende
1998	Daring Blankenberge
1998–2002	Cercle Brugge
2003–2006	Roeselare
2006–2007	Willem II
2007	Oostende
2007–2008	Sint-Truiden
2008–2010	Roeselare
2011–2012	Mons
2012	Charleroi
2012–2013	Antwerp
2013–2014	Westerlo
2015	Cercle Brugge
2015	Deinze
2016	Beerschot Wilrijk
2017	OH Leuven
2017–2018	Roeselare
2018	Mechelen
2020	Oostende
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Van Wijk was a left-back who began his career in the youth system of Ajax Amsterdam. He was unable to break into the first team and joined Norwich City F.C. in 1982. He spent four years at Carrow Road and was a member of the Norwich teams that won the English League Cup in 1985 and the Second Division Championship in 1986. In that 1985 final, Van Wijk conceded a penalty kick when he handled in the area. To the relief of Van Wijk and Norwich, Clive Walker of Sunderland missed the penalty and Norwich won 1–0.

After leaving Norwich, Van Wijk played for a series of teams until 1995. He won the Belgian League championship and Belgian Supercup with Club Brugge . After having managed several Belgium teams since 1995, he became manager of Willem II Tilburg in the Netherlands in 2006. On 4 November 2007, he left the club due to bad performances of the team.

Van Wijk is the son of former professional footballer Hassie van Wijk.

Career

As a player

• 1968–1981 De Volewijckers (Netherlands)
• 1981–1982 Ajax (Netherlands)
• 1982–1986 Norwich City F.C. (England)
• 1986–1989 Club Brugge (Belgium)^[3]
• 1989–1990 Ajax (Netherlands)
• 1990–1991 PAS Giannina (Greece)
• 1991–1992 Club Brugge (Belgium)
• 1993–1994 Knokke (Belgium)

As manager

• 1994–1995 Knokke (player-manager) (Belgium)
• 1995–1996 Knokke (manager) (Belgium)
• 1996-10/1998 KV Oostende (Belgium)
• 10-11/1998 Daring Blankenberge (Belgium)
• 11/1998-2002 Cercle Brugge (Belgium)
• 2003–2006 Roeselare (Belgium)
• 2006–2007 Willem II Tilburg (Netherlands)
• 2007 KV Oostende (Belgium)
• 2007–2008 K. Sint-Truidense V.V. (Belgium)
• 2008–2010 Roeselare (Belgium)^[4]
• 2011–2012 R.A.E.C. Mons (Belgium)
• 2012 R. Charleroi S.C. (Belgium)
• 2012–2013 Royal Antwerp F.C. (Belgium)
• 2013–2014 Westerlo (Belgium)
• 2015-2016 Cercle Brugge (Belgium)
• 2016 Beerschot Wilrijk (Belgium)
• 2017 OH Leuven (Belgium)
• 2017–2018 Roeselare (Belgium)
• 2018– Mechelen (Belgium)

Notes

1. In isolation, Dennis, Johannes and van are pronounced [ˈdɛnɪs], [joːˈɦɑnəs] and [vɑn], respectively.