Hendrie Krüzen

Hendrik "Hendrie" Krüzen (born 24 November 1964) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the assistant manager of Heracles Almelo.

Hendrie Krüzen

Krüzen in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Hendrik Krüzen
Date of birth	(1964-11-24) 24 November 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Almelo, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Heracles (assistant manager)
Youth career
	La Première
	Heracles
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1986	Heracles	152	(25)
1986–1988	Den Bosch	67	(22)
1988–1989	PSV	8	(2)
1989	→ Den Bosch (loan)	16	(2)
1989–1991	Kortrijk	56	(15)
1991–1992	FC Liège	25	(3)
1992–1994	Waregem	60	(30)
1994–1995	Heracles	46	(23)
1996	AZ	20	(5)
1997–2000	Go Ahead Eagles	106	(20)
2000–2002	AGOVV
International career
1987–1989	Netherlands	5	(0)
Managerial career
2002–2013	Heracles (assistant)
2013–2015	Vitesse (assistant)
2015–2016	Heracles (assistant)
2016	Maccabi Tel Aviv (assistant)
2016–2017	Ajax (assistant)
2017	Dortmund (assistant)
2018	Netherlands U21 (assistant)
2018–2021	Leverkusen (assistant)
2021–2022	Lyon (assistant)
2022–	Heracles (assistant)
Medal record Representing  Netherlands UEFA European Championship Winner 1988 West Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Krüzen was born in Almelo, Overijssel. He made his senior debuts at only 16, with hometown's Heracles Almelo. After two solid years with FC Den Bosch, scoring in double figures, he signed with Eredivisie giants PSV Eindhoven, appearing rarely as the club won the double in the 1988–89 season, and also being loaned to his previous team.

Krüzen spent the following five years in neighbouring Belgium, representing K.V. Kortrijk, R.F.C. de Liège and K.S.V. Waregem. After the latter's relegation from the top flight, he returned to his country, joining first professional club Heracles, and moving to AZ Alkmaar in January 1996.

In 2002, after a spell in the Dutch second level with Go Ahead Eagles and two years in amateur football, Krüzen retired from football after 20 professional seasons, with totals of 556 games and 148 goals. Immediately afterwards, he returned to his first team, acting as assistant coach for several years.

International career

Krüzen made his debut for the Netherlands on 16 December 1987, in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifier against Greece (3–0 away win).

He would be selected by manager Rinus Michels for the final stages in West Germany, being an unused member as the national team won the tournament.

Honours

Heracles

• Second Division: 1984–85, 1994–95

PSV

• Dutch League: 1988–89
• Dutch Cup: 1988–89

Netherlands

• UEFA European Football Championship: 1988

External links

• Beijen profile (in Dutch)
• Stats at Voetbal International at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 April 2008) (in Dutch)
• Hendrie Krüzen at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)
• Hendrie Krüzen at National-Football-Teams.com