Karel Bonsink

Karel Bonsink (born 21 September 1950) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. He coaches FC Hilversum.^[1]

Karel Bonsink

Karel Bonsink at Ajax, 1979
Personal information
Full name	Karel Bonsink
Date of birth	(1950-09-21) 21 September 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Hilversum (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1971	DWS	59	(4)
1971–1974	FC Utrecht	84	(22)
1974–1978	RFC Liège	129
1978–1979	RWDM	30	(10)
1979–1980	Ajax	26	(7)
1980–1981	RWDM	27	(10)
1981–1982	Rennes	26	(4)
1982–1983	Seiko	24	(8)
Managerial career
1989–1992	Abcoude
1992–1994	FC Utrecht (Youth)
1994–1996	AGOVV
1996–1997	NAC (Assistant)
1997–2000	Haarlem
2001–2013	Hilversum
2015–	Hilversum
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

In the course of his career Bonsink has played as a forward for DWS, FC Utrecht, RFC Liège, RWDM, Ajax,^[2] Stade Rennais F.C.^[3] and Seiko SA.

Managerial career

Bonsink has managed FC Abcoude, AGOVV,^[4] HFC Haarlem^[5] and since 2001 is a coach at FC Hilversum, competing in the Topklasse since 2010, where one of his sons was active as a player.^[6]

On 10 November 2013, it was announced that Bonsink would take a managerial position with West African side AS Dragons from Benin. This however faltered due to negotiations with his manager Humprey Nijman at the time.^[7] He returned to Hilversum in 2015.^[8]

Honours

Club

Ajax

• Eredivisie: 1979–80

Seiko

• Hong Kong First Division League: 1982–83