Tim Vincken

Tim Joost Christiaan Vincken (born 12 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger for Feyenoord, Excelsior, De Graafschap, Atlético Baleares, and VV Capelle.^[2] Vincken currently works as a youth coach for Sparta Rotterdam and assistant coach for the Netherlands national under-17s.

Tim Vincken

Vincken in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Tim Joost Christiaan Vincken
Date of birth	(1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	TOGB
	Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Feyenoord	29	(1)
2009–2010	→ Excelsior	8	(3)
2010–2012	Excelsior	46	(5)
2012–2014	De Graafschap	58	(9)
2014–2015	Atlético Baleares	16	(1)
2016–2018	vv Capelle	21	(2)
Total		178	(21)
International career
	Netherlands U20
Managerial career
2018–2019	TOGB (youth)[1]
2019–2022	Almere City (youth)
2022–	Sparta Rotterdam (youth)
2024–	Netherlands U17 (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Vincken made three appearances for the Feyenoord first team during the 2004–05 season, making his professional debut in the away match against NEC Nijmegen on 8 May 2005, which ended in a 0–2 loss.^[3]

Vincken scored his first goal for Feyenoord in a match against local rivals Sparta Rotterdam on 23 December 2006. His goal resulted in a win for his club.^[4] Though considered to be very talented, Vincken regularly suffered from injuries which made Feyenoord to decide to not extend his contract in June 2010.^[5] He subsequently signed with Excelsior, where he had already spent time on loan the previous season. In June 2012, Vincken signed a two-year deal with De Graafschap, which was not extended two years later. He signed with Atlético Baleares in December 2014.^[6] Vincken returned to the Netherlands in 2016, playing for lower league side vv Capelle,^[7] where he retired after one season.

In 2018, Vincken was appointed assistant under head coach Ivo Loovens for the TOGB under-17 team. This marked his return to the club where he began his footballing career; something fellow former professional Roland Bergkamp also did, as he became assistant to the U17 reserves.^[1]

International career

He was a member of the Dutch squad playing at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 held in his home country the Netherlands. The team was eliminated in the quarter final against Nigeria.^[8]