VV Smitshoek

Voetbalvereniging Smitshoek is a football club based in Barendrecht, Netherlands. It was founded in 1960. It plays its home matches at Sportpark Smitshoek.

VV Smitshoek

Full name	Voetbalvereniging Smitshoek
Founded	23 June 1960; 65 years ago (1960-06-23)
Ground	Sportpark Smitshoek, Barendrecht
Chairman	Gert-Jan Bravenboer
Manager	Richard van Cappellen
League	Vierde Divisie
2024–25	Derde Divisie B, 17th of 18 (relegated)
Website	www.vvsmitshoek.nl
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History

20th century

The Voetbalvereniging Smitshoek was founded on 23 June 1960.

21st century

In 2005, a Smitshoek game against VV BMT from The Hague evolved into a physical fight.^[1]

Since 2012, Smitshoek plays in the Hoofdklasse, with the exception of 2015–16 back in the Eerste Klasse.^[2] In 2016, Smitshoek won an Eerste Klasse championship at an eight-point advantage on its next competitor.^[2]

Managers

Period Manager 1976–78 Cees van Bennekom[3] 1978–80 Cees Brussaard[4] 1980–82 Harry Camijn[5][6] 1982–88 Daan den Bleijker[7] 1988–90 Jan van Baaren 1990–91 Rob Theuns[8] 1991–9? Jan van der Meer[9] 199?–95 René Blaauwkamp[10]

Period Manager 1995 Piet Schuitenmaker 1995–2001 Jan de Gier[11] 2001–03 Ab van Wijk 2003–08 Hans de Rover 2008–10 Hans Maus 2010–17 Raymond Frehé 2017–20 Richard Middelkoop[12] 2020–present Edwin de Koning[13]