Geert Meijer Explained

Geert Meijer
Birth Date:15 March 1951
Birth Place:Sellingen, Netherlands
Position:Left winger
Years1:1972–1975
Clubs1:FC Amsterdam
Caps1:41
Goals1:7
Years2:1975–1979
Clubs2:Ajax
Caps2:77
Goals2:18
Years3:1976–1977
Clubs3:FC Amsterdam (loan)
Caps3:18
Goals3:5
Years4:1979–1980
Clubs4:Bristol City
Caps4:15
Goals4:2
Years5:1980–1983
Clubs5:Sparta Rotterdam
Caps5:110
Goals5:12
Years6:1983
Clubs6:DS '79
Caps6:13
Goals6:0
Years7:1983–1986
Clubs7:NAC Breda
Caps7:22
Goals7:1
Totalcaps:295
Totalgoals:45
Manageryears1:1983–1990
Managerclubs1:VV Strijen
Manageryears2:1987–1988
Managerclubs2:DCV
Manageryears3:1988–1989
Managerclubs3:Hermes DVS
Manageryears4:1989–1990
Managerclubs4:DCV
Manageryears5:1995
Managerclubs5:Feyenoord (caretaker)
Manageryears6:1997
Managerclubs6:Feyenoord (caretaker)
Manageryears7:2005
Managerclubs7:FC Hämeenlinna
Manageryears8:2006–2013
Managerclubs8:VV Strijen
Manageryears9:2013–2015
Managerclubs9:SV Bolnes
Manageryears10:2015–2022
Managerclubs10:VV Strijen

Geert Meijer (born 15 March 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player.

Playing career

Born in Sellingen, Meijer played as a left winger, and began his professional career in 1972 with FC Amsterdam. After moving to city rivals Ajax three years later, where he spent four seasons, Meijer spent a year in England with Bristol City, making 15 appearances in the First Division.[1] Upon his return to the Netherlands, Meijer played for Sparta Rotterdam, DS'79 and NAC Breda,[2] before retiring in 1986.

Coaching career

While still a professional player, Meijer began his coaching career. He managed the amateur teams VV Strijen, DCV and Hermes DVS. After 3 consecutive league titles with VV Strijen, he became assistant coach at Feyenoord. Between 1990 and 1999 Meijer was the assistant of 7 different Feyenoord managers: Gunder Bengtsson, Pim Verbeek, Hans Dorjee, Wim Jansen, Willem van Hanegem, Arie Haan and Leo Beenhakker.[3]

When Willem van Hanegem was sacked in 1995, Meijer was caretaker manager.[4] In 1997, after Arie Haan was sacked, Meijer was also caretaker manager (together with John Metgod).[5]

Meijer would then work as a youth coach, for 4 years at Feyenoord and for 2 years in Abu Dhabi. In 2005 he became Head Coach at FC Hämeenlinna, which played in the Ykkönen, the second level in Finland.[6] As the Finnish football season takes place between April and October, the team avoided relegation in autumn and in December Meijer became assistant of Henk Wisman in Armenia, at both the National Team and FC Pyunik.[7]

In 2007, Sparta Rotterdam's manager Gert Aandewie was sacked. Sparta's under−23 coach Adri van Tiggelen became caretaker manager in November and December 2007, while Meijer assisted him.[8] This meant that Meijer took over Sparta's under−23 team from van Tiggelen for the next three and a half years.[9]

Meijer would stay a few more years at Sparta as a scout,[10] and as assistant of Jos van Eck when he was Sparta's caretaker manager in the 2nd division.[11] This was from February 2011 until the end of the season. Meijer always combined his work at Sparta with coaching amateur teams SV Bolnes and VV Strijen.[12]).

Meijer's last season at VV Strijen was 2021–22, when he finalised his third spell (each spell lasting seven years) years as head coach at VV Strijen.[13] [14] [15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: BRISTOL CITY : 1946/47 – 2008/09. 5 July 2010. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. Web site: BSRetro: Geert Meijer . 1 May 2022 . www.bsiderats.nl.
  3. Web site: 1 December 2021 . Geert Meijer assisteerde zeven Feyenoord-trainers: ’Mooiste voetbal dankzij Arne Slot’ . 1 May 2022 . Telegraaf . nl.
  4. Web site: Trouw.nl: Feyenoord gretig, niet doeltreffend tegen Willem II .
  5. Web site: VISSERS . WILLEM . 6 November 1997 . Feyenoord volstrekt kansloos tegen Manchester . 1 May 2022 . de Volkskrant . nl-NL.
  6. Web site: Meijer vervangt Hoekman bij Finse club .
  7. Web site: Geert Meijer met Henk Wisman naar Armenie .
  8. Web site: Van Tiggelen: "Sparta heeft best een leuk elftal" . 1 May 2022 . FCUpdate.nl.
  9. Web site: 27 April 2010 . Jong Sparta verliest titel uit het oog . 1 May 2022 . www.rijnmond.nl . nl.
  10. Web site: 1 May 2019 . Geert Meijer komt als 'noodhulp', dient later Sparta in tal van andere functies . 1 May 2022 . Sparta Rotterdam . nl.
  11. Web site: nldevoet-dehdari . 24 February 2011 . Jan Everse en Rob Baan stoppen bij Sparta Rotterdam . 1 May 2022 . De VoetbalTrainer . nl.
  12. Web site: 14 November 2013 . Geert Meijer: 'Bolnes weer op de kaart zetten' . 1 May 2022 . nl.
  13. Web site: Vandaag in het AD – ‘Vader Frenkie’ schittert in Arkel 5: ‘Als ik honderden mensen met zijn shirt zie, knijp ik in mijn arm. Is dit wel waar?’ . 1 May 2022 . Arkel . 22 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222132039/https://www.asvarkel.nl/1/1700/vandaag-in-het-ad---vader-frenkie-schittert-in-arkel-5-als-ik-honderden-mensen-met-zijn-shirt-zie-knijp-ik-in-mijn-arm-is-dit-wel-waar/ . dead .
  14. Web site: 17 January 2013 . Geert Meijer weg bij Strijen . 1 May 2022 . www.rijnmond.nl . nl.
  15. Web site: 19 December 2021 . Strijen en Geert Meijer na dit seizoen uit elkaar . 1 May 2022 . nl . 22 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211222131931/https://www.voetbalrotterdam.nl/2021/12/v-v-strijen-en-geert-meijer-na-dit-seizoen-uit-elkaar/ . dead .