Marco Roelofsen Explained

Marco Roelofsen
Birth Date:3 October 1968
Birth Place:Harderwijk, Netherlands
Height:1.88 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Go-Ahead Kampen (manager)
Youthclubs1:VVOG
Years1:1987–1990
Clubs1:Twente
Caps1:63
Goals1:7
Years2:1990
Clubs2:NEC (loan)
Caps2:21
Goals2:2
Years3:1991
Caps3:15
Goals3:9
Years4:1991–1996
Caps4:179
Goals4:29
Years5:1997–2004
Caps5:230
Goals5:24
Totalcaps:508
Totalgoals:71
Manageryears1:2009
Managerclubs1:PEC Zwolle (caretaker)
Manageryears2:2010–2013
Managerclubs2:Jong PSV
Manageryears3:2014
Managerclubs3:VVOG
Manageryears4:2015–2017
Managerclubs4:Sparta Nijkerk
Manageryears5:2018–
Managerclubs5:Go-Ahead Kampen

Marco Roelofsen (born 3 October 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of sixth-tier Eerste Klasse club Go-Ahead Kampen.

Playing career

A former midfielder, Roelofsen started his professional career in the 1987–88 season as part of the FC Twente team. He later also played for NEC, PEC Zwolle and Heerenveen. He retired in 2004.

Managerial career

In the summer of 2004, Roelofsen was included in the technical staff of PEC Zwolle, where he became head coach of the under-19 team.[1] At the end of the 2008–09 season, he became the first team's caretaker coach, replacing Jan Everse, who had been temporarily suspended.[2] In the summer of 2010, he moved to PSV, where he became the head coach of the second team, Jong PSV.[3] On 3 July 2013, it was announced that Roelofsen would become the new coach of the Heerenveen under-21 team after having signed a one-year contract. Roelofsen, who played for Heerenveen from 1991 to 1996, succeeded Jan de Jonge who left for Heracles Almelo.[4] In the 2014–15 season, Roelofsen was coach of Vitesse under-19 team until February 2015.[5] [6] Roelofsen then became head coach of Sparta Nijkerk from November 2015 to October 2017.[7] [8] Roelofsen became head coach of Go-Ahead Kampen in the sixth-tier Eerste Klasse from the 2018–19 season.[9]

Personal life

His nephew, Richard Roelofsen, also played football on the highest level in the Netherlands.

Notes and References

  1. News: Eijsden . Hans van . Marco Roelofsen vertrekt naar PSV . weblogzwolle.nl . 24 June 2010 . nl.
  2. News: Roelofsen volgt Everse op . Rijnmond . 10 March 2009 . NL.
  3. News: Elfrink . Rik . Roelofsen vertrekt bij Jong PSV . Eindhovens Dagblad . 25 March 2013 . nl.
  4. News: Roelofsen als trainer terug bij Heerenveen . BN De Stem . 3 July 2013 . nl.
  5. News: Ook Roelofsen en Oosting jeugdcoach bij Vitesse . FCUpdate.nl . 4 June 2014 . nl.
  6. Web site: Oosting en Hofs naar Vitesse O19 . Vitesse.nl . SBV Vitesse . nl . 4 June 2014.
  7. News: Marco Roelofsen nieuwe trainer Sparta Nijkerk . v.v. Sparta Nijkerk . 6 November 2015 . nl.
  8. News: Sparta Nijkerk stuurt Roelofsen weg . De Stentor . 31 October 2017 . nl.
  9. News: Lukje . Bert-Jan . Roelofsen bezig aan laatste seizoen bij Go Ahead Kampen . De Stentor . 9 January 2021 . nl.