Mike de Geer | |
Birth Date: | 28 December 1989 |
Birth Place: | The Hague, Netherlands |
Height: | 1.74 m[1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | SVV Scheveningen (manager) |
Youthclubs1: | ADO Den Haag |
Years1: | 2008–2010 |
Clubs1: | ADO Den Haag |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2011–2019 |
Clubs2: | HBS Craeyenhout |
Caps2: | 215 |
Goals2: | 44 |
Totalcaps: | 219 |
Totalgoals: | 44 |
Manageryears1: | 2024 |
Managerclubs1: | HVV Den Haag |
Manageryears2: | 2024– |
Managerclubs2: | SVV Scheveningen |
Mike de Geer (born 28 December 1989) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is manager of SVV Scheveningen.
Born in The Hague, de Geer played for ADO Den Haag and HBS Craeyenhout.[1] [2] He was a youth player at ADO, making his senior debut in the 2008–09 season and signing a new contract with the club in March 2009, until 2012.[3] [4] [5] He left the club in January 2010, in order to undergo a trial with Australian club Brisbane Roar.[6]
In February 2018 he announced his intention to retire from playing with HBS, in order to focus on his coaching and his family.[7] He returned to the team in March 2019,[8] as the club was fighting relegation, after which he re-retired.[9]
De Geer was a coach for HBS, before becoming assistant coach to André Wetzel at HVV Den Haag in March 2023.[10] [11] In March 2024 he became manager of HVV.[12] In April 2024 he was managing SVV Scheveningen.[13] [14]
His father was football player and coach Boudewijn de Geer, and his great-grandfather was wartime Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer.[15]