Geert Meijer

Geert Meijer

Meijer playing for Ajax in 1975
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-03-15) 15 March 1951 (age 70)
Place of birth	Sellingen, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Club information
Current team
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1975	FC Amsterdam	41	(7)
1975–1979	Ajax	77	(18)
1976–1977	→ FC Amsterdam (loan)	18	(5)
1979–1980	Bristol City	15	(2)
1980–1983	Sparta Rotterdam	110	(12)
1983	DS'79	?	(?)
1983–1986	NAC Breda	22	(1)
Total		295	(45)
Teams managed
1983–1990
1987–1988
1988–1989	Hermes DVS
1989–1990
1990–2003	Feyenoord (coach)
1995	Feyenoord (caretaker)
1997	Feyenoord (caretaker)
2005	Hämeenlinna
2006–
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Geert Meijer (born 15 March 1951) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player who currently coaches amateur team .

Career[]

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, before retiring in 1986.

Coaching career[]

While still a professional player, Meijer began his coaching career, managing a number of amateur teams in the Hoofdklasse, including , and Hermes DVS. Meijer then became a coach at Feyenoord between 1990 and 2003, and he spent two spells as caretaker manager in 1995 and 1997. After a brief spell in Finland with Hämeenlinna,^[2] Meijer returned to in 2006.

References[]

General

• (in Dutch) Voetbal International

Specific