Johan de Kock

Johan de Kock
	De Kock in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Johan de Kock
Date of birth	25 October 1964 (age 57)
Place of birth	Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1974–1984	VV Sliedrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
1984–1987	Groningen
1987–1994	Utrecht
1994–1996	Roda JC
1996–2000	Schalke 04
Total
National team
1993–1997	Netherlands
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Johan" de Kock (born 25 October 1964) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.^[1] He earned 13 caps for the Netherlands national team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the Dutch team at UEFA Euro 1996 in England.

De Kock made his debut for Holland on 24 February 1993 in a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Turkey (3–1) in Utrecht.^[2] He played for FC Groningen (1984–87), FC Utrecht (1987–94), Roda JC (1994–96), and FC Schalke 04 (1996–2000), with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 1997.

Unusually for a top level footballer, de Kock was a part-time player while representing the Netherlands at UEFA Euro 1996. He was employed as a road engineer at the time.^[3]

References[]

^ "Johan de Kock". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
^ Johan de Kock – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Scotland in need of luck The Independent, 10 June 1996

External links[]

Johan de Kock at beijen.net (in Dutch)
Johan de Kock at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] "Johan de Kock". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 March 2012.

[2] Johan de Kock – FIFA competition record (archived)

[3] Scotland in need of luck The Independent, 10 June 1996

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