Chris Dekker
 Dekker in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Dekker | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Westzaan, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KFC | |||
| ZVV Zaandijk | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1967 | FC Zaanstreek | ||
| 1967–1970 | AZ'67 | 66 | (5) |
| 1970–1971 | NEC | 29 | (2) |
| 1971–1972 | DWS | 28 | (3) |
| 1972–1974 | FC Amsterdam | 64 | (5) |
| 1975–1977 | MVV | 76 | (13) |
| 1977–1981 | Charleroi | 108 | (7) |
| 1981 | Seiko | 17 | (3) |
| 1981–1982 | Sparta | 30 | (1) |
| 1982–1985 | Fortuna Sittard | 78 | (4) |
| Total | 479 | (40) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1992 | FC Eindhoven | ||
| 1992–1994 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 1995 | Al-Jazira | ||
| 1995–1996 | FC Den Bosch | ||
| 2000–2001 | Qatar U-17 | ||
| 2002–2003 | RBC | ||
| 2003 | Sparta | ||
| 2004–2006 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 2011–2014 | KFC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chris Dekker (born 6 December 1945 in Westzaan, North Holland) is a retired football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]He played in AZ'67's first ever squad after the merger between his club FC Zaanstreek and Alkmaar '54 and also played for NEC, DWS and FC Amsterdam, before moving to Belgium to play for Charleroi (1977–1981). When he returned to Holland in 1981 he signed for Sparta Rotterdam and ended his career at Fortuna Sittard (1982–1985). He also played for Seiko Sports Association in Hong Kong in the early 80s.
International
[edit]He earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team, when he replaced Johan Neeskens on 27 March 1974 in a friendly against Austria.[1]
Managerial career
[edit]Dekker played his last match on 10 March 1985, and became a football manager, who coached Fortuna Sittard, FC Eindhoven, United Arab Emirates outfit Al-Jazira, FC Den Bosch, Qatar U-17, RBC,[2] Sparta Rotterdam[3] and Fortuna Sittard[4] once again. He also was Academy boss at Feyenoord.[5]
His most recent job was coach at his former youth club KFC.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Intl career stats - EU Football
- ^ Dekker aangesteld als coach van RBC - NRC (in Dutch)
- ^ 'Chris Dekker trainer van Sparta' - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Fortuna Sittard verder met Chris Dekker - Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- ^ Den Bosch laat Dekker naar Feyenoord gaan - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ^ Chris Dekker en KFC praten over andere rol - Zaanse Sportkrant (in Dutch)
External links
[edit]- Chris Dekker at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-01-02) (in Dutch)
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