Bert Stokkingreef

Bert Stokkingreef
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-06-01) 1 June 1969 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Almelo, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1973–1993 PH Almelo
1993–1995 De Zweef
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Groningen 3 (0)
1996–1998 Veendam 45 (6)
1998–1999 STEVO
1999–2001 Achilles 1894
2001–2002 STEVO
2002–2003 Achilles 1894
2003–2004 PH Almelo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bert Stokkingreef (born 1 June 1969) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Almelo, Stokkingreef started playing at amateur level for PH Almelo and De Zweef. After serving in the Netherlands Marine Corps, professional clubs showed interest in him, and he completed a trial with De Graafschap before choosing to sign with FC Groningen.[2] He made his professional debut in a 5–2 loss in the Eredivisie to Willem II, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute for Mariano Bombarda.[3] He would fail to make a definitive breakthrough at the club and only made seven first-team appearances during a two-year stint. Of these, however, three were in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, and he made his European debut on 23 June 1995 in a 1–2 away win over Boby Brno.[4]

In 1996, Stokkingreef signed with BV Veendam in the Eerste Divisie, who had already signed Hennie Meijer, Bert Zuurman, Alex Pijper and Arjan Ebbinge from Groningen.[5] At Veendam, he played regularly for two seasons, scoring the winning 2–1 goal in a KNVB Cup win over Ajax.[5][6]

After leaving Veendam in 1998, Stokkingreef continued in lower league football, having multiple stints with STEVO and Achilles 1894, before retiring as part of his hometown club PH Almelo in 2004 due to a recurring knee injury.[2]

Retirement

Stokkingreef has worked as a drafter in computer-aided design after his retirement from football.[2] He has also coached several youth teams of PH Almelo, as well as lower league clubs Luctor et Emergo and BWO.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ Bert Stokkingreef at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d "Rob Hoekschop in gesprek met Bert Stokkingreef". Sport in Twente (in Dutch). 26 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Willem II - FC Groningen 5:2 (Eredivisie 1995/1996, 13. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Boby Brno - FC Groningen 1:2 (UI-Cup 1995/1996, Group 9)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Bert Stokkingreef (1969)". KENTUDEZENOG (in Dutch). 13 September 2016.
  6. ^ Bosschieter, Herman (October 1996). "Concentreren op de competitie". Ajax Magazine (in Dutch). 10 (2): 93.
  7. ^ Campmans, Robin (27 December 2011). "Voormalig prof wil z'n eigen gang gaan". Tubantia (in Dutch).