Mike de Geer

Mike de Geer
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-28) 28 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth The Hague, Netherlands
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SVV Scheveningen (manager)
Youth career
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 ADO Den Haag 4 (0)
2011–2019 HBS Craeyenhout 215 (44)
Total 219 (44)
Managerial career
2024 HVV Den Haag
2024– SVV Scheveningen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mike de Geer (born 28 December 1989) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is manager of SVV Scheveningen.

Playing career

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]

Coaching career

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]

Personal life

His father was football player and coach Boudewijn de Geer, and his great-grandfather was wartime Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Nederland - M. de Geer - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Mike de Geer". voetbal.com.
  3. ^ "ADO Den Haag vooralsnog alleen verder met De Geer". Voetbal International. 31 March 2009.
  4. ^ "ADO ziet toekomst in middenvelder De Geer". FCUpdate.nl. 31 March 2009.
  5. ^ "De Geer verlengt contract - ADO Den Haag Nieuws - Club Achter de Duinen". www.clubachterdeduinen.nl.
  6. ^ "De Geer beproeft geluk in Australië - ADO Den Haag Nieuws - Club Achter de Duinen". www.clubachterdeduinen.nl.
  7. ^ "Mike de Geer stopt bij HBS, Tidde Tromp naar de 'Kraaien'" [Mike de Geer quits HBS, Tidde Tromp to the 'Crows']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Mike de Geer tóch terug bij HBS: 'Nood aan de man'". www.omroepwest.nl.
  9. ^ "Mike de Geer stopt nu definitief bij HBS: 'Over drie weken is het echt klaar'". www.omroepwest.nl. 11 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Mike de Geer assistent trainer Andre Wetzel". 23 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Audio|Sporttribune in gesprek met André Wetzel: "Misschien moet dat boek er toch maar komen" en "Nog een jaar HVV en dan neemt Mike (de Geer red) het over". 12 April 2023.
  12. ^ Beije, Ton (5 March 2024). "HVV verlengt contract met hoofdtrainer Mike de Geer".
  13. ^ Beije, Ton (23 April 2024). "Oefenvoetbal: Scheveningen met als coach Mike de geer langs HBS".
  14. ^ "Oefenvoetbal: Scheveningen met als coach Mike de geer langs HBS". www.oozo.nl.
  15. ^ "Mike de Geer wil leren van 'oudere jongens':'Ik wil mijn eenjarig contract graag verlengen'" (in Dutch). Den Haag Fan Support. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2009.