Thijs Sluijter

Thijs Sluijter
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-02-20) 20 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Uitgeest, Netherlands
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 SDZ Amsterdam (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2001–2006 Heracles Almelo 150 (27)
2006–2007 Litex Lovech 16 (4)
2008 AS Trenčín 13 (1)
2008–2009 Nea Salamis 24 (4)
2009–2012 Volendam 27 (3)
2011–2012 → Almere City (loan) 39 (9)
2012–2013 Spakenburg 19 (2)
2013–2014 ADO '20 20 (9)
Managerial career
2010–2012 De Kennemers (assistant)
2010–2012 De Kennemers (reserves manager)
2014–2017 ADO '20
2017–2018 Oostzaan (assistant)
2018–2020 Vitesse '22
2020– SDZ Amsterdam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thijs Sluijter (born 20 February 1980) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He is the manager of SDZ Amsterdam.

Playing career

Sluijter started his career with SC Heerenveen. In 2001, he left for Heracles.[1] In June 2006 Sluijter signed with Litex on a free transfer, becoming the first Dutchman to play in the A PFG.[2] Later on he also played for Nea Salamis Famagusta FC in Cyprus, and Slovak football club AS Trencin. He returned to the Netherlands and played for FC Volendam, Almere City and SV Spakenburg, before he signed with ADO '20.

Coaching career

During his time at FC Volendam and Almere City FC, Sluijter worked as a youth coach for the club's alongside his playing career, as well as at AZ Alkmaar.[3] Between 2010 and 2012 he was the manager De Kennemers' reserve team/2nd senior team, with whom he became champion in 2011.[3] He also assisted the first team manager at the club.

Retiring at the end of the 2013–14 season, he immediately became the manager of ADO '20.[4] This was already announced in January 2014.[5]

In March 2017, Sluijter was appointed assistant manager of OFC Oostzaan under his former teammate at Heracles Almelo, Yuri Rose, from the upcoming season.[6] In the last year, Sluijter had also combined his manager role at ADO '20 with a role as forward coach at SC Telstar.[6] In February 2018 it was confirmed, that Sluijter would become the manager of Vitesse '22 from the 2018–19 season.[7]

In January 2020, it was confirmed that Sluijter had been appointed manager of SDZ Amsterdam from the 2020–21 season.[8]

Honours

Heracles Almelo

References

  1. ^ "Thijs Sluijter" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  2. ^ Lelyov, Momchil (20 July 2006). "А група погледна към елита на Европа. За пръв път в първенството ще ритат холандец и испанец" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b Trainersstaf - Voetbalverjaardag, voetbalverjaardag.nl
  4. ^ Sandro Staal wijst AFC'34 1 na de rust de weg naar overwinning op De Kennemers 1: 0-3, afc34.nl, 6 April 2014
  5. ^ Thijs Sluijter nieuwe trainer ADO'20, tweenul.nl, 16 January 2014
  6. ^ a b Hoofdtrainer Thijs Sluijter (ADO'20) wordt assistent bij OFC, hetamsterdamschevoetbal.nl, 8 March 2017
  7. ^ THIJS SLUIJTER NIEUWE TRAINER VAN VITESSE'22, vitesse22.nl, 10 February 2018
  8. ^ Thijs Sluijter nieuwe trainer SDZ: De club is ambitieus, hetamsterdamschevoetbal.nl, 24 January 2020
  9. ^ "Heracles knokt zich naar titel en eredivisie". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 20 May 2005.


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