Patrick Zwaanswijk

Patrick Zwaanswijk
Personal information
Full name Patricius Josef Zwaanswijk
Date of birth (1975-01-17) 17 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Manly United (head coach)
Youth career
1980–1983 TYBB
1983–1988 VV Schoten
1988–1991 DCO
1992–1995 VV Schoten
1995–1998 Ajax FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2004 FC Utrecht 214 (27)
2004–2005 Oita Trinita 32 (1)
2005–2010 NAC Breda 161 (10)
2010–2013 Central Coast Mariners 99 (11)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Central Coast Mariners Academy
2018–2020 Hills United
2020–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
2023– Manly United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2014

Patrick Zwaanswijk (born 17 January 1975) is a Dutch ex-professional who is retired from professional football. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, Zwaanswijk retired from professional football in 2013 following a successful career with Ajax FC, FC Utrecht, Oita Trinita, NAC Breda and Central Coast Mariners FC. He has played predominantly as a central defender throughout his career. After his career he played for and captained Southern & Ettalong United in Australia's Central Coast Premier League and Terrigal United.[1] He is married to Leah Maree Zwaanswijk and has two children (Dominique Louise Zwaanswijk and Angelo Zwaanswijk) from his first marriage. He lives in Australia, North Avoca since 2015.

Club career

Zwaanswijk played for 11 seasons in the Dutch Eredivisie 6 years with FC Utrecht and 5 years with NAC Breda.[citation needed]

His professional career started with FC Utrecht where he debuted in the ERE-Divisie against Willem II. (1–0 loss) After 6 years at Utrecht, (4 years UEFA Cup, 3 Amstel Cup Finals and 2 KNVB Cup trophies) he joined Oita Trinita Japan After playing under manager Han Berger in the J-League for 14 months made the family miss Europe. He moved back to Holland NAC Breda where he played in the ERE-Divisie until 2010. With NAC Breda he achieved a 3rd Place in 2008 qualifying for Champions League football. He played 189 games for NAC Breda (UEFA Cup, ERE-Divisie and Amstel Cup).[citation needed]

In 2010, Zwaanswijk moved to Australia to join A-League club Central Coast Mariners.[2] He scored his first goal for the Mariners on 2 October 2010 – a late winner against North Queensland Fury.[3]

Zwaanswijk signed a one-year contract extension with the Mariners for the 2012–13 season in May 2012.[4] He scored the opening goal of the 2013 A-League Grand Final on 22 April 2013, heading in a corner to open the scoring against Western Sydney Wanderers. The Mariners went on to win the game 2–0, with Zwaanswijk suggesting after the match that he was considering retirement.[5]

In May 2013, Zwaanswijk announced he would be retiring from football after the club's 2013 AFC Champions League Round of 16 tie against Guangzhou Evergrande, but would be staying on with the Mariners as coach of the Mariners' youth team in the National Youth League.[6]

Managerial career

The Mariners terminated Zwaanswijk's contract after his side finished last in the 2013–14 National Youth League.[7] Zwaanswijk pursued legal action against the Mariners for wrongful dismissal.[8]

In November 2018, Zwaanswijk was appointed head coach of Hills United in National Premier Leagues NSW 2.[9]

In September 2020, Zwaanswijk was appointed head coach of Western Sydney Wanderers Youth for the remainder of the season in National Premier Leagues NSW.[10]

In August 2022, Zwaanswijk was appointed head coach of Manly United FC men's first grade side for the 2023 season.[11]

Club statistics

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Netherlands League
1998/99 FC Utrecht Eredivisie 11 1
1999/00 26 3
2000/01 31 3
2001/02 31 5
2002/03 29 0
2003/04 31 6
Japan League
2004 Oita Trinita J1 League 17 01
2005 15 0
Netherlands League
2005/06 NAC Breda Eredivisie 31 1
2006/07 32 1
2007/08 30 3
2008/09 34 3
2009/10 30 2
Australia League
2010/11 Central Coast Mariners A-League 33 3
2011/12 29 8
2012/13 25 1
Country Netherlands 316 28
Japan 32 1
Australia 99 12
Total 447 41

Honours

FC Utrecht

Central Coast Mariners

References

  1. ^ "Central Coast Mariners Home". Central Coast Mariners.
  2. ^ "Dutch veteran joins Mariners". The World Game. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Last-gasp Zwaanswijk sinks Fury". FIFA. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Mariners hang onto Rogic and Zwaanswijk". ftbl.com.au. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Patrick's Zwaan song". MyFootball.com.au. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Zwaanswijk to retire but stay as coach". ftbl.com.au. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Zwaanswijk loses NYL job". FourFourTwo.
  8. ^ Vice, Mary-Louise (3 November 2014). "Patrick Zwaanswijk suing Central Coast Mariners over wrongful dismissal in June". ABC News. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Patrick Zwaanswijk appointed Hills United FC head coach". Football NSW. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Zwaanswijk to take the reigns [sic] of Wanderers NPL 1 first grade team". Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Zwaanswijk appointed Manly United Head Coach". Manly United FC. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.