Gery Vink

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Gery Vink
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-08-30) 30 August 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Opheusden, Netherlands
Team information
Current team
GVVV Veenendaal - Head Coach
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2006–2010 Ajax (youth)
2011–2013 Jong Ajax
2013–2017 Ajax (youth)
2018–2021 Willem II (assistant)
2019–2020 TEC

Gery Vink (Born 30 August 1965) is a Dutch football coach.

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Career

Vink is the current head coach of the Ajax A2 selection of Dutch football club AFC Ajax. He was previously head coach of the reserves team Jong Ajax, having been coach of the A2 selection again once prior. Vink joined the ranks of Ajax in 2006, winning the A-Junioren Eerste Divisie on two occasions. 2008 and 2009. He became manager of Jong Ajax during the Winter break of the 2010–11 AFC Ajax season, and his contract was extended until 2014. [1] In 2013 Vink has resumed the role as head coach of the A2 selection once more. [2]

In 2014 Vink took over the Ajax A1 selection at the annual Copa Amsterdam, replacing the recently departed Orlando Trustfull at the tournament. Ajax finished in 6th place. [3]

Personal life

His son Wimilio Vink is a footballer. [4]

Honours

Manager

Ajax A2 (under-18)

Jong Ajax

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References

  1. "Wijzigingen trainersstaf jeugdteams" [Changes to the coaching staff of youth teams] (in Dutch). Ajax. 3 January 2011.
  2. "l'Ami en Vink verlengen contract" [l'Ami and Vink extend contracts] (in Dutch). Ajax. 2 April 2012.
  3. "Vink: Maakten te veel persoonlijke fouten" [Vink: We made too many personal mistakes] (in Dutch). Ajax Showtime. 10 June 2014.
  4. "Vitesse bindt jonge talenten Vink en Darri" [Vitesse ties up youth talents Vink and Darri] (in Dutch). Vitesse. 17 November 2011.
  5. "Ajax A2 derde kampioen van de dag" [Ajax A2 third champion of the day] (in Dutch). Ajax. 26 April 2008.
  6. "Mooie titel voor Ajax A2" [Nice title for Ajax A2] (in Dutch). Ajax. 2 May 2009.