Jeroen Rijsdijk

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Jeroen Rijsdijk
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Rijsdijk as Sparta Rotterdam head coach in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-05-24) 24 May 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Team information
Current team
Almere City (head coach)
Youth career
Feyenoord
VV SHO
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2007 IJsselmeervogels
2007–2009 ASWH
Managerial career
2010–2015 VV SHO
2015–2018 Excelsior
2018–2020 Jong Sparta
2021 Almere City (interim)
2021–2022 Sparta Rotterdam (youth)
2023–2024 Sparta Rotterdam
2025– Almere City
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeroen Rijsdijk (born 24 May 1977) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Almere City.

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Playing career

Rijsdijk was a semi-professional footballer who trained with Feyenoord and VV SHO. From 2003 to 2007, he was with IJsselmeervogels where he became captain. He ended his career with ASWH, where he subsequently became assistant manager. [1]

Managerial career

Rijsdijk's managerial career formally began with his former club VV SHO, who he managed from 2010 to 2015. In 2015, he moved to Excelsior Maassluis, helping them win the 2015–16 Topklasse. In 2018, he moved to Jong Sparta in a role where he also was assistant to the head coach of the senior Sparta Rotterdam squad. [1] In January 2020, he became the assistant manager to Ole Tobiasen at Almere City. In March 2021, he was named the interim manager after Tobiasen resigned. In June 2021, Gertjan Verbeek was appointed manager at Almere City, and Rijsdijk again became an assistant. [2]

In August 2021, Rijsdijk returned to Sparta Rotterdam to help manage their youth academy. In April 2021, he was promoted to assistant manager under Maurice Steijn. After Steijn moved to Ajax, Rijsdijk was appointed senior manager with Sparta in the Eredivisie on 1 July 2023. [3] After a disappointing start to the 2024/2025 season, Sparta announced in November 2024 that Rijsdijk was released as the club's manager. [4] In January 2025, Risdijk returned to Almere City as head coach on a six-month contract until the end of the season. [5]

Managerial record

As of match played 18 May 2025
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
SHO 23 December 201030 June 20151001000.00
Excelsior 1 July 201530 June 2018103433327041.75
Jong Sparta 1 July 201820 January 202052191122036.54
Almere City (caretaker)4 March 202130 June 202113643046.15
Sparta Rotterdam 3 July 20231 November 202448181218037.50
Almere City3 January 2025Present17278011.76
Total234886779037.61

Honours

Excelsior

Derde Divisie: 2015–16

References

  1. 1 2 "'Beginnende trainer maakt fouten'". www.nd.nl. 7 February 2020.
  2. "Voormalig succescoach Excelsior Maassluis voor de groep bij Almere City". Rijnmond.nl. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021.
  3. "Sparta kiest voor assistent Steijn als nieuwe hoofdtrainer". Voetbal International. 1 July 2023.
  4. "Wegen Sparta en Jeroen Rijsdijk scheiden per direct". Sparta Rotterdam. November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. "Jeroen Rijsdijk nieuwe hoofdtrainer van Almere City FC" [Jeroen Rijsdijk new head coach of Almere City FC]. almerecity.nl (in Dutch). 3 January 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2025.