Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 June 1955 | ||
Place of birth | Heerenveen, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1976 | SC Varsseveld [1] | ||
1976–1982 | De Graafschap [2] | 7+ | (1+) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rene Hiddink (born 19 June 1955) is a Dutch football coach and former player who now works as assistant coach of the Maldives national team. [3] Besides the Netherlands, he has managed in Rwanda, Madagascar, and the Maldives. [4] [5] [6] He is the brother of Guus Hiddink. [5]
A left winger, [7] Hiddink started his senior career with SC Varsseveld. In 1976, he signed for De Graafschap in the Dutch Eredivisie, where he made over seven league appearances and scored one goal. [8]