Cees Keizer (born 8 January 1986) is a Dutch former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

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. He currently works as a youth coach with

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football from the 2022–23 season following promotion. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren", the club was founded ...

Career

Born in

Volendam Volendam () is a fishing town in the municipality of Edam-Volendam, province of North Holland, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2021, it has a population of 22,715. It is twinned with Coventry, England. History Originally, Volendam was the location ...

, Keizer played youth football with hometown club

before moving to Dutch giants

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. He never broke into the first team, and moved to Vitesse, where he made his professional debut in the 2007–08 season. He moved on loan to

FC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a tot ...

in January 2009, before signing a permanent contract in June 2009. Keizer remained a player of Zwolle for a year and a half, after which he left for

FC Oss TOP Oss (), is a professional association football club based in the town of Oss, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. Founded in 1928 as T.O.P., a Dutch abbreviati ...

. In 2012, he started playing for his youth club

RKAV Volendam Rooms Katholieke Amateur Voetbalvereniging (Dutch: Roman Catholic Amateur Football Club), abbreviated as RKAV Volendam, is a Dutch football team. It competes in the 2017–18 Eerste Klasse. It relegated from the Hoofdklasse in 2015. History RKAV ...

. After his retirement in 2017, Cees started his coaching career at RKAV Volendam. There, he coached the U11 team for three consecutive years and later began working as a youth coach for FC Volendam. He became a UEFA A Youth coach in June 2020.

References

External links

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Player profile at Voetbal International
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keizer, Cees 1986 births Living people Dutch footballers FC Volendam players AFC Ajax players SBV Vitesse players PEC Zwolle players TOP Oss players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players People from Volendam Association football midfielders FC Volendam non-playing staff Footballers from North Holland