Dirk Jan Derksen, (born 17 June 1972) is a Dutch former professional

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. He is one of the only players who has played for all

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professional clubs (

MVV Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eer ...

, VVV,

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

and

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie ...

Club career

A prolific striker, Derksen played the large part of his career in the Dutch

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as th ...

and also had a spell with Austrian giants

Austria Wien Fußballklub Austria Wien AG (; known in English as Austria Vienna, and usually shortened to Austria (German: Österreich) in German-speaking countries, is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. It has won the mo ...

. He retired from professional football as part of

Helmond Sport Helmond Sport is a professional association football club based in the city of Helmond, North Brabant, Netherlands, that competes in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of the Dutch football league system. The club was founded on 27 June 1967, a ...

in 2009. He would instead continue as an amateur player at EVV Echt while pursuing a managerial career on the side.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Derksen worked for VVV's commercial department and in 2011 he was named assistant to

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manager

Jurgen Streppel Jurgen Streppel (born 25 June 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current technical director of Helmond Sport. Playing career Born in Voorst, Streppel began his professional career in 1990 as a midfielder ...

. He joined former club

as a youth coach in 2013.Dirk Jan Derksen jeugdtrainer bij Roda JC
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Personal life

He is the cousin of

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and former player

Johan Derksen Johannes Gerrit "Johan" Derksen (born 31 January 1949) is a Dutch sports journalist and former football player. He played professional football between 1966 and 1978 for six clubs: Go Ahead Eagles, Cambuur, Veendam, HFC Haarlem, SV Meppen and ...

References

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- Roda JC *
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1972 births Living people People from Tiel Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Den Bosch players Roda JC Kerkrade players MVV Maastricht players FC Dordrecht players PEC Zwolle players FK Austria Wien players SC Cambuur players FC Emmen players Fortuna Sittard players VVV-Venlo players Helmond Sport players RKVV EVV players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Austria SC Heerenveen non-playing staff Roda JC Kerkrade non-playing staff Willem II (football club) non-playing staff Footballers from Gelderland {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub