Henk Wisman (born 19 May 1957) is a Dutch

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. He who was the

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of the

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for about a year.

Club career

Wisman was born in

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. He began his career at

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or commonly Ajax, is a Dutch professional Association football, football Football team, club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. ...

, having played in their youth system. He gained international experience as a young player and as a member of the Dutch Under-16, Under-17, Under-18 and Under-21 teams. Wisman did secure a place in the first team of Ajax. After eight years at Ajax, Wisman left the club in 1975 and went on to play at

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and

SC Amersfoort Sportclub Amersfoort was a Dutch football (soccer), football club based in Amersfoort, Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It was founded on 30 July 1973 and played in the Dutch second league of professional football, Eerste Divisie. Due to financial pr ...

(until 1980). He continued as a player-coach at amateur level for a short while.

Coaching career

Wisman went on to spend 19 years working with amateur clubs in the Netherlands, before taking over as head coach of

FC Volendam Football Club Volendam () is a professional association football, football club based in Volendam, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of the Dutch football league system, following promotion from the Eerste Divisie in the 2024 ...

in 2000, and later to

FC Den Bosch FC Den Bosch () is a professional football club from 's-Hertogenbosch, They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie. They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadiu ...

. Wisman was appointed to the role in May 2005, replacing

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. In addition to his role as an international coach, Wisman also coaches Armenian club side

FC Pyunik Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always ...

, leading them to their fifth successive league title at the end of the 2005 season. On 7 April 2006, Wisman was fired from Armenia national team manager position. During the 2006–07 winter he also left his job as Pyunik manager and returned to the Netherlands, signing for

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; ) is a professional football club from the municipality of Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was establi ...

. There he was sacked on 15 December 2007 due to, according to the club, a poor relationship with the squad. A few months later he was appointed manager of FC Omniworld.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wisman, Henk 1957 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Footballers from Amsterdam Men's association football midfielders Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players FC Amsterdam players SC Amersfoort players Dutch football managers Eredivisie managers FC Volendam managers FC Den Bosch managers Armenia national football team managers FC Pyunik managers Fortuna Sittard managers ASWH managers Almere City FC managers Ter Leede managers Dutch expatriate football managers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Armenia Expatriate football managers in Armenia 20th-century Dutch sportsmen