Hennie Spijkerman (born 28 October 1950 in

Zwolle Zwolle () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It is the Capital city, capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel ...

) is a Dutch

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coach and former player who was most recently assistant manager to

Marcel Keizer Marcel Keizer (born 15 January 1969), a Dutch football coach and former player, was most recently the manager of Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab. His playing career as a midfielder began at Ajax and was mainly spent at Cambuur, and he had b ...

for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

side

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. ...

. During his playing career, he played as a

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for both

PEC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

and

Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ...

. Following his playing career he became the assistant manager for

, and then manager for

Rohda Raalte Rooms Katholieke Sportvereniging Recht op het doel af Raalte, also known as ROHDA Raalte or Rohda Raalte, is a football club based in Raalte, Salland, in the province of Overijssel, Netherlands. They play their home matches at the Sportpark Tijen ...

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VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch professional football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1925, the club ...

and

HFC Haarlem HFC Haarlem was a Dutch football club from the city of Haarlem, established in 1889 and dissolved in 2010. The club won the Eredivisie in 1946 and reached five Cup finals, winning in 1902 and 1912. Haarlem reached the second round of the 1982� ...

. He has served two terms as assistant manager for Ajax, and was briefly appointed as technical director of

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in 2010.

Club career

Hennie Spijkerman began his football career in his hometown of Zwolle, where he joined the youth ranks of local

at the age of 6. He made his professional debut as a

for the club during the 1968/69 season and went on to make 12 appearances for his home team. The following year saw Hennie Spijkerman join the

Deventer Deventer (; Sallaans dialect, Sallands: ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Salland historical region of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Overijssel, ...

who were competing in the Dutch

and had recently contested

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for the

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. He went on to play eight seasons for his new club before being appointed as assistant manager to

Joop Brand Joop Brand (born 11 June 1936) is a Dutch former football player and manager. Playing career A defender, Brand played for Xerxes, DFC, HVC and Heracles Almelo. Managerial career Brand coached DWS, HFC Haarlem, AZ, Go Ahead Eagles, Sparta ...

for the same club following his retirement.

Coaching career

Following his retirement in 1977, Hennie Spijkerman became the assistant manager for the Go Ahead Eagles, assisting

Jan Versleijen Johannes Martinus Maria Versleijen (born 29 December 1955), better known as Jan Versleijen, is a Dutch professional association football coach who last managed South African PSL side Ajax Cape Town. Career Born in Venlo, Versleijen has managed ...

and

Nico van Zoghel Nico(laas) van Zoghel (born 22 May 1943) is a Dutch retired association football, football manager and player. Playing career Van Zoghel started his career with DHSC (football club), DOS. In 1964, he signed for Go Ahead Eagles. In 1973, he sign ...

, before accepting a position as manager for Rohda Raalte in 1994, by which time he had been active with Go Ahead Eagles for 25 years both as a player and coach. Two years later he became the manager of

, a position he filled for two seasons before taking over as manager of

. In 2000 Spijkerman left

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to become the new manager of

, managing them for three years before moving back to the club where it all started

FC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

on 8 October 2003. Managing Zwolle for three seasons, Spijkerman left the club following disputes and differences with a supporters group, taking a position as assistant manager to

Henk ten Cate Hendrik Willem ten Cate (born 9 December 1954) is a Dutch football coach and former player. In the 2005–06 season, he was assistant to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona when the team won the UEFA Champions League and La Liga titles. He then serve ...

at AFC Ajax in

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. Spijkerman then remained the assistant manager at the club under

Adrie Koster Adrianus Cornelis "Adrie" Koster (; born 18 November 1954) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the manager of Willem II. He is a former winger and former manager of Ajax, Club Brugge and the Netherlands U21 team. Career He p ...

following the departure of Henk ten Cate, he however then took a scouting position with the club following the arrival of

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as the new manager at Ajax. In 2010 Hennie Spijkerman took over as the new manager of

a partner club of Ajax, Haarlem however filed for bankruptcy that same year, upon which Hennie Spijkerman filled a vacancy as technical director at

, Ajax' satellite club in

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. In 2011 Hennie Spijkerman resumed his position as assistant manager for Ajax Amsterdam under newly appointed manager

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. The club went on to win four consecutive national titles under the new management. He and fellow assistant

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were sacked from their roles in December 2017. Since 2018 Hennie Spijkerman is employed by

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as an assistant to head coach and former

player Danny Buijs.

Honours

Coach

;

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(4):

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, 2011–12,

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(1): 2006–07 *

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(2):

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References

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