Maurits Gijsbreght Hendriks (born 1 January 1961 in

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) is a former

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coach from the Netherlands, who himself played as a

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in the 1980s in

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. Since September 2022 he is working at the Dutch football club

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as Chief Sports Officer (CSO).

External links

* (in Spanish
www.mauritshendriks.com
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Maurits Hendriks on NOC*NSF-site
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Article in NRC Handelsblad
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendriks, Maurits 1961 births Living people Dutch field hockey coaches Field hockey players from Amsterdam Olympic coaches for Spain Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain Dutch male field hockey players Male field hockey goalkeepers Dutch sports executives and administrators AFC Ajax non-playing staff 20th-century Dutch sportsmen