Sjoerd Winkens (born 4 May 1983) 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

left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. Winkens started his career with

MVV Maastricht 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 Eers ...

. He played two seasons for

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 ...

, but he returned to MVV after two years.Eindhovens Dagblad, 2 June 2011
/ref> In June 2014, he retired from professional football.

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1983 births Living people Dutch footballers MVV Maastricht players Helmond Sport players Eerste Divisie players People from Geleen Association football defenders Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub