Thijs Hendriks (born 5 February 1985) is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a

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and current manager of Dutch side DVOL Lent.

Club career

Hendriks kicked off his career with

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in 2004. The following year he joined non-league

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. In his long spell with the club, it had many promotions, going to

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in 2013. In October 2014, he was appointed club captain, succeeding

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Coaching career

In November 2019, Hendriks started his coaching career, as he was appointed manager of RKSV Brakkenstein from January 2020. At the end of December 2021 it was confirmed, that Hendriks would take charge of DVOL Lent from the upcoming 2021-22 season.Trainer Thijs Hendriks van Brakkenstein naar DVOL
gelderlander.nl, 29 December 2021

References

External links

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NEC Archive

* 1985 births Living people Men's association football forwards Dutch men's footballers NEC Nijmegen players Juliana '31 players Eredivisie players Achilles '29 players Derde Divisie players Eerste Divisie players People from Heumen Footballers from Gelderland Dutch football managers {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub