Tim Joost Christiaan Vincken (born 12 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
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who played as a
winger for
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...
,
Excelsior
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,
De Graafschap
VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.
It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium ...
,
Atlético Baleares
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, and
VV Capelle
Voetbalvereniging Capelle is a Dutch football team, founded on 20 February 1930.
Its home venue is Sportpark 't Slot in Capelle aan den IJssel.
Since 2018, VV Capelle competes in the Hoofdklasse
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. Vincken currently works as a youth coach for his first club,
TOGB
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The club was established on 28 October 1928 as TOGB, a Dutch abbreviation for ''Tot Ons Genoegen ...
.
Club career
Vincken made three appearances for the
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...
first team during the
2004–05 season, making his professional debut in the away match against
NEC Nijmegen
NEC Nijmegen (''Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie''), commonly known as NEC (), is a professional Dutch association football club based in Nijmegen. The club currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, following promotion f ...
on 8 May 2005, which ended in a 0–2 loss.
Vincken scored his first goal for Feyenoord in a match against local rivals
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands.
Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top fligh ...
on 23 December 2006. His goal resulted in a win for his club. Though considered to be very talented, Vincken regularly suffered from injuries which made
Feyenoord
Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called after its ...
to decide to not extend his contract in June 2010. He subsequently signed with
Excelsior
Excelsior, a Latin comparative word often translated as "ever upward" or "even higher", may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Literature and poetry
* "Excelsior" (Longfellow), an 1841 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
* ''Excelsior'' (Macedo ...
, where he had already spent time on loan the previous season. In June 2012, Vincken signed a two-year deal with
De Graafschap
VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.
It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium ...
, which was not extended two years later. He signed with
Atlético Baleares
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to:
Sports Teams Athletico
*Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy
*Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...
in December 2014. Vincken returned to the Netherlands in 2016, playing for lower league side
vv Capelle
Voetbalvereniging Capelle is a Dutch football team, founded on 20 February 1930.
Its home venue is Sportpark 't Slot in Capelle aan den IJssel.
Since 2018, VV Capelle competes in the Hoofdklasse
The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklas ...
,
where he retired after one season.
In 2018, Vincken was appointed assistant under head coach Ivo Loovens for the TOGB under-17 team. This marked his return to the club where he began his footballing career; something fellow former professional
Roland Bergkamp also did, as he became assistant to the U17 reserves.
International career
He was a member of the Dutch squad playing at the
FIFA U-20 World Cup
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in
2005
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held in his home country the
Netherlands
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. The team was eliminated in the quarter final against Nigeria.
[Nigeria - Netherlands 1:1 a.e.t. 10:9 PSO]
FIFA U-20 World Championship 2005 (Netherlands), FIFA.com
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References
External links
Voetbal International profile
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Living people
1986 births
People from Lansingerland
Dutch footballers
Netherlands youth international footballers
Association football wingers
TOGB players
Feyenoord players
Excelsior Rotterdam players
De Graafschap players
VV Capelle players
CD Atlético Baleares footballers
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Segunda División B players
Dutch expatriate footballers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Footballers from South Holland