Timo Plattel (born 12 March 1994) is a retired Dutch 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

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

and current goalkeeper coach of Jong FC Utrecht.

Career

Plattel began his career with

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedes ...

and made his professional debut on 5 May 2013 in a 1–1 draw against

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

. Plattel signed for

Almere City FC Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, and hosts home matches at the Yanmar Stadion. The club builds on forme ...

on 1 March 2018 for the rest of the season.

Post retirement

In April 2023, Plattel was hired as goalkeeper coach in

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 ...

's academy. In the summer 2023, Plattel joined

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merg ...

, where he signed a three-year deal as goalkeeper coach of the clubs U21/Jong team under new manager Ivar van Dinteren.Ivar van Dinteren nieuwe Hoofdtrainer Jong FC Utrecht
fcutrecht.nl, 16 June 2023

References

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Netherlands profile
at Ons Oranje {{DEFAULTSORT:Plattel, Timo Living people 1994 births Footballers from Apeldoorn Men's association football goalkeepers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers FC Twente players Almere City FC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Derde Divisie players Jong FC Twente players 21st-century Dutch people NEC Nijmegen non-playing staff FC Utrecht non-playing staff