Danny Mathijssen (born 17 March 1983) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player. He is the head coach of Derde Klasse club Victoria '03.

Danny Mathijssen
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-03-17) 17 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
METO
Willem II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Willem II 94 (2)
2005–2007 AZ 1 (0)
2005–2006RKC Waalwijk (loan) 14 (0)
2006–2007NAC Breda (loan) 23 (0)
2007–2009 Willem II 44 (0)
Total 176 (2)
Managerial career
2011 METO
2016–2018 RBC
2019– Victoria '03
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Born in Bergen op Zoom, Mathijssen played professionally as a midfielder for Willem II, AZ, RKC Waalwijk and NAC Breda.[1]

After retiring from playing due to injury in 2009, Mathijssen worked as a coach at RBC Roosendaal, before becoming manager of amateur team METO in 2011, a team he had previously played youth football for.[2] He returned as head coach of RBC in 2016,[3] leading the team from the Vierde Klasse to the Derde Klasse, before being dismissed after the 2017–18 season.[4] In 2019, he joined Derde Klasse club Victoria '03. On 9 November 2021, he announced that he would leave the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Nieuwe start Mathijssen bij METO" (in Dutch). BN De Stem. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  3. ^ "RBC en Martijn van Galen per direct uit elkaar". rbcvoetbal.nl (in Dutch). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  4. ^ "RBC en Mathijssen na vijf seizoenen uit elkaar". BN De Stem (in Dutch). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  5. ^ Elst, Maarten (9 November 2021). "Mathijssen verlaat Victoria'03 na drie seizoenen". BN DeStem (in Dutch).