Gregoor van Dijk (born 16 November 1981) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Gregoor van Dijk
Personal information
Full name Gregoor van Dijk
Date of birth (1981-11-16) November 16, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
LTC Assen
Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Groningen 61 (8)
2001–2006 Roda JC 130 (10)
2006–2010 Utrecht 102 (17)
2010–2013 AEK Larnaca 75 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2013

Club career

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Born in Groningen, Van Dijk played for FC Groningen (1998–2000) and Roda JC (2000–2006) before moving to FC Utrecht in the summer of 2006.[1] He signed in July 2010 for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.[2] A tough-tackling midfielder, Van Dijk received a record 7th red card when skippering Utrecht against De Graafschap in April 2008.[3] His record was equaled by SC Heerenveen midfielder Joey van den Berg in March 2016.[4]

Now he is coach of Initiates of MTBA in Portugal and Padbol player and promoter.[5]

Personal life

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He is the son of former footballer and coach Jan van Dijk. His brother Dominique also played professional football.

References

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  1. ^ Profile
  2. ^ Gregoor van Dijk naar Cypriotische Larnaca
  3. ^ Van Dijk 'rode' recordhouder - NU (in Dutch)
  4. ^ Van den Berg evenaart recordaantal rode kaarten - AD (in Dutch)
  5. ^ "Domein Gereserveerd - Mijndomein.nl".
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