Colin van Mourik

Colin van Mourik
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Rhenen, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Candia '66
1999–2006 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Vitesse 1 (0)
2009–2012 JVC Cuijk 46 (1)
2012–2016 SV Leones
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin van Mourik (born 22 November 1985)[2] is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Football career

Born in Rhenen,[3] Van Mourik joined the Vitesse youth academy in 1999 after having been scouted at his local club SV Candia '66.[3] He made his first professional appearance – which would also prove to be his only – on 17 February 2007 in a 0–0 draw against Roda JC, where he also made his first start as the replacement of the suspended Paul Verhaegh.[4] He was taken off in the 66th minute for Giovanny Espinoza.[5]

In January 2009, his contract with Vitesse was terminated by mutual consent.[6] He subsequently joined JVC Cuijk competing in the Hoofdklasse.[7] In March 2012, it was announced that Van Mourik would sign with SV Leones in the Tweede Klasse, one of the lower divisions of the Dutch football league system, as he was not able to practice three times a week due to obligations with his job.[8] He retired from football altogether after the 2015–16 season.[9]

References

  1. ^ Colin van Mourik at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Voetbal International - Colin van Mourik (in Dutch)
  3. ^ a b "Colin van Mourik jaagt droom na in Arnhem". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 7 July 2008.
  4. ^ "De Mos laat Van Mourik debuteren". Trouw (in Dutch). 15 February 2007.
  5. ^ "Compact Roda JC houdt Vitesse op 0-0". BN De Stem (in Dutch). 17 February 2007.
  6. ^ "Van Mourik en Vitesse ontbinden contract". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 6 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Van Mourik en Vitesse ontbinden contract". FCUpdate.nl (in Dutch). 6 January 2009.
  8. ^ "Leones strikt verdediger JVC". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). 28 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Definitieve selectie Leones voor seizoen 2016-2017" (in Dutch). Het Gelderse Voetbal. 19 June 2016.