Rogier Molhoek

Rogier Molhoek
Personal information
Full name Rogier Marinus Molhoek
Date of birth (1981-07-22) 22 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
SHO
Dordrecht '90
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Dordrecht '90 30 (3)
2001–2005 RKC Waalwijk 83 (6)
2006–2009 AZ 18 (0)
2007–2008 → NAC Breda (loan) 26 (3)
2008–2009 → Vitesse (loan) 29 (0)
2009–2011 Vitesse 16 (0)
2011–2012 VVV-Venlo 13 (0)
2012–2013 Dordrecht 14 (0)
Total 229 (12)
International career
2002–2003 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rogier Marinus Molhoek (born 22 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He currently works as a youth coach at NAC Breda.

Club career

Molhoek previously played several years for Dordrecht '90, RKC Waalwijk, AZ, Vitesse and VVV-Venlo.[1][2] He had emerged as a talented defensive midfielder at RKC, and was signed by AZ in January 2006 on a four-and-a-half-year contract in a move, which saw Danny Mathijssen move the other way on loan.[3] His time in Alkmaar was, however, marked by injuries and he struggled to establish himself in the starting lineup.[4] After loans at NAC Breda and Vitesse, he signed a permanent two-and-a-half-year deal with the latter on 14 January 2009 with Julian Jenner making the same move.[5]

Molhoek signed his last professional contract with FC Dordrecht in July 2012.[6] On 8 April 2013, Molhoek announced his retirement from professional football, returning to his youth club SHO in his hometown Oud-Beijerland, after the season. Due to a lingering ankle injury, Molhoek was no longer able to continue playing professionally.[7] He would also join the coaching staff of the youth department of Dordrecht.[8] He retired from SHO in early 2015 due to injuries.

International career

Molhoek gained three caps for the Netherlands under-21 team, making his debut on 6 September 2002 in the 0–1 loss to Belarus.[9] He also appeared as team captain of the U21s.[10]

Coaching career

In February 2015, he became assistant coach of the Dordrecht first team. In March 2017, he became a part of the NAC Breda youth department, initially coaching the U17 team.[11] He was promoted to assistant coach of the NAC first team in January 2020 under head coach Peter Hyballa,[12] before stepping down from the position on his own initiative on 10 February, instead choosing to coach the U17 team again.[13][14] From the 2020–21 season, Molhoek formed a coaching duo together with Michael Dingsdag of the U18 team, after the U19 team of NAC was dissolved.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Rogier Molhoek - VI" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Molhoek maakt als assistent definitief de stap naar het eerste van NAC" (in Dutch). BN De Stem. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  3. ^ "AZ raid Waalwijk for Molhoek". UEFA. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ "AZ vreest voor blessure Molhoek". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 15 February 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Vitesse Sign Jenner And Molhoek From AZ". GOAL. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Molhoek keert terug bij FC Dordrecht". fcupdate.nl (in Dutch). 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Molhoek stopt: "Het is zo gelopen als het is"". Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch). 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Molhoek: 'Het zal een aparte wedstrijd worden'". Rijnmond (in Dutch). 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Rogier Molhoek - Ons Oranje". onsoranje.nl. Royal Dutch Football Association. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Molhoek: 'Ik heb tegenslag gehad de laatste jaren'". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 16 July 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2020. Ooit was Rogier Molhoek een groot talent, aanvoerder van Jong Oranje zelfs. Ex-ploeggenoten van toen spelen nu in het Nederlands elftal en de Champions League.
  11. ^ "Rogier Molhoek terug in Breda". bsiderats.nl (in Dutch). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. ^ Blanco, Yadran (4 January 2020). "'Molhoek maakt als assistent definitief de stap naar het eerste van NAC'". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  13. ^ Blanco, Yadran (10 February 2020). "Molhoek assistent af bij NAC, jeugdtrainer terug naar de onder 17". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Rogier Molhoek terug naar NAC jeugd". NAC Breda (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  15. ^ Blanco, Yadran (27 May 2020). "Dingsdag en Molhoek komend seizoen trainers van NAC onder 21 en onder 18". BN De Stem (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2020.