René_Eijkelkamp
René Eijkelkamp
Dutch footballer and coach
René Antonius Maria Eijkelkamp (born 6 April 1964) is a Dutch football coach and former player who played as a Forward[1] He has been assistant coach at PSV and the Netherlands national team.
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Marco van Basten and Eijkelkamp, 1989 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-04-06) 6 April 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Dalfsen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Dalfsen | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Go Ahead Eagles | 116 | (28) |
| 1986–1990 | Groningen | 121 | (47) |
| 1990–1993 | KV Mechelen | 93 | (28) |
| 1993–1995 | Club Brugge | 53 | (14) |
| 1995–1997 | PSV | 44 | (12) |
| 1997–1999 | Schalke 04 | 44 | (6) |
| Total | 469 | (134) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1995 | Netherlands | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Go Ahead Eagles (assistant) | ||
| 2004–2006 | PSV (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Twente (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Schalke 04 (coach) | ||
| 2009–2012 | PSV (coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Netherlands (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Vitesse (coach) | ||
| 2020 | PSV (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Dalfsen, Eijkelkamp started his professional career in the 1981–82 season at Go Ahead Eagles in Deventer, where he stayed for five seasons.
The tall striker then moved to FC Groningen (1986–1990), KV Mechelen (1990–1993), Club Brugge (1993–1995) and PSV Eindhoven (1995–1997). His last two seasons he played in Germany, for Schalke 04.[2]
Eijkelkamp made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a November 1988 friendly match against Italy and earned a total of six caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1995 UEFA Euro Championship qualification match against Belarus.[3]
Eijkelkamp has also obtained his coaching license at CIOS Friesland College Heerenveen in 2000. He has worked as an assistant manager at Go Ahead Eagles, FC Twente,[4] PSV[5] and the Oranje.[6]
Club Brugge
- Belgian Cup: 1994–95
PSV
- "Eijkelkamp, René" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- Eijkelkamp vierde Nederlandse speler bij Schalke 04 - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- Intl career stats - EU Football
- Assistent Eijkelkamp legt functie bij Twente neer - Trouw (in Dutch)
- René Eijkelkamp parttime toegevoegd aan technische staf - PSV (in Dutch)
- Eijkelkamp spitsentrainer Oranje - NU (in Dutch)
- René Eijkelkamp at National-Football-Teams.com
- René Eijkelkamp at beijen.net (in Dutch)
- René Eijkelkamp at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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