Niels Kokmeijer (born 30 December 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He later managed the Netherlands national beach soccer team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 December 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Uitgeest, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Volendam | 56 | (19) |
| 2001–2003 | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Haarlem | 27 | (4) |
| 2004 | Go Ahead Eagles | 14 | (4) |
| Total | 97 | (27) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKokmeijer, born in Uitgeest, North Holland, played as a forward, making his professional debut as part of the FC Volendam squad in the 1998–99 season. He also played for SC Heerenveen and HFC Haarlem before joining Go Ahead Eagles in 2004–05, playing in the Eerste Divisie.[1]
Injury
editIn his first and only season at Go Ahead, Kokmeijer was seriously injured by opponent Rachid Bouaouzan playing for Sparta Rotterdam on 17 December 2004. Kokmeijer's leg was broken so badly that he had to retire from professional football. Sparta Rotterdam suspended Bouaouzan for the rest of the season, which was more than the ten-match ban the KNVB awarded him. He was also prosecuted by the Dutch government and Kokmeijer for battery, unique in Dutch football history. Bouaouzan received a suspended six-month jail sentence.[2]
Later career
editFrom 2007 to 2014 Kokmeijer was manager of the Netherlands national beach soccer team, who became silver medalists in the 2008 Euro Beach Soccer League. He later did a number of projects for the Johan Cruyff Foundation and the Johan Cruyff Institute.[3]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Volendam | 1998–99 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 2 |
| 1999–2000 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 7 | |
| 2000–01 | Eerste Divisie | 22 | 10 | |
| Total | 56 | 19 | ||
| SC Heerenveen | 2001–02 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| HFC Haarlem | 2003–04 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 4 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | 2004–05 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 4 |
| Career total | 97 | 27 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Niels Kokmeijer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "Hutchings to land controversial Morroccan winger". ESPN Soccernet. 30 August 2007. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Hoe is het met... Niels Kokmeijer". nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Niels Kokmeijer » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2021.