Leon van Dijk
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leon van Dijk | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Enschede, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | WVV '34 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Enschedese Boys | |||
| Twente | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Heracles Almelo | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | HSC '21 | 65 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leon van Dijk (born 9 March 1992) is a Dutch retired footballer, who played as a right back.
Club career
[edit]He started his career in the combined youth department of FC Twente and Go Ahead Eagles.
Later, at the end of the 2011–12 season, van Dijk transferred to Heracles Almelo.[1]
Heracles Almelo
[edit]Leon van Dijk transferred from the combined youth department of FC Twente and Go Ahead Eagles to Heracles Almelo at the end of the 2010–11 season. He signed a two-year contract with the option of an extra year.
Van Dijk only played 4 matches as a professional, he moved to amateur team HSC '21 in 2014.[2]
Post-playing career
[edit]Van Dijk was named manager of amateur side WVV '34 in summer 2025, succeeding another former professional footballer, Niki Leferink.[3] He had retired from playing due to injury and worked as a youth- and assistant head coach at HSC 21.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 2014, Van Dijk was selected to enter The Voice of Holland singing competition, but did not progress to the next round.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lerin Duarte and Leon van Dijk to Heracles Almelo". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ↑ HSC'21 haalt verdediger Leon van Dijk van Heracles Almelo - RTV Oost (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Leon van Dijk (32) nieuwe trainer van WVV'34". Wegdam Nieuws (in Dutch). 25 December 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "WVV'34 presenteert nieuwe hoofdtrainer vanaf seizoen 2025-20260". WVV '34 (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Oud-speler Leon van Dijk van Heracles Almelo niet door in The Voice of Holland". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 10 October 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
External links
[edit]- Leon van Dijk at Voetbal International Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
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