John de Wolf
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Johannes Hildebrand de Wolf | ||
Date of birth | 10 December 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Schiedam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Feyenoord (assistant) | ||
Youth career | |||
Schiedamse Boys | |||
Sparta Rotterdam | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1985 | Sparta Rotterdam | 58 | (4) |
1985–1989 | FC Groningen | 112 | (5) |
1989–1994 | Feyenoord | 111 | (9) |
1994–1996 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | (5) |
1996–1997 | VVV-Venlo | 30 | (6) |
1997–1998 | Hapoel Ashkelon | 3 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Helmond Sport | 44 | (3) |
2000 | Zwart-Wit '28 | ||
Total | 386 | (32) | |
International career | |||
1987–1994 | Netherlands | 6 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2000 | Zwart-Wit '28 (player-manager) | ||
2000–2002 | RKSV Halsteren | ||
2002–2005 |
SVVSMC | ||
2005–2007 |
Haaglandia | ||
2007–2008 | FC Türkiyemspor | ||
2009 | Voorschoten '97 | ||
2009–2010 |
WKE | ||
2012–2014 | VV Sliedrecht | ||
2013–2014 | Sparta Rotterdam (assistant) | ||
2014 | Sparta Rotterdam (caretaker) | ||
2015 | Excelsior Maassluis | ||
2015–2017 | GVVV | ||
2017–2019 | SV Spakenburg | ||
2019– | Feyenoord (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Johannes Hildebrand de Wolf (born 10 December 1962) is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He earned six caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring two goals.
Career
Club
De Wolf was born in Schiedam. He began his professional career with Sparta Rotterdam, making his senior debut in 1983. After two seasons in the team, he departed for FC Groningen where he continued to impress and won a call-up to the Netherlands national team in 1987.
The defender moved on to
He left for
The
After a solitary season back in his native land with VVV, he once again moved abroad, joining Israeli side Hapoel Ashkelon in 1997. He failed to adapt though and made only three appearances – scoring an own goal in his final game – before quickly returning to Dutch football with Helmond Sport in the second flight. He had a strained personal relationship with the club, though, and both parties agreed to terminate his contract during his second season. De Wolf instead ended the campaign with a short spell as player-manager of amateur side Zwart-Wit '28.
International
De Wolf made his debut for the
He scored two international goals during a 6–0 thrashing of
Managerial
He retired from playing in 2000, and joined RKSV Halsteren as trainer. He has been manager of three different sides since –
Outside football
De Wolf is currently working as a TV presenter on Dutch regional channel RNN7, on a show entitled Living with John. He began his media career in 2004 on Correct Studio Sport, before presenting the programmes Cooking with John and Sleeping with John.
In 2006, he was one of the participants on the Dutch hit-show Dancing with the Stars. He also featured on the show Fighting with the Stars in 2007, where he fought – and lost to – Tschen La Ling, another former football player.
Honours
Player
Feyenoord
Assistant manager
Feyenoord
References
- ^ "Super Cup". home.planet.nl. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Sliedrecht zet John de Wolf op straat - AD John de Wolf is now assistant trainer by Feyenoord Rotterdam since 2021 (in Dutch)
- ^ "Feyenoord verslaat Go Ahead en is na zes jaar weer kampioen van Nederland" [Feyenoord beats Go Ahead and is champions of the Netherlands after six years] (in Dutch). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
External links
- CV John de Wolf
- John de Wolf at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)