Michel Vonk
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michel Vonk | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Alkmaar, Netherlands | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1991 | AZ | 111 | (8) |
1991–1992 | SVV Dordrecht | 51 | (1) |
1992–1995 | Manchester City | 91 | (3) |
1995 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | (1) |
1995–1998 | Sheffield United | 37 | (2) |
1998–2001 | MVV | 47 | (0) |
Total | 342 | (15) | |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2013 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
2014–2017 | Telstar | ||
2018–2021 | Jong AZ | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Michel Vonk (born 28 October 1968) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player.
As a player, he was a
Playing career
Vonk played as centre back and began his career in 1986 with AZ '67 for whom he played 111 times and scored 8 goals. He transferred to SVV Dordrecht in 1991 and played 51 times for the team scoring 1 goal. Then in 1992 he transferred to Manchester City where he enjoyed three successful seasons playing a total of 91 league games for the club, scoring 4 times.[1] He had been brought in by then City manager Peter Reid costing £500,000. He formed a successful partnership with Keith Curle in the centre of the City defence. In 1995, he criticised then City manager Brian Horton in the News of the World which earned him a suspension and being fined 2 weeks wages.
Subsequent City manager
Coaching career
After retiring from active football, Vonk became a youth coach for PSV. He successively served as assistant to Wiljan Vloet at Sparta Rotterdam for two seasons.[3]
In April 2011 Vonk agreed to return at Sparta as head coach for the
.He later worked as assistant manager of SC Heerenveen under Jurgen Streppel, but left the club in 2019 when his contract was not renewed.[4]
Between 2018 and 2021, Vonk managed Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie.[5]
References
- ^ Michel Vonk Statistics Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ Sheffield United Newcastlefans. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Michel Vonk nieuwe trainer Sparta" [Michel Vonk new Sparta trainer] (in Dutch). Trouw. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "SC Heerenveen neemt ook afscheid van Vonk: Slaan een andere weg in".
- ^ "Michel Vonk vertrekt na drie jaar bij Jong AZ". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
External links
- Michel Vonk at Soccerbase