Dick van Burik (born 29 November 1973) is a retired Dutch professional

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who played as a

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. Van Burik has four children, David, Dominique, Michele and Estelle van Burik.

Club career

Born in

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, Van Burik played in the

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with

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, NAC and

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

. However, he would be best known for a 10-year stint with German

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outfit

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, where he would be a defensive mainstay for a side that participated in five

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editions and the

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(as a result of a third league place in 1998–99, with Van Burik subsequently appearing in ten Champions League contests, as Hertha reached the second group stage). Van Burik was dismissed by Hertha after the club accused him of playing a role in the departure of teammate

Jérôme Boateng Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (born 3 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for French Ligue 1 club Lyon. Boateng started his career at Hertha BSC where he developed from the youth ranks to the first team. Aft ...

, who was a client of van Burik's father and football agent Karel. He subsequently retired in June 2007, at 33 years of age.

Retirement

He was assistant manager at

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherlands. History Sportclub Heerenveen was founded on 20 July ...

from February to June 2010. He runs a football agency, EuroSoccerAdvice, with his father and owns a protective coating company, VB Coatings/Line-X Nederland.Dick van Burik over zijn eerste miljoen: 'Ik onderneem zoals ik voetbalde'
- Quotenet

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* * 1973 births Living people Footballers from Utrecht (city) Men's association football central defenders Dutch men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany AFC Ajax players NAC Breda players FC Utrecht players Hertha BSC players Bundesliga players Eredivisie players Dutch sports agents Association football agents Dutch businesspeople SC Heerenveen non-playing staff {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub