Dirk Jan Derksen, (born 17 June 1972) is a Dutch former professional

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. He is one of the only players who has played for all

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professional clubs ( MVV, VVV,

Fortuna Sittard Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ) is a football club in Sittard, Netherlands. The club currently plays its football in the 12,500 capacity Fortuna Sittard Stadion and features in the Eredivisie. The club was established through a merger ...

and

Roda JC Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisi ...

Club career

A prolific striker, Derksen played the large part of his career in the Dutch

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and also had a spell with Austrian giants Austria Wien. He retired from professional football as part of

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in 2009. He would instead continue as an amateur player at EVV Echt while pursuing a managerial career on the side.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Derksen worked for VVV's commercial department and in 2011 he was named assistant to Willem II manager Jurgen Streppel. He joined former club

as a youth coach in 2013.Dirk Jan Derksen jeugdtrainer bij Roda JC
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Personal life

He is the cousin of sports journalist and former player

Johan Derksen Johannes Gerrit "Johan" Derksen (born 31 January 1949) is a Dutch sports journalist and former football player. He played professional football between 1966 and 1978 for six clubs: Go Ahead Eagles, Cambuur, Veendam, HFC Haarlem, SV Meppen and MVV ...

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1972 births Living people People from Tiel Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Den Bosch players Roda JC Kerkrade players MVV Maastricht players FC Dordrecht players PEC Zwolle players FK Austria Wien players SC Cambuur players FC Emmen players Fortuna Sittard players VVV-Venlo players Helmond Sport players RKVV EVV players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Austria SC Heerenveen non-playing staff Roda JC Kerkrade non-playing staff Willem II (football club) non-playing staff Footballers from Gelderland {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub