Hennie de Romijn (born 23 February 1968) is a Dutch former

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, who played as a

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Club career

De Romijn's first season of professional football, with Willem II during 1988–89, was in the Dutch

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. He subsequently played in the

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for nine seasons, representing Excelsior,

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and Dordrecht'90 along the way. In 1998, De Romijn returned to NEC and to the Eredivisie, retiring three years later.

References

1968 births Living people Footballers from Leiden Dutch men's footballers Men's association football defenders Willem II (football club) players Excelsior Rotterdam players NEC Nijmegen players ADO Den Haag players FC Dordrecht players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub