Jeroen Rijsdijk (born 24 May 1977) is a Dutch professional

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coach and former player who is the head coach of Dutch club

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

Playing career

Rijsdijk was a semi-professional footballer who trained with

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and VV SHO. From 2003 to 2007, he was with

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where he became captain. He ended his career with ASWH, where he subsequently became assistant manager.

Managerial career

Rijsdijk's managerial career formally began with his former club VV SHO, who he managed from 2010 to 2015. In 2015 he moved to Excelsior Maassluis, helping them win the

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. In 2018, he moved to

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in a role where he also was assistant to the head coach of the senior

squad. In January 2020, he became the assistant manager to

Ole Tobiasen Ole Tobiasen (born 8 July 1975) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is an assistant manager with the Dutch club Heerenven. As a player, Tobiasen played as a right-back or centre-back for a number of clubs in Denmark, the Nether ...

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. In March 2021, he was named the interim manager after Tobiasen resigned. In June 2021, Gertjan Verbeek was appointed manager at Almere City, and Rijsdijk again became assistant. In August 2021, Rijsdijk returned to

to help manage their youth academy. In April 2021, he was promoted to assistant manager under Maurice Steijn. After Steijn moved to AFC Ajax, Rijsdijk was appointed senior manager with Sparta in the Eredivisie on 1 July 2023.

Managerial record

Honours

;Excelsior Maassluis

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: 2015–16

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rijsdijk, Jeroen 1977 births Living people Footballers from Rotterdam Dutch men's footballers Dutch football managers Men's association football midfielders IJsselmeervogels players ASWH players Eredivisie managers Eerste Divisie managers 20th-century Dutch people Excelsior Maassluis managers Almere City FC managers Sparta Rotterdam managers Sparta Rotterdam non-playing staff