Peter Wesselink (born 24 May 1968) is a Dutch football manager and a former professional footballer for Go Ahead Eagles in the

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

and Vitesse in the

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as t ...

. He played in the position of midfielder. In two consecutive years, he led SVZW to

Eerste Klasse The Eerste Klasse ( en, First Class) started as the 1st tier of football in the Netherlands and is now the 6th tier. The league is divided into eleven divisions, six for Saturday clubs and five for Sunday clubs. These divisions correspond to the s ...

and Hoofdklasse championships, promoting it to the

Topklasse The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topklasse (; en, Top Class), is the fourth tier of football in the Netherlands, which had its inaugural season as a third tier in 2010–11 and as a fourth tier in 2016–17. The league ...

. For this achievement Wesselink won the 2011

Rinus Michels Award The Rinus Michels Award is an annual prize in Dutch football. It is supported by the official football coaches union ("Coaches Betaald Voetbal"). The award is named after Rinus Michels, who was named coach of the century by FIFA in 1999. Categori ...

for best manager in Dutch amateur leagues. In 2016, he began coaching

Excelsior '31 Sportvereniging Excelsior '31, is a football club from Rijssen, Netherlands. It was founded on 31 May 1931. It plays Hoofdklasse since 2014, when it relegated from the Topklasse The Derde Divisie (; en, Third Division), formerly known as Topkl ...

. In 2020, he became the manager of DVS '33, succeeding Mimoun Ouaali in the position. In 2022 Wesselink left DVS'33 after a dispute with club management. In 2023 he signed a two year contract with SV Urk.https://svurk.nl/peter-wesselink-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-sv-urk/

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wesselink, Peter 1968 births Living people Dutch football managers Dutch men's footballers Rinus Michels Award winners Men's association football midfielders Go Ahead Eagles players SBV Vitesse players Sportspeople from Apeldoorn AGOVV players GVVV players Rohda Raalte players SV Spakenburg managers Footballers from Gelderland