René Antonius Maria Eijkelkamp (born 6 April 1964) is a Dutch

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coach and former player who played as a

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He has been assistant coach at

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and the Netherlands national team.

Club career

Born in Dalfsen, Eijkelkamp started his professional career in the 1981–82 season at

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, where he stayed for five seasons. The tall striker then moved to

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, province of Groningen. Founded on 16 June 1971 as the successor of GVAV, the team compete in the Eredivisie, the highest tier of Dutch football. G ...

(1986–1990), KV Mechelen (1990–1993),

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(1993–1995) and PSV Eindhoven (1995–1997). His last two seasons he played in Germany, for Schalke 04.

International career

Eijkelkamp made his debut for the Netherlands national team in a November 1988 friendly match against Italy and earned a total of six caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a September 1995 UEFA Euro Championship qualification match against Belarus.

Managerial career

Eijkelkamp has also obtained his coaching license at CIOS Friesland College Heerenveen in 2000. He has worked as an assistant manager at

, FC Twente,

and the ''Oranje''.Eijkelkamp spitsentrainer Oranje
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Honours

Club Brugge * Belgian Cup: 1994–95 PSV * Eredivisie: 1996–97 *

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: 1995–96 *

Johan Cruyff Shield The Johan Cruyff Shield (, ) is a football trophy in the Netherlands named after Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff, also often referred to as the Dutch Super Cup. The winner is decided in one match only, played by the winner of the national footbal ...

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at beijen.net * 1964 births Living people People from Dalfsen Footballers from Overijssel Dutch footballers Association football forwards Netherlands international footballers Go Ahead Eagles players FC Groningen players K.V. Mechelen players Club Brugge KV players PSV Eindhoven players FC Schalke 04 players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Dutch football managers FC Twente non-playing staff Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Germany Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Germany Association football coaches Go Ahead Eagles non-playing staff FC Schalke 04 non-playing staff PSV Eindhoven non-playing staff SBV Vitesse non-playing staff {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub