Rogier Marinus Molhoek (born 22 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. He currently works as a youth coach at

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

Club career

Molhoek previously played several years for Dordrecht '90,

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

, AZ, Vitesse and

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following ...

. He had emerged as a talented

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at RKC, and was signed by AZ in January 2006 on a four-and-a-half year contract in a move, which saw Danny Mathijssen move the other way on loan. His time in

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was, however, marked by injuries and he struggled to establish himself in the starting lineup. After loans at NAC Breda and Vitesse, he signed a permanent two-and-a-half year deal with the latter on 14 January 2009 with

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making the same move. Molhoek signed his last professional contract with

FC Dordrecht Football Club Dordrecht, or simply FC Dordrecht () is a professional Dutch association football club based in Dordrecht, a city in the Western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. They currently compete in the Eerste Divisie, ...

in July 2012. On 8 April 2013, Molhoek announced his retirement from professional football, returning to his youth club SHO in his hometown

Oud-Beijerland Oud-Beijerland () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland, now a part of the Hoeksche Waard municipality. With a population of 24,575 in 2020, it is the most populous town of the Hoeksche Waard ...

, after the season. Due to a lingering ankle injury, Molhoek was no longer able to continue playing professionally. He would also join the coaching staff of the youth department of Dordrecht. He retired from SHO in early 2015 due to injuries.

International career

Molhoek gained three caps for the Netherlands under-21 team, making his debut on 6 September 2002 in the 0–1 loss to

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. He also appeared as

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of the U21s.

Coaching career

In February 2015, he became assistant coach of the Dordrecht first team. In March 2017, he became a part of the

youth department, initially coaching the U17 team. He was promoted to assistant coach of the NAC first team in January 2020 under head coach

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, before stepping down from the position on his own initiative on 10 February, instead choosing to coach the U17 team again. From the 2020–21 season, Molhoek formed a coaching duo together with Michael Dingsdag of the U18 team, after the U19 team of NAC was dissolved.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molhoek, Rogier 1981 births Living people Dutch footballers Eredivisie players RKC Waalwijk players AZ Alkmaar players FC Dordrecht players NAC Breda players SBV Vitesse players VVV-Venlo players Eerste Divisie players People from Oud-Beijerland Association football midfielders Netherlands under-21 international footballers Dutch football managers NAC Breda non-playing staff Footballers from South Holland