Tim Cornelisse (born 3 April 1978) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a

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. He currently works as a youth coach with Vitesse, where he manages the under-21 side together with

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Club career

Cornelisse started his football career with the amateurs of

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. He later moved to the

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youth academy. Afterwards he played at senior level for

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before being signed by Belgian club

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, who sent him on loan to

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 ...

. The following season, Cornelisse was definitively signed by RKC. He became a permanent starter and made 55 appearances in which he scored twice. After two seasons with RKC, four seasons followed at Vitesse. In the 2002–03 season Cornelisse was part of an impressive run with Vitesse in the

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, with their European campaign exceeding all expectations. In the first round, Vitesse played against Romanian club

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. After a 1–1 draw at home in

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, a 0–1 away win followed, which allowed Vitesse to qualify for the next round. There, the team knocked out German

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club

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, after which

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club

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put an end to Vitesse's European adventure that season. After his period with Vitesse, he settled with

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, where he would eventually play for seven years, winning the

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in 2004. In December 2005, Cornelisse suffered a serious knee injury that sidelined him for months. In 2010, Cornelisse was told that his expiring contract would not be extended. On 22 March 2011, it was announced that Cornelisse would sign with

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on a two-year contract from 2011–12 season. Although Cornelisse was utilised frequently at the start of the season due to

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' absence, he was used mainly as a substitute for the Venezuelan during the season. In his second season, Cornelisse was sent on loan to Willem II on 25 January 2013. Cornelisse was allowed to practice with the first team of Vitesse during the preparation of the 2013–14 season after failing to find a new club. In August, he signed with Willem II. In May 2015, he announced his retirement after 18 years in professional football and was given a farewell match.

International career

Cornelisse participated with the Netherlands under-21 team in the

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Managerial career

Cornelisse was announced as youth coach at Vitesse a week after retiring. He also made his comeback as a football player for MASV, the club where he also worked as a caretaker head coach. In 2019, Cornelisse was briefly assistant coach of the first team. From the 2020–21 season, Cornelisse coached the Vitesse U21 team together with

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Yuri Cornelisse, and the father of Enzo Cornelisse who are both professional footballers.

Honours

Utrecht *

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Twente *

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Willem II *

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 the ...

: 2013–14

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornelisse, Tim 1978 births Living people Footballers from Alkmaar Men's association football fullbacks Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers TOP Oss players R.S.C. Anderlecht players RKC Waalwijk players SBV Vitesse players FC Utrecht players FC Twente players Willem II (football club) players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium SBV Vitesse non-playing staff Dutch football managers AFC '34 players