Tim Joost Christiaan Vincken (born 12 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional

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who played as a winger for

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...

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, De Graafschap, Atlético Baleares, and

VV Capelle Voetbalvereniging Capelle is a Dutch football team, founded on 20 February 1930. Its home venue is Sportpark 't Slot in Capelle aan den IJssel. Since 2018, VV Capelle competes in the Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklass ...

. Vincken currently works as a youth coach for his first club, TOGB.

Club career

Vincken made three appearances for the

first team during the 2004–05 season, making his professional debut in the away match against NEC Nijmegen on 8 May 2005, which ended in a 0–2 loss. Vincken scored his first goal for Feyenoord in a match against local rivals Sparta Rotterdam on 23 December 2006. His goal resulted in a win for his club. Though considered to be very talented, Vincken regularly suffered from injuries which made

to decide to not extend his contract in June 2010. He subsequently signed with

, where he had already spent time on loan the previous season. In June 2012, Vincken signed a two-year deal with De Graafschap, which was not extended two years later. He signed with Atlético Baleares in December 2014. Vincken returned to the Netherlands in 2016, playing for lower league side

vv Capelle Voetbalvereniging Capelle is a Dutch football team, founded on 20 February 1930. Its home venue is Sportpark 't Slot in Capelle aan den IJssel. Since 2018, VV Capelle competes in the Hoofdklasse The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklass ...

, where he retired after one season. In 2018, Vincken was appointed assistant under head coach Ivo Loovens for the TOGB under-17 team. This marked his return to the club where he began his footballing career; something fellow former professional

Roland Bergkamp Roland Adrianus Martinus Bergkamp (born 3 April 1991) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Bergkamp began his career on youth side with Excelsior and was promoted to the senior team. He made his profes ...

also did, as he became assistant to the U17 reserves.

International career

He was a member of the Dutch squad playing at the

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in 2005 held in his home country the

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. The team was eliminated in the quarter final against Nigeria.Nigeria - Netherlands 1:1 a.e.t. 10:9 PSO
FIFA U-20 World Championship 2005 (Netherlands),

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References

External links

Voetbal International profile
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