DHSC is a football club in the Ondiep district of

Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...

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. The club plays in the 2022-23

Vierde Divisie The Vierde Divisie, formerly known as Hoofdklasse () is the second-highest league of amateur football in the Netherlands, and the fifth tier in general. Background The league is divided into two sections: Saturday and Sunday. This is a result of ...

History

VV DOS (1901–2004)

Voetbalvereniging Door Oefening Sterk, in short VV DOS, was established in 1901. The club won the

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

in 1958. In 1970 its professional branch merged with Velox and

USV Elinkwijk Utrechtse Sportvereniging Elinkwijk, known as USV Elinkwijk is a Dutch football club, based in Utrecht. It played professional football during the years 1955–1970. Marco van Basten was a player of the club during his youth years. History The ...

to form FC Utrecht. The amateur section continued until 2004 when it merged with USV Holland to form DHC '04.

USV Holland (1917–2004)

USV Holland, short for Utrechtse Sportvereniging Holland, was founded on 3 December 1917. They played at the Sportpark Thorbecke,

. From 1992 to 2000 the club played in the Hoofdklasse, at that time the highest amateur league. In 1993 and 1995 it became Sunday amateur champions. Its last year in the Hoofdklasse started a period of "free fall". USV Holland relegated 4 seasons in a row to end up in the

Vierde Klasse The Vierde Klasse ( en, Fourth Class) is the ninth tier of football in the Netherlands and the seventh tier of Dutch amateur football. This is the lowest league in the West II region. The league is divided into 64 divisions, 32 played on Saturday a ...

DHC '04 (2004–2007)

On 1 July 2004, USV Holland merged with the amateur section of

VV DOS DHSC is a football club in the Ondiep district of Utrecht, Netherlands. The club plays in the 2022-23 Vierde Divisie. History VV DOS (1901–2004) Voetbalvereniging Door Oefening Sterk, in short VV DOS, was established in 1901. The club won ...

to become DHC '04.

DHSC (since 2007)

An additional merger with Stichtse Boys in 2007 formed the DOS-Holland-Stichtse Boys-Combinatie (DHCS). The sites of USV Holland and DOS bordered each other on Thorbeckelaan. After the merger in 2007, both sites were demolished and a new Sportpark Thorbeckelaan was constructed for DHSC in the Ondiep district. This stadium has now been renamed ''Sportpark Wesley Sneijder'', named after

Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder (; born 9 June 1984) is a Dutch retired professional footballer. Due to his elite playmaking ability, Sneijder was considered one of the best midfielders in the world during his prime. A product of the Ajax Youth Academy, he st ...

, who grew up in Ondiep and played football at DOS. In 2020, DHSC surprised by signing former professional players

Mounir El Hamdaoui Mounir El Hamdaoui ( ar, منير الحمداوي; born 14 July 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco internationally. He played for clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur, ...

and Robert Guerain.

Managers

VV DOS

* 1944–1949

Jaap van der Leck Jaap van der Leck (10 September 1911, Oudshoorn – November 18, 2000 in Tilburg) was an association football manager from the Netherlands. He worked for DSO, RFC Rotterdam, UVV Utrecht, De Volewijckers, the Netherlands national football team ...

* 195X-1957 Louis Pastoor * 1957–1959

Joseph Gruber Joseph Karl Gruber (4 May 1912 – 29 September 1967) was an Austrian association football, football player and manager who managed Dutch side AFC Ajax, Ajax between 1962 and 1963. He also coached Alemannia Aachen, VV DOS, DOS, Vitesse Arnhem Pit ...

* 1959–1961

* 1961–1962

* 1962–1964

Wilhelm Kment Wilhelm "Willy" Kment (1914 – 22 December 2002) was an Austrian Association football, football player and manager. He played for Landstraßer AC, DSV Brünn and Wiener Sport-Club. While coaching Drafn, Drammen in Norway, he worked in Drammen S ...

* 1964–1965

Arie de Vroet Arie de Vroet () (9 November 1918 – 9 September 1999) was a Dutch footballer who was active as a left winger. De Vroet made his debut at Feijenoord and also played for Le Havre AC and FC Rouen. He also represented the Netherlands at the 1 ...

* 1965–1966 Jovan Jovanovic * – Tim van der Laan * 19??-1968

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* 1968–1969

Friedrich Donnenfeld Friedrich Donenfeld (17 January 1912 – 20 March 1976) was an Austrian professional football player and manager. He played for Thalia Wien, Hakoah Vienna, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Olympique de Marseille and Red Star F.C. He coached the Colombia n ...

* 1969–1970 Laszlo Zalai

References

External links

Official website
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