Richard Roelofsen (born 13 July 1969) is a Dutch former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played as a
striker.
Career
Roelofsen started his professional career in the 1988–89 season as part of
PEC Zwolle
PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...
. He since also appeared for
Vitesse,
MVV,
Roda JC
Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisi ...
,
NAC Breda,
De Graafschap and
Heracles Almelo. He announced his retirement from football in 2006.
On 20 February 2012, Roelofsen was appointed caretaker manager of
De Graafschap after the resignation of former head coach
Andries Ulderink. Roelofsen and De Graafschap since agreed on a contract extension for four seasons as of 1 July 2012, with him fully focusing on his job as assistant coach, with an extra focus on the personal development plans of players at De Graafschap.
Personal life
His nephew
Marco Roelofsen also played football on the highest level in the Netherlands.
Honours
Zwolle
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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 t ...
:
2001–02
Heracles Almelo
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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 t ...
:
2004–05
References
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1969 births
Living people
People from Harderwijk
Dutch footballers
Association football forwards
PEC Zwolle players
NAC Breda players
SBV Vitesse players
MVV Maastricht players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
De Graafschap players
Heracles Almelo players
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Footballers from Gelderland
De Graafschap managers
VVOG players