Gérard de Nooijer (born 4 April 1969) is a Dutch

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and former player.

Playing career

De Nooijer played as a defender for

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

(1988–1998),

SC Heerenveen Sportclub Heerenveen (; West Frisian language, West Frisian: Sportklub It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch professional association football, football club from Heerenveen. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top level of football in the Netherla ...

(1998–2003),

Feyenoord Rotterdam Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names before settling on being called ...

(2003–2004) and

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, ...

(2004–2005).

Coaching career

In the 2020–21 season, he worked as assistant coach with

Personal life

He is the

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brother of striker

Dennis de Nooijer Dennis de Nooijer (born 4 April 1969) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Derde Divisie club Goes. A striker during his playing career, he is the twin brother of defender Gérard de Nooijer, who ...

, who also played professional football during the late 1980s and 1990s. His son Bradley de Nooijer is now a professional footballer.

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1969 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Sparta Rotterdam players SC Heerenveen players FC Dordrecht players Feyenoord players Dutch twins Men's association football defenders Footballers from Vlissingen FC Dordrecht managers Eerste Divisie managers Sparta Rotterdam non-playing staff 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{netherlands-footy-defender-stub