Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen

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Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen
van Nieuwenhuijzen with Excelsior in 2008
Personal information
Full name Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen
Date of birth (1978-08-22) 22 August 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Tholen
RBC Roosendaal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 RBC Roosendaal 54 (0)
2001–2008 Excelsior 13 (0)
2008–2010 Heracles Almelo 1 (0[1])
2010–2011 HSV Hoek 29 (0)
2011–2013 FC Lienden 60 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jörg van Nieuwenhuijzen (born 22 August 1978) is a retired former professional Dutch football player who played as a goalkeeper in the top tiers of Dutch Football for RBC Roosendaal, Excelsior Rotterdam, and Heracles Almelo. After his playing career, he emigrated to Canada and became a sports entrepreneur. He co-founded Dutch Connections FC, a Toronto-based soccer service provider affiliated with Feyenoord from Rotterdam. In 2019, he founded a Toronto-based international sports consulting company.

Honours

Club

RBC Roosendaal

• Play off winners first division 1999-2000

Excelsior

• Play off winners first division 2001-2002

• Champions First Division 2005-2006

References