Mike de Geer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 December 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | The Hague, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SVV Scheveningen (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ADO Den Haag | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | ADO Den Haag | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2019 | HBS Craeyenhout | 215 | (44) |
| Total | 219 | (44) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | HVV Den Haag | ||
| 2024– | SVV Scheveningen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mike de Geer (born 28 December 1989) is a Dutch football coach and former player who is manager of SVV Scheveningen.
Playing career
[edit]Born in The Hague, de Geer played for ADO Den Haag and HBS Craeyenhout.[1][2] He was a youth player at ADO, making his senior debut in the 2008–09 season and signing a new contract with the club in March 2009, until 2012.[3][4][5] He left the club in January 2010, in order to undergo a trial with Australian club Brisbane Roar.[6]
In February 2018 he announced his intention to retire from playing with HBS, in order to focus on his coaching and his family.[7] He returned to the team in March 2019,[8] as the club was fighting relegation, after which he re-retired.[9]
Coaching career
[edit]De Geer was a coach for HBS, before becoming assistant coach to André Wetzel at HVV Den Haag in March 2023.[10][11] In March 2024 he became manager of HVV.[12] In April 2024 he was managing SVV Scheveningen.[13][14]
Personal life
[edit]His father was football player and coach Boudewijn de Geer, and his great-grandfather was wartime Prime Minister Dirk Jan de Geer.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Nederland - M. de Geer - Profiel met nieuws, statistieken en geschiedenis". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mike de Geer". voetbal.com.
- ^ "ADO Den Haag vooralsnog alleen verder met De Geer". Voetbal International. 31 March 2009.
- ^ "ADO ziet toekomst in middenvelder De Geer". FCUpdate.nl. 31 March 2009.
- ^ "De Geer verlengt contract - ADO Den Haag Nieuws - Club Achter de Duinen". www.clubachterdeduinen.nl.
- ^ "De Geer beproeft geluk in Australië - ADO Den Haag Nieuws - Club Achter de Duinen". www.clubachterdeduinen.nl.
- ^ "Mike de Geer stopt bij HBS, Tidde Tromp naar de 'Kraaien'" [Mike de Geer quits HBS, Tidde Tromp to the 'Crows']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Mike de Geer tóch terug bij HBS: 'Nood aan de man'". www.omroepwest.nl.
- ^ "Mike de Geer stopt nu definitief bij HBS: 'Over drie weken is het echt klaar'". www.omroepwest.nl. 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Mike de Geer assistent trainer Andre Wetzel". 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Audio|Sporttribune in gesprek met André Wetzel: "Misschien moet dat boek er toch maar komen" en "Nog een jaar HVV en dan neemt Mike (de Geer red) het over". 12 April 2023.
- ^ Beije, Ton (5 March 2024). "HVV verlengt contract met hoofdtrainer Mike de Geer".
- ^ Beije, Ton (23 April 2024). "Oefenvoetbal: Scheveningen met als coach Mike de geer langs HBS".
- ^ "Oefenvoetbal: Scheveningen met als coach Mike de geer langs HBS". www.oozo.nl.
- ^ "Mike de Geer wil leren van 'oudere jongens':'Ik wil mijn eenjarig contract graag verlengen'" (in Dutch). Den Haag Fan Support. 12 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2009.