Niels Kokmeijer

Niels Kokmeijer (born 30 December 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the manager of the Netherlands national beach soccer team.

Niels Kokmeijer
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-12-30) 30 December 1977
Place of birth Uitgeest, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Volendam 56 (19)
2001–2003 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2003–2004 Haarlem 27 (4)
2004 Go Ahead Eagles 14 (4)
Total 97 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kokmeijer, born in Uitgeest, North Holland, played as a forward, making his professional debut as being part of the FC Volendam squad in the 1998–99 season. He also played for SC Heerenveen and HFC Haarlem before joining Go Ahead Eagles in 2004–05, playing in the Eerste Divisie.[1]

Leg incident

In his first and only season at Go Ahead, Kokmeijer was seriously injured by opponent Rachid Bouaouzan playing for Sparta Rotterdam on 17 December 2004. Kokmeijer's leg was broken badly and he was forced to retire from professional football. Sparta Rotterdam suspended Bouaouzan for the rest of the season, which was more than the ten-match ban the KNVB awarded him. Besides that he was taken to court by the Dutch government and Kokmeijer for battery, a unique moment in Dutch football history. Bouaouzan received a suspended six-month jail sentence.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3]
Club Season League
DivisionAppsGoals
FC Volendam 1998–99 Eerste Divisie 42
1999–2000 Eerste Divisie 307
2000–01 Eerste Divisie 2210
Total 5619
SC Heerenveen 2001–02 Eredivisie 00
2002–03 Eredivisie 00
Total 00
HFC Haarlem 2003–04 Eerste Divisie 274
Go Ahead Eagles 2004–05 Eerste Divisie 144
Career total 9727

References
  1. "Niels Kokmeijer" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  2. "Hutchings to land controversial Morroccan winger". ESPN Soccernet. 30 August 2007.
  3. "Niels Kokmeijer » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 March 2021.


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