Rogier Veenstra

Rogier Veenstra (born 17 September 1987) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a forward or left winger. He manages ASWH.

Rogier Veenstra
Personal information
Full name Rogier Veenstra
Date of birth (1987-09-17) 17 September 1987
Place of birth Middelburg, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
left winger
Team information
Current team
 ASWH (Manager)
Youth career
DVV Duiven
RCS Oost-Souburg
2001–2006 NAC Breda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 NAC Breda 13 (0)
2008 → Excelsior (loan) 20 (1)
2009 → Haarlem (loan) 12 (2)
2010–2011 HSV Hoek 0 (0)
2011–2013 VV Kloetinge
Total 45 (3)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Zeelandia (assistant)
2016–2017 Zeelandia
2017–2019 VV Goes
2019–2022 ASWH
2022– SBV Excelsior (Youth Academy mngr.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Player

Born in Middelburg, Veenstra began his career at amateur side DVV Duiven. He later joined RCS Middelburg where he was scouted by top flight club NAC Breda.[1] Veenstra played there five years in the youth.[2]

He made his debut in professional football, being part of the NAC Breda squad in the 2006–07 season.[3] Veenstra was loaned out to SBV Excelsior for the 2008–09 season,[4] and in January 2009 he went to HFC Haarlem on loan from NAC Breda.[5]

In June 2010, Veenstra returned to amateur football and joined Topklasse side, HSV Hoek.[6] In May 2011, it was announced he would join VV Kloetinge.[7] He played for Kloetinge until 2013.

Manager

In 2015, Veenstra became the assistant manager of Zeelandia's first squad. The next season he managed Zeelandia. Thereafter, he coached VV Goes for two seasons.

In 2019, he signed as manager of Tweede Divisie-side ASWH. Before he started coaching, the club had made it against all odds into the Tweede Divisie. His first season at ASWH was challenging as the club did not have the funds for semiprofessional football. When the season ended early because of coronavirus, ASWH was dead-last yet stayed in the Tweede because all relegations had been canceled. He continued all three Tweede Divisie year with ASWH.

In 2022, he moved to Excelsior Rotterdam to manage its Youth Academy.

References
  1. Rogier Veenstra elfde aanwinst voor Hoek
  2. Rogier Veenstra
  3. Rogier Veenstra · NAC · Eredivisie (2006/07) · World Soccer Stats
  4. Veenstra en Risamasu naar Excelsior
  5. Rogier Veenstra naar HFC Haarlem
  6. "NAC-aanvaller Veenstra wil bij Hoek plezier in het spelletje terug krijgen". voetbalzone.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  7. "Rogier Veenstra nieuwe aanwinst Kloetinge". Omroep Zeeland (in Dutch). 7 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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