Chris Dekker

{{for|the English United Church clergyman, businessman and politician|Chris Decker}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Chris Dekker

| image = Chris Dekker.jpg

| caption = Dekker in 1973

| fullname = Chris Dekker

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|12|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Westzaan, Netherlands

| height =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = KFC

| youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = ZVV Zaandijk

| years1 = 1965–1967 |clubs1 = FC Zaanstreek |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1967–1970 |clubs2 = AZ'67 |caps2 = 66 |goals2 = 5

| years3 = 1970–1971 |clubs3 = NEC |caps3 = 29 |goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1971–1972 |clubs4 = DWS |caps4 = 28 |goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1972–1974 |clubs5 = FC Amsterdam |caps5 = 64 |goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1975–1977 |clubs6 = MVV |caps6 = 76 |goals6 = 13

| years7 = 1977–1981 |clubs7 = Charleroi|caps7 = 108|goals7 = 7

| years8 = 1981 |clubs8 = Seiko |caps8 = 17 |goals8 = 3

| years9 = 1981–1982 |clubs9 = Sparta |caps9 = 30 |goals9 = 1

| years10 = 1982–1985|clubs10 = Fortuna Sittard |caps10= 78 |goals10= 4

| totalcaps = 479 |totalgoals = 40

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalyears1 = 1974

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 1991–1992 |managerclubs1 = FC Eindhoven

| manageryears2 = 1992–1994 |managerclubs2 = Fortuna Sittard

| manageryears3 = 1995 |managerclubs3 = Al-Jazira

| manageryears4 = 1995–1996 |managerclubs4 = FC Den Bosch

| manageryears5 = 2000–2001 |managerclubs5 = Qatar U-17

| manageryears6 = 2002–2003 |managerclubs6 = RBC

| manageryears7 = 2003 |managerclubs7 = Sparta

| manageryears8 = 2004–2006 |managerclubs8 = Fortuna Sittard

| manageryears9 = 2011–2014 |managerclubs9 = KFC

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

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Chris Dekker (born 6 December 1945 in Westzaan, North Holland) is a retired football defender and midfielder from the Netherlands.

Playing career

=Club=

He played in AZ'67's first ever squad after the merger between his club FC Zaanstreek and Alkmaar '54 and also played for NEC, DWS and FC Amsterdam, before moving to Belgium to play for Charleroi (1977–1981). When he returned to Holland in 1981 he signed for Sparta Rotterdam and ended his career at Fortuna Sittard (1982–1985). He also played for Seiko Sports Association in Hong Kong in the early 80s.

=International=

He earned one cap for the Netherlands national football team, when he replaced Johan Neeskens on 27 March 1974 in a friendly against Austria.[https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4506 Intl career stats] - EU Football

Managerial career

Dekker played his last match on 10 March 1985, and became a football manager, who coached Fortuna Sittard, FC Eindhoven, United Arab Emirates outfit Al-Jazira, FC Den Bosch, Qatar U-17, RBC,[https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2002/02/05/dekker-aangesteld-als-coach-van-rbc-7576098-a1027616 Dekker aangesteld als coach van RBC] - NRC {{in lang|nl}} Sparta Rotterdam[https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/chris-dekker-trainer-van-sparta 'Chris Dekker trainer van Sparta'] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} and Fortuna Sittard[https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fortuna-sittard-verder-met-chris-dekker Fortuna Sittard verder met Chris Dekker] - Voetbal International {{in lang|nl}} once again. He also was Academy boss at Feyenoord.[http://www.volkskrant.nl/archief/den-bosch-laat-dekker-naar-feyenoord-gaan~a429250/ Den Bosch laat Dekker naar Feyenoord gaan] - Volkskrant {{in lang|nl}}

His most recent job was coach at his former youth club KFC.[http://www.zaansesportkrant.nl/nieuws/voetbal/2014-01-20/chris-dekker-en-kfc-praten-over-andere-rol Chris Dekker en KFC praten over andere rol] - Zaanse Sportkrant {{in lang|nl}}

References

External links

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