Dirk Denkers

{{short description|American soccer player}}

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| fullname = Dirk Seymour Denkers

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|1|27}}

| birth_place = Palo Alto, California, US

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| position = Defender / Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1975–1977

| youthclubs1 = UC Davis

| years1 = 1978

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| years3 = 1980–1981

| clubs1 = Minnesota Kicks

| clubs2 = Sacramento Gold

| clubs3 = San Francisco Fog (indoor)

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| caps3 = 16

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Dirk Denkers (born January 27, 1957) is a retired American soccer player who spent one season in both the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League as well as an unknown number in the American Soccer League.

Denkers was an All-American in High School and attended UC Davis where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1977.{{Cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2006MediaGuide.pdf |title=UC Davis Soccer Records |access-date=2009-12-17 |archive-date=2012-11-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112092330/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucda/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/2006MediaGuide.pdf |url-status=dead }} In 1978, Denkers turned professional with the Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League. He also played the 1980-1981 Major Indoor Soccer League season with the San Francisco Fog. He also played for the Sacramento Gold of the American Soccer League. Denkers was selected to play for the 1980 United States Olympic Soccer Team.