Kevin Hofland

{{Short description|Dutch footballer (born 1979)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kevin Hofland

| image = Kevin Hofland 001.jpg

| image_size = 175px

| caption = Hofland with Feyenoord in 2007

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|6|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Heerlen, Netherlands

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1983–1989

| youthclubs1 = Limburgia

| youthyears2 = 1989–1997

| youthclubs2 = Fortuna Sittard

| years1 = 1997–2000

| clubs1 = Fortuna Sittard

| caps1 = 59

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2000–2004

| clubs2 = PSV

| caps2 = 78

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2004–2007

| clubs3 = VfL Wolfsburg

| caps3 = 76

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2007–2011

| clubs4 = Feyenoord

| caps4 = 55

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs5 = → AEK Larnaca (loan)

| caps5 = 25

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2011–2012

| clubs6 = AEK Larnaca

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 233

| totalgoals = 15

| nationalyears1 = 1999–2000

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U21

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2008

| nationalteam2 = Netherlands B

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2000–2006

| nationalteam3 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2012–2014

| managerclubs1 = Limburgia (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2014–2018

| managerclubs2 = PSV Eindhoven (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs3 = Limburgia

| manageryears4 = 2018–2020

| managerclubs4 = Fortuna Sittard (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2020

| managerclubs5 = Fortuna Sittard

| manageryears6 = 2021

| managerclubs6 = VfL Wolfsburg (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2022

| managerclubs7 = Willem II

| manageryears8 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs8 = Meerssen

| manageryears9 = 2024–2025

| managerclubs9 = Helmond Sport

}}

Kevin Hofland (born 7 June 1979) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who most recently managed of {{Dutch football updater|Helmond}} club Helmond Sport.

A centre back during his career, Hofland played 15 active seasons in which he amassed Eredivisie totals of 182 games and eight goals in 10 years, namely for PSV and Feyenoord. He also represented VfL Wolfsburg and AEK Larnaca in Germany and Cyprus, respectively.

Hofland became a Netherlands international in the 2000s, earning seven caps.

Club career

=Fortuna=

Hofland was born in Heerlen, but grew up in Brunssum, Limburg. He joined local SV Limburgia at the age of just four, moving to the professionals with Fortuna Sittard six years later.

Hofland played in various positions during his youth career, mainly as a left midfielder or left back. In 1995, he was reconverted by manager Henk Duut into a central defender, where he remained for the rest of his career.

On 10 September 1997, Hofland made his Eredivisie debut with Fortuna, against Sparta Rotterdam (1–1 away draw). He finished his first season with only six league appearances, but subsequently became a starter, helping the side to the 12th-place in the 1999–00 campaign.

=PSV=

In summer 2000, Hofland signed with national giants PSV Eindhoven. Despite his young age and the heavy competition within the team, he quickly became an important player in the team's defence but, after a serious ankle injury in a 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage match against Arsenal, he lost his starting position to Wilfred Bouma.

Hofland played 20 matches in 2003–04 to help the Philips outfit finished second in the domestic championship, to AFC Ajax. After the arrival of Alex on loan from Chelsea he decided to leave the club, having won a total of four major titles.

=Wolfsburg=

Former PSV manager Eric Gerets was one of the main reasons for Hofland to join VfL Wolfsburg in Germany. He went on to play three seasons in the Bundesliga, making his debut in the competition on 7 August 2004 in a 2–1 win at Borussia Dortmund (90 minutes played).

In his last two years with the Wölfen, Hofland played in 49 games combined scoring twice, but the team ranked 15th on both occasions, being the first side above the relegation zone.

=Feyenoord and AEK=

On 28 June 2007, Hofland signed with Feyenoord, for four years. He only managed to appear in eight league games in the 2009–10 season, winning the first and only Dutch Cup of his career in 2008.

In the 2010 offseason Hofland was loaned to Cypriot First Division club AEK Larnaca FC, helping the team to the fourth position in both the regular season and the second stage, whilst scoring a career-best five goals and being team captain.

Hofland signed a permanent deal with AEK in July 2011.{{cite web | url = http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/204261/Nederlanders-trefzeker-voor-winnend-AEK-Larnaca.htm | title = Nederlanders trefzeker voor winnend AEK Larnaca |trans-title=Dutch players are accurate for winning AEK Larnaca | publisher = Voetbal International | language = nl | date = 28 July 2011 | access-date = 25 March 2012}} On 17 March of the following year, however, he officially retired from professional football after another injury to his ankle.{{cite web | url = http://www.vi.nl/nieuws/217858/Hofland-32-stopt-per-direct-vanwege-Van-Bastenenkel.htm | title = Hofland (32) stopt per direct vanwege 'Van Basten-enkel' |trans-title=Hofland (32) retires immediately because of 'Van Basten ankle' | publisher = Voetbal International | language = nl | date = 17 March 2012 | access-date = 25 March 2012}}

International career

On 15 November 2000, Hofland played his first international match with Netherlands, starting in an away friendly with Spain in Seville (2–1 win).

Four of his seven caps for the Oranje came during the ill-fated 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.

Managerial career

On 22 April 2020, it was announced that Hofland had signed a two-year contract as the new head coach of Fortuna Sittard, starting from the 2020–21 season. His predecessor Sjors Ultee became technical director from that moment on.{{cite web |last1=Jakobs |first1=Geert-Jan |title=Reorganisatie in Sittard: Hofland hoofdcoach, Ultee manager |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/reorganisatie-in-sittard-hofland-hoofdcoach-ultee-manager |publisher=Voetbal International |access-date=23 September 2020 |language=nl |date=22 April 2020 |quote=Kevin Hofland is de nieuwe hoofdtrainer van Fortuna Sittard. De huidige assistent-trainer schuift door naar de stoel die nu nog wordt bemand door Sjors Ultee. De laatste blijft ook verbonden aan de Limburgse club; hij gaat verder in een duobaan als technisch manager én assistent-trainer.}} He was dismissed by Fortuna on 11 November 2020, after the club only gained 3 points in its first 8 league games of the season.{{cite web|publisher=Fortuna Sittard|url=https://www.fortunasittard.nl/wegen-fortuna-sittard-en-kevin-hofland-scheiden/|title=WEGEN FORTUNA SITTARD EN KEVIN HOFLAND SCHEIDEN|date=11 November 2020|accessdate=29 September 2021|language=nl|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111093501/https://www.fortunasittard.nl/wegen-fortuna-sittard-en-kevin-hofland-scheiden/|url-status=dead}}

On 2 June 2021, he was hired by VfL Wolfsburg in Germany, a club he also played for, as an assistant coach to Mark van Bommel.{{cite web|publisher=VfL Wolfsburg|url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/news-detail/news-detail/detail/news/mark-van-bommel-named-new-wolves-coach/|title=Mark van Bommel named new Wolves coach|date=2 June 2021|accessdate=29 September 2021}}

On 14 March 2022, Willem II appointed Hofland as head coach on a deal until the end of the 2021–22 season, replacing Fred Grim.{{cite web |title=Kevin Hofland trainer Willem II |url=https://www.willem-ii.nl/artikel/kevin-hofland-trainer-willem-ii |website=Willem II |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403154617/https://www.willem-ii.nl/artikel/kevin-hofland-trainer-willem-ii |archive-date=3 April 2022 |language=nl-NL |date=14 March 2022 |url-status=live}} Despite the club suffering relegation at the end of the season, Hofland extended his contract until 2024.{{cite web |title=Hofland blijft tot 2024 |url=https://www.willem-ii.nl/artikel/hofland-blijft-tot-2024 |website=Willem II |access-date=28 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521081440/https://www.willem-ii.nl/artikel/hofland-blijft-tot-2024 |archive-date=21 May 2022 |language=nl-NL |date=21 May 2022 |url-status=live}} Hofland was fired in December 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/hofland-ontslagen-bij-willem-ii |title=Hofland ontslagen bij Willem II |trans-title=Hofland fired by Willem II |language=Dutch |date=12 December 2022 |access-date=12 December 2022}}

After managing amateur club Meerssen in the fourth-tier Derde Divisie in the 2023–24 season,{{cite news |last1=Kleinen |first1=Jelle |title=Kevin Hofland verlaat SV Meerssen aan eind van het seizoen |url=https://www.l1nieuws.nl/sport/2364943/kevin-hofland-verlaat-sv-meerssen-aan-eind-van-het-seizoen |access-date=12 July 2024 |work=L1 Nieuws |date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712134317/https://www.l1nieuws.nl/sport/2364943/kevin-hofland-verlaat-sv-meerssen-aan-eind-van-het-seizoen |archive-date=12 July 2024 |language=nl}} Hofland returned to professional management ahead of the 2024–25 season after being appointed head coach of Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport on 26 March 2024.{{cite web |title=Kevin Hofland nieuwe trainer Helmond Sport |url=https://www.helmondsport.nl/nieuws/kevin-hofland-nieuwe-trainer-helmond-sport/ |website=Helmond Sport |access-date=12 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504023654/https://www.helmondsport.nl/nieuws/kevin-hofland-nieuwe-trainer-helmond-sport/ |archive-date=4 May 2024 |language=nl-NL |date=26 March 2024}} He was dismissed on 3 February 2025 due to disappointing results.{{cite web |title=Kevin Hofland vertrekt bij Helmond Sport |url=https://www.helmondsport.nl/nieuws/kevin-hofland-vertrekt-bij-helmond-sport/ |website=Helmond Sport |access-date=30 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330082002/https://www.helmondsport.nl/nieuws/kevin-hofland-vertrekt-bij-helmond-sport/ |archive-date=30 March 2025 |language=nl-NL |date=3 February 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Voskamp |first1=Leon |title=Kevin Hofland per direct ontslagen als trainer van Helmond Sport |url=https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4637036/kevin-hofland-per-direct-ontslagen-als-trainer-van-helmond-sport |access-date=30 March 2025 |work=Omroep Brabant |date=3 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330082424/https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/4637036/kevin-hofland-per-direct-ontslagen-als-trainer-van-helmond-sport |archive-date=30 March 2025 |language=nl}}

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=3 | Club performance

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | Continental

! colspan=2 | Total

SeasonClubLeague

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals
colspan=3 | Netherlands

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | KNVB Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

1997–98rowspan="3"|Fortuna Sittardrowspan="3"|Eredivisie60000060
1998–992910000291
1999–002400000240
2000–01rowspan="4"|PSVrowspan="4"|Eredivisie2920000292
2001–022220000222
2002–0370000070
2003–042000000200
colspan=3 | Germany

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | DFB-Pokal

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

2004–05rowspan="3"|Wolfsburgrowspan="3"|Bundesliga2700000270
2005–061920000192
2006–073000000300
colspan=3 | Netherlands

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | KNVB Cup

! colspan=2 | Europe

! colspan=2 | Total

2007–08rowspan="3"|Feyenoordrowspan="3"|Eredivisie2710000271
2008–092010000201
2009–1051200071
rowspan=2 | Total

! colspan=2 | Netherlands

!186||7||2||0||0||0||188||7

colspan=2 | Germany

!76||2||0||0||0||0||76||2

colspan=3 | Career total

!262||9||2||0||0||0||264||9

=International=

{{col-start}}{{col-break|width=30%}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%"
National teamClubSeasonAppsGoals
rowspan="5" valign="center"|Netherlands

|rowspan="4" valign="center"|PSV

| 2000–01

20
2001–0240
2002–0300
2003–0400
rowspan="1" valign="center"|Wolfsburg

| 2004–05

10
colspan="3" | Total70

{{col-break|width=70%}}

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%"
colspan="7"|International appearances and goals
#DateVenueOpponentResultGoalsCompetition
colspan="7"|2000–01
1.15 November 2000Estadio Olímpico, Sevilla, Spain{{fb|ESP}}style="background:#ccffcc; text-align: center"|1–2style="text-align: center"|0Friendly
2.25 April 2001Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands{{fb|CYP}}style="background:#ccffcc; text-align: center"|4–0style="text-align: center"|02002 World Cup qualification
colspan="7"|2001–02
3.15 August 2001White Hart Lane, London, England{{fb|ENG}}style="background:#ccffcc; text-align: center"|0–2style="text-align: center"|0Friendly
4.1 September 2001Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland{{fb|IRL}}style="background:#ff9999; text-align: center"|1–0style="text-align: center"|02002 World Cup qualification
5.5 September 2001Philips Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands{{fb|EST}}style="background:#ccffcc; text-align: center"|5–0style="text-align: center"|02002 World Cup qualification
6.6 October 2001Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands{{fb|AND}}style="background:#ccffcc; text-align: center"|4–0style="text-align: center"|02002 World Cup qualification
colspan="7"|2002–03
colspan="7"|2003–04
colspan="7"|2004–05
7.18 August 2004Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden{{fb|SWE}}style="text-align: center"|0–0style="text-align: center"|0Friendly

{{col-end}}

Honours

Fortuna

PSV

Feyenoord

  • KNVB Cup: 2007–08,{{Cite web |date=27 April 2008 |title=Feyenoord klopt Roda in bekerfinale |url=http://www.depers.nl/sport/196879/Feyenoord-wint-bekerfinale.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501150806/http://www.depers.nl/sport/196879/Feyenoord-wint-bekerfinale.html |archive-date=1 May 2008 |access-date=20 June 2017 |publisher=De Pers |language=nl}} runner-up: 2009–10

Personal life

Hofland is married. He and his wife have three sons and a daughter.{{cite web|url=http://www.fr-fanatic.com/speler.php?id=566 |title=Profiel: Kevin Hofland |publisher=FR-Fanatic |language=nl |access-date=10 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610100934/http://www.fr-fanatic.com/speler.php?id=566 |archive-date=10 June 2010 }}

References

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