Tim Vincken

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tim Vincken

| fullname = Tim Joost Christiaan Vincken

| image = Tim Vincken 002.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Vincken in 2007

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|9|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Berkel en Rodenrijs, Netherlands

| height = 1.72 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Winger

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = TOGB

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Feyenoord

| years1 = 2005–2009 | clubs1 = Feyenoord | caps1 = 29 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = → Excelsior | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = Excelsior | caps3 = 46 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2012–2014 | clubs4 = De Graafschap | caps4 = 58 | goals4 = 9

| years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Atlético Baleares | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2016–2018 | clubs6 = vv Capelle | caps6 = 21 | goals6 = 2

| totalcaps = 178

| totalgoals = 21

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U20

| manageryears1 = 2018–

| managerclubs1 = TOGB (U17 assistant)

}}

Tim Joost Christiaan Vincken (born 12 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger for Feyenoord, Excelsior, De Graafschap, Atlético Baleares, and VV Capelle.[https://www.vice.com/nl/article/waarom-tim-vincken-het-leven-als-profvoetballer-inruilde-voor-het-studentenleven/ Waarom Tim Vincken het leven als profvoetballer inruilde voor het studentenleven] vice.com Vincken currently works as a youth coach for his first club, TOGB.

Club career

Vincken made three appearances for the Feyenoord first team during the 2004–05 season, making his professional debut in the away match against NEC Nijmegen on 8 May 2005, which ended in a 0–2 loss.{{cite web |title=NEC opent jacht op Tim Vincken |url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/71489/nec-opent-jacht-op-tim-vincken |website=voetbalprimeur.nl |publisher=Voetbalprimeur |accessdate=15 July 2020 |date=22 June 2006}}

Vincken scored his first goal for Feyenoord in a match against local rivals Sparta Rotterdam on 23 December 2006. His goal resulted in a win for his club.{{cite web |title=Eindhoven cruise to four-goal win |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/12/23/netherlands.psv/index.html?eref=rss_latest |website=CNN |publisher=CNN |access-date=15 July 2020 |date=23 December 2006}} Though considered to be very talented, Vincken regularly suffered from injuries which made Feyenoord to decide to not extend his contract in June 2010.{{cite web |title=Feyenoord breekt met blessuregevoelige Vincken |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/feyenoord-breekt-met-blessuregevoelige-vincken |website=vi.nl |publisher=Voetbal International |accessdate=15 July 2020 |date=25 March 2010}} He subsequently signed with Excelsior, where he had already spent time on loan the previous season. In June 2012, Vincken signed a two-year deal with De Graafschap, which was not extended two years later. He signed with Atlético Baleares in December 2014.{{cite web |title=Tim Vincken se une al Atlètic Balears |url=https://www.ultimahora.es/deportes/atletico-baleares/2014/12/15/140181/tim-vincken-une-atletic-balears.html |website=ultimahora.es |publisher=Última Hora |accessdate=15 July 2020 |date=15 December 2014}} Vincken returned to the Netherlands in 2016, playing for lower league side vv Capelle,{{cite web |title=Tim Vincken naar vv Capelle |url=http://radiocapelle.nl/sport/12637-tim-vincken-naar-vv-capelle/ |website=radiocapelle.nl |publisher=Radio Capelle |accessdate=15 July 2020 |date=31 May 2016}} where he retired after one season.

In 2018, Vincken was appointed assistant under head coach Ivo Loovens for the TOGB under-17 team. This marked his return to the club where he began his footballing career; something fellow former professional Roland Bergkamp also did, as he became assistant to the U17 reserves.{{cite web |last1=Feenstra |first1=Richard |title=Tim Vincken tekent bij TOGB |url=https://www.voetbalrotterdam.nl/2018/06/tim-vincken-tekent-bij-togb/ |website=voetbalrotterdam.nl |publisher=Voetbal Rotterdam |accessdate=15 July 2020 |date=29 June 2018}}

International career

He was a member of the Dutch squad playing at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 held in his home country the Netherlands. The team was eliminated in the quarter final against Nigeria.[https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u20worldcup/netherlands2005/matches/round=91020300/match=91020047/index.html Nigeria - Netherlands 1:1 a.e.t. 10:9 PSO], FIFA U-20 World Championship 2005 (Netherlands), FIFA.com