Wim Jonk

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Wim Jonk

| image = Wim jonk.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Jonk in 2016

| fullname = Wilhelmus Maria Jonk

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Volendam, Netherlands

| height = 1.87 m

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Volendam (technical manager)

| years1 = 1986–1988

| clubs1 = Volendam

| caps1 = 59

| goals1 = 28

| years2 = 1988–1993

| clubs2 = Ajax

| caps2 = 96

| goals2 = 18

| years3 = 1993–1995

| clubs3 = Inter Milan

| caps3 = 54

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 1995–1998

| clubs4 = PSV

| caps4 = 89

| goals4 = 20

| years5 = 1998–2001

| clubs5 = Sheffield Wednesday

| caps5 = 70

| goals5 = 3

| totalcaps = 368

| totalgoals = 77

| nationalyears1 = 1992–1999{{Cite news|title=Wim Jonk - International Appearances|publisher=The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/jonk-intl.html}}

| nationalteam1 = Netherlands

| nationalcaps1 = 49

| nationalgoals1 = 11

| manageryears1 = 2011–2015

| managerclubs1 = Ajax (head of academy)

| manageryears2 = 2019–2023

| managerclubs2 = Volendam

| manageryears3 = 2023–

| managerclubs3 = Volendam (technical manager)

}}

Wilhelmus Maria "Wim" Jonk ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋɪm ˈjɔŋk}}; born 12 October 1966) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player, who is the current technical manager of Eerste Divisie club Volendam.

In his career as a midfielder, he won a variety of national honours with Ajax and PSV. Abroad, he won the UEFA Cup with Inter Milan in 1994, and played in the Premier League with Sheffield Wednesday.

A Dutch international with 49 caps between 1992 and 1999, he represented the team at UEFA Euro 1992 and the FIFA World Cups of 1994 and 1998, helping them come fourth at the latter.

Club career

Born in Volendam, Jonk started his career in amateur club RKAV Volendam, before signing for Volendam in 1986.{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk - Teamjonk |url=http://teamjonk.com/players/wim-jonk/ |website=teamjonk.com |publisher=Teamjonk |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl}} A prolific scorer from midfield, he helped his club achieve promotion to the Eredivisie in 1987. Ajax signed him in 1988.{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk: van Volendamse huisschilder tot Cruijff-adept |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/wim-jonk-van-volendamse-huisschilder-tot-cruijff-adept~q382e024/ |publisher=Het Parool |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=12 April 2015}}

At Ajax, he merged into the squad easily, scoring six goals in his debut season. He helped Ajax to the 1992 UEFA Cup Final, in which he scored to help them overcome Torino.{{cite web |title=Maakte Wim Jonk mooiste Europese doelpunt ooit? |url=https://www.at5.nl/artikelen/135906/maakte-wim-jonk-mooiste-europese-doelpunt-ooit |website=at5.nl |publisher=AT5 |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=17 October 2014}}

He signed for Inter Milan in 1993 on a three-year deal. He was joined by compatriot Dennis Bergkamp, who also joined from Ajax. He cost £3.3 million, and Bergkamp £7.1 million.{{cite web |last1=Haylett |first1=Trevor |title=Football: Bergkamp joins Inter for 7.1m pounds |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-bergkamp-joins-inter-for-71m-pounds-1473409.html |work=The Independent |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=16 February 1993 |quote=The Milan club laid out pounds 10.4m for a double-Dutch deal that included Bergkamp's club-mate, Wim Jonk, a defensive midfielder who was valued at pounds 3.3m. The pair will join Inter next season, on three-year contracts.}} He managed 54 appearances in two seasons and scored eight goals.{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk - Players - F.C. Internazionale |url=https://www.inter.it/en/archivio_giocatore/G0330 |publisher=Inter Milan |access-date=3 October 2020}} He scored in a UEFA Cup Final again, this time as Inter won the 1994 final.{{cite web |title=#OTD IN 1994 |url=https://twitter.com/Inter_en/status/1259793648419569665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1259793648419569665%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsempreinter.com%2F2020%2F05%2F12%2Fvideo-inter-remember-wim-jonks-chipped-goal-from-1994-uefa-cup-final%2F |publisher=Inter Milan |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=11 May 2020}}

When Bergkamp left Inter for Arsenal at the end of the 1994–95 season, Jonk felt that his opportunities were limited as he neared the age of 30, and he went back to the Netherlands to sign with PSV.{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Cammy |title=Ex-Inter Midfielder Wim Jonk: "Inter Is A Fantastic Club, Winning The UEFA Cup Was Huge" |url=https://sempreinter.com/2018/10/03/ex-inter-midfielder-wim-jonk-inter-is-a-fantastic-club-winning-the-uefa-cup-was-huge/ |publisher=Sempre Inter |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=3 October 2018}}

For the 1998–99 season, Jonk went to join Sheffield Wednesday for a fee of £2.5 million, where he was a regular starter for the relegation-threatened side.{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Rory |title=Ajax legends and the bitter civil war tearing club apart |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/ajax-legends-and-the-bitter-civil-war-tearing-club-apart-wnpsg2cv6r3 |url-access=subscription |work=The Times |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=21 December 2015}} He joined the team having been inspired by tales of the Premier League from his compatriots Jaap Stam and Arthur Numan. He was frequently injured, which caused the Wednesday fans to voice dissent about a clause in his contract which stipulated that he would automatically receive £7,500 per game, which he would miss through injury.{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=James |title=When they mattered: the rise and near demise of Sheffield Wednesday |url=https://fusion.tv/story/91046/sheffield-wednesday-history/ |website=fusion.tv |publisher=Fusion |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=21 January 2015 |quote=The frequently injured Dutch international midfielder Wim Jonk, who reportedly had a clause in his contract that he would receive a $7,500 appearance fee whether he played or not.}} He barely played in the 2000–01 season, the last of his contract, due to a groin injury, but he said in May 2001 that he wanted to return to playing.{{cite news |title=Wim Jonk weigert te capituleren voor blessure |url=https://krant.telegraaf.nl/krant/archief/20010504/teksten/spo.jonk.sheffield.ben.wim.html |work=De Telegraaf |date=5 May 2001 |language=Dutch}}

International career

Jonk made his debut for the Dutch national team as substitute, coming on in the 75th minute for Richard Witschge. The end result was a 3–2 win in a friendly match against Austria on 27 May 1992.{{cite web |title=EK 1992 Kwalificatie |url=https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185184/programma/wedstrijd/2574 |website=onsoranje.nl |publisher=KNVB |access-date=3 October 2020}} Jonk was also selected in his debut year as an international for UEFA Euro 1992. In his only game, in the first group match against Scotland, Jonk came on for Jan Wouters in the 54th minute; they won the match 1-0.

At the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Jonk was part of Dick Advocaat's Dutch team. He scored the equaliser in a 2–1 group win over Saudi Arabia,{{cite web |last1=Verkamman |first1=Matty |title=Taument redt Oranje Saoedi-Arabië zorgt bijna voor stunt |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/taument-redt-oranje-saoedi-arabie-zorgt-bijna-voor-stunt~b76eca5a/ |publisher=Trouw |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=21 June 1994}} and another long-range goal in a win against the Republic of Ireland in the last 16.{{cite web |last1=Quinn |first1=Philip |title=Ireland of the sorrows |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/when-a-nation-held-its-breath/ireland-of-the-sorrows-39272467.html |work=The Independent |access-date=3 October 2020 |date=10 June 2020}}

While at PSV, Jonk was selected by Guus Hiddink for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, after being overlooked for UEFA Euro 1996.{{cite web |title=Selectie Nederlands elftal bekend |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/selectie-nederlands-elftal-bekend |publisher=Voetbal International |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=12 May 1998}} He played five out of seven games as the team came fourth.

With the appointment of Frank Rijkaard as the new manager after the 1998 World Cup, Jonk played only once more for the Netherlands in a friendly against Denmark on 18 August 1999.{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk (1996) |url=https://www.kentudezenog.nl/wim-jonk-1963/ |publisher=Kent U Deze Nog? |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=28 November 2011}} He finished his international career on 49 caps and 11 goals.

Managerial career

= Head of Academy =

After his career as a player, Jonk featured as a football pundit on NOS Studio Sport,{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk wordt commentator bij Studio Sport |url=https://m.hbvl.be/cnt/oid134416/archief-wim-jonk-wordt-commentator-bij-studio-sport |publisher=HBVL |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=5 July 2001}} before returning to his childhood club Volendam as the board member for technical affairs. In this role, Jonk also worked as an individual trainer and assistant to the first and second team of Volendam.

Between 2008 until November 2015, Jonk worked for Ajax. After ongoing disagreement between Jonk and Cruyff with the board of directors, about the interpretation and lack of implementation of the Plan Cruyff at the first team and in the overall club policy, Jonk left the club in December 2015, together with Cruyff and a large group of key academy personnel.{{cite web |title=Technisch hart Ajax is een gedrocht |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2195955-technisch-hart-ajax-is-een-gedrocht.html |publisher=NOS |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=nl |date=3 October 2017}}

= Cruyff Football =

Jonk and Jordi Cruyff co-manage and lead the Amsterdam-based international football institute Cruyff Football, based on the Plan Cruyff and the legacy of Johan Cruyff.{{cite news |last1=Bate |first1=Adam |title=Johan Cruyff's vision lives on in Ruben Jongkind and Wim Jonk |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11009867/johan-cruyffs-vision-lives-on-in-ruben-jongkind-and-wim-jonk |access-date=17 September 2021 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=29 August 2017}}

= Volendam =

On 13 April 2019, Jonk was announced as the new manager of Eerste Divisie club Volendam.{{cite web |title=Wim Jonk nieuwe hoofdtrainer FC Volendam |url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/wim-jonk-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-fc-volendam/ |publisher=FC Volendam |access-date=3 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507031214/https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/wim-jonk-nieuwe-hoofdtrainer-fc-volendam/ |archive-date=7 May 2019 |language=nl |date=13 April 2019 |url-status=live}} Three years later, he led the team to the top flight for the first time in 13 years.{{cite web |title=FC Volendam keert na 13 jaar terug in eredivisie na benauwde zege in Den Bosch|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2426149-fc-volendam-keert-na-13-jaar-terug-in-eredivisie-na-benauwde-zege-in-den-bosch/ |publisher=NOS|date=22 April 2022 |language=Dutch}} On 16 June 2023, Jonk was moved to the position of "technical manager of professional football" at the club, with his former assistant coach Matthias Kohler replacing him as head coach.{{cite web|publisher=FC Volendam|url=https://fcvolendam.nl/nieuws/nieuwe-rollen-voor-wim-jonk-en-matthias-kohler-bij-fc-volendam/|title=Nieuwe rollen voor Wim Jonk en Matthias Kohler bij FC Volendam|trans-title=New roles for Wim Jonk and Matthias Kohler at FC Volendam|date=16 June 2023|access-date=11 August 2023|language=nl}}

Personal life

Jonk and his wife Gina have two children as of 2001. When he played for Sheffield Wednesday, they lived in Dore, South Yorkshire. Jonk is a Catholic; while many of his Dutch teammates were raised in the church, he was the only one of his contemporaries to make the sign of the cross while playing.{{cite news |last1=Verkamman |first1=Matty |title='Je bent wereldkampioen en dan is er niet eens een club voor je' |url=https://www.trouw.nl/nieuws/je-bent-wereldkampioen-en-dan-is-er-niet-eens-een-club-voor-je~bff4b2a3/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=Trouw |date=11 July 1998 |language=Dutch}}

Managerial statistics

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