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Kenneth Goudmijn

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Kenneth Goudmijn
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Humphrey Goudmijn[1]
Date of birth (1970-12-04) December 4, 1970 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Paramaribo, Suriname[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, right forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 AZ Alkmaar 19 (0)
1997–1999 HFC Haarlem 63 (16)
1999–2002 SC Cambuur 88 (17)
Managerial career
2020– AZ Alkmaar (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Goudmijn is a Dutch former footballer, who is currently the assistant manager of Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. He has been in the role since the 2020–2021 season.[2] He has made over 200 appearances in his career as a footballer.

Personal life

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Goudmijn was born Kenneth Humphrey Goudmijn, in Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname, on 4 December 1970. He has a son, Kenzo Goudmijn, who is also a footballer, playing as a midfielder for English club Derby County.[3][4]

Career

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Player

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Goudmijn began his professional football career with AZ Alkmaar as a player in the 1990–1991 season.[5]

During the 1995–1996 season, he did not make any appearances for the club. In the following season, he played 19 matches for them in the Eredivisie. He later moved to HFC Haarlem for the 1997–1998 season, where he made 31 appearances in the Eerste Divisie. Goudmijn continued at HFC Haarlem in the 1998–1999 season, playing in 32 matches in the Eerste Divisie.

In 1999, he joined SC Cambuur, where he played 28 matches in the Eredivisie during the 1999–2000 season. He remained with SC Cambuur for the next two seasons, making 30 appearances each season in the Eerste Divisie, and scoring 15 goals.[6]

Assistant manager

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In 2016, Goudmijn became the assistant manager for AZ's under-16 team, with whom he won a league title the following season.[5] In 2020, Goudmijn joined AZ as an assistant manager to Pascal Jansen, replacing Marino Pusic.[7][8] He signed a two-year contract until 2022.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AZ Alkmaar 1995–1996 Eredivisie 0 0 1 0 1 0
1996–1997 Eredivisie 19 0 1 0 20 0
HFC Haarlem 1997–1998 Eerste Divisie 31 6 0 0 31 6
1998–1999 Eerste Divisie 32 10 0 0 32 10
SC Cambuur 1999–2000 Eredivisie 28 2 0 0 28 2
2000–2001 Eerste Divisie 30 6 0 0 30 6
2001–2002 Eerste Divisie 30 9 0 0 30 9
Career total 170 33 2 0 172 33

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kenneth Goudmijn - Spelersprofiel", Voetbalzz
  2. ^ "Eredivisie - Kenneth Goudmijn", Eredivisie, retrieved 3 September 2024
  3. ^ "Kenzo Goudmijn verruilt AZ voor Derby County - Dagbladdijkenwaard.nl", Dagbladdijkenwaard, 9 July 2024
  4. ^ Berends, Sander (12 November 2021), "Interview Kenneth en Kenzo Goudmijn: "Ik wilde de kans voor mijn vader niet in de weg staan"", Elfvoetbal
  5. ^ a b "Kenneth Goudmijn assistent-trainer bij Jong AZ", Nhnieuws, 22 April 2020
  6. ^ "FC Marlène viert 50e verjaardag met spetterend jubileumfeest". www.rodi.nl (in Dutch). 2023-04-20. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
  7. ^ Willems, Marijn (5 February 2021), "AZ-trainer Jansen over nieuwe assistent Goudmijn - Hij is een welkome versterking", Nhnieuws
  8. ^ Uilenbroek, Gijs (10 February 2023), "Goudmijn speelt met Excelsior 'niet zozeer tegen vader, maar vooral tegen AZ'", Nos
  9. ^ "Kenneth Goudmijn wordt assistent-trainer bij Jong AZ", Heerhugowaardsdagblad, 21 April 2020
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